Lindsey Cole is a mermaid, adventurer, environmental campaigner, author and a speaker. From mermaiding the River Thames to show how we're choking our waterways with plastic, to cycling the length of Africa to watch the World Cup, or retracing an incredible journey along Australia's Rabbit Proof Fence- Lindsey’s a big fan of storytelling, exploring and looking after this lovely planet of ours. More…

School and event visits

The Mermaid and the Cow is now a show and touring schools. It debuted at Edinburgh Fringe and has performed at Womad and Glastonbury, Get in touch if you’d like Lindsey to visit your school.

Campaigning

Campaigning for cleaner water is at the heart of Lindsey’s kids books and mermaid swims.

Our rivers are facing an existential crisis. Only 14% of England's rivers meet 'good ecological status. Raw sewage discharges from water companies and agricultural run off are harming river wildlife. Over the last decade Government funding for the Environment Agency has fallen by over 70%. Polluters can basically dump waste into our rivers secure in the knowledge that they will be neither monitored, inspected nor prosecuted.

River pollution affects the entire ecosystem. It can wipe out species of invertebrate, which affects fish, which then affects wildlife like otters.

If you’d like to learn more about river pollution and what you can do to help our rivers please check out The Mermaid, the Otter and the Big Poo film and citizen science campaign.

2010: Cairo to Cape Town

Cycled from Cairo to Cape Town, 6500 miles to make it to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

2012: Runkulele

Ran 250 miles to Manchester, carrying a ukulele to busk to earn my train fare home.