Sharing a love for nature
Spending time in green spaces gives us time to reflect, pause and notice the changing colours of the seasons. Zohir wants more people living in urban environments to experience these benefits of the natural world and hopes his fundraising efforts will encourage others to rediscover nature as he did.
‘I hadn’t even heard of the National Trust until a few years go. Visiting the countryside just wasn’t on my radar and wasn’t something I thought I’d be interested in doing. Since becoming a member I’ve got a real passion for it,' he says.
For Zohir, visiting the countryside and connecting with nature fosters a deep sense of belonging and a strong attachment to different places. ‘As someone from an ethnic minority, I want to increase awareness about what the National Trust does among people who may not have heard of it or have easy access to the countryside,' he says.