{"id":22729,"title":"Where it all began","description":"Welcome to Natural Links - a great little Island business that is connecting and inspiring people with wildlife and the natural world. For a small business, we play a big role too in supporting mental health and wellbeing. Find us @natlinks or www.natlinks.com.","content":"<p>Natural Links was founded on the Isle of Wight by Dave Fairlamb during the pandemic. Dave lives beside an idyllic nature reserve on the Island and wanted to share the treasures of his daily walk with those who were stuck at home. A few lessons on social media and @natlinks soon started to build a following. Soon Dave was able to take small groups out and about and through word of mouth and social media - and quite a lot of press coverage, numbers grew dramatically. The Isle of Wight\u2019s incredible landscapes and wildlife have so much to offer - including red squirrels and white-tailed eagles - and Dave, an engaging, inspiring and patient Geordie, was able to share it with his customers. He now has hundreds of people who are enjoying his walks, tours and holidays all over the UK and later this year to South Africa.<\/p><p>One of Dave\u2019s passions is to support less able groups to enjoy the wonders of the natural world. Birdsong for the blind and partially sighted and nature walks for wellbeing have become part of the Natural Links offer and something the team is keen to expand. <\/p><p>Our followers wanted a T Shirt so they could feel part of something special. So here is our sustainable and brilliant quality collection.  We hope you love them as much as we do.<\/p>","urlTitle":"where-it-all-began","url":"\/blog\/where-it-all-began\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/where-it-all-began\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/natural-links-2.teemill.com\/blog\/where-it-all-began\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1669370340,"updatedAt":1669565960,"publishedAt":1669565960,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":253115,"name":"Natural Links"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/rdv8l2zeouaifdltxtfykfqvhov0xrzhpy4ni8wwyi4j6ern.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/rdv8l2zeouaifdltxtfykfqvhov0xrzhpy4ni8wwyi4j6ern.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/rdv8l2zeouaifdltxtfykfqvhov0xrzhpy4ni8wwyi4j6ern.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":23776,"title":"Buy a Tee and plant a tree","url":"\/blog\/buy-a-tee-and-plant-a-tree\/","urlTitle":"buy-a-tee-and-plant-a-tree","division":253115,"description":"We will plant a tree for every purchase made this weekend.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/wgdsxkunr55onpe3kxnosrpzcg4oucjcitdf0qu2h3zj7thh.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/wgdsxkunr55onpe3kxnosrpzcg4oucjcitdf0qu2h3zj7thh.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}