AN environmentalist and activist from Somerset has been named to a prestigious list of the UK and Ireland's most inspiring young people.
The Sunday Times Young Power List features 25 winners aged under 30 from across the arts, business, science, sports, politics, activism, tech and beyond.
One of just two names to be listed under the science and health category was keen birdwatcher Mya-Rose Craig, who is 21-years-old, from Somerset.
"British-Bangladeshi Craig has turned a passion for birdwatching since birth into environmental and diversity activism," the Sunday Times list reads.
"14 publishers fought over the rights to her memoir, Birdgirl, which became a bestseller when Craig was only 20.
"Her charity Black2Nature, which she founded aged 15 to help Black and Asian children from inner cities into green spaces, has the support of National Geographic."
Hannah Swerling, Commissioning Editor of The Sunday Times, said: “The Young Power List celebrates hard work and ingenuity in its many forms.
"It features rising stars in entertainment, sportsmen and women dominating their field, entrepreneurs changing the world for the better, tech trailblazers, a political powerhouse and many more.
"The 25 young people on the list demonstrate that success can take many forms and remind us that the best journeys begin with hope, excitement and a sense of limitless possibility.”
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