you’re already part of it…

Don’t just visit nature. Learn to belong to it.

Most of us know every light switch and creaky stair in our homes, yet very little about our natural home: who lives there with us, what they are saying and how it all fits together. re-wild helps you get to know the nature on your doorstep, live a little wilder and pass it on, with over 800 printable outdoor Wilding activity guides, the Wilding books and courses for adults, families, schools and groups.

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what will grow from this acorn?

Read a bookStart with the Wilding ebook, or Wild Awake for sit spots and the senses. More ebooks are on the way.See the books →Try an activityOver 800 printable Wilding activity guides. Open one, see exactly what is inside, and add it to your Rucksack.Find an activity →Explore the whole RucksackEvery Wilding activity guide and ebook in one go: for you, your family, or your school or group.See the options →

why it matters

We’ve drifted away from the wild. It’s still right here.

Somewhere along the way, most of us stopped noticing. We hurry past the blackbird singing on the roof, the tree we’ve walked under a thousand times, the fox that crossed the road last night.

Yet you probably already spend time in nature: walking the dog, pottering in the garden, the footpath on the way to school. That is the perfect place to start. Wilding helps you notice more, feel more at home there, and bring others with you.

Sitting quietly by a still lake with a warm drink

1CalmerNature holds our attention gently, so a tired, busy mind can rest and recover.

Looking up the trunk of a tall birch into its leaves

2HealthierTwo hours a week in nature is linked to better health and wellbeing (White and colleagues, 2019).

Dew drops on grass with a fallen autumn leaf

3CloserTime in nature together builds belonging and eases loneliness, for families, friends and groups.

4CaringPeople who feel connected to nature are more likely to act to protect it (Martin and colleagues, 2020).

Imagine a world where everyone knew the birds by their songs and the trees by their leaves, and felt they truly belonged to the place they live. That’s the world we’re growing, one small step outside at a time.

an invitation

Are you curious about…

What the birds are talking about, and how listening helps you live more in the moment?Try: Sensing bird language →Where buzzards go when they are not soaring in the sky?Try: Have a guess →Which plants can go in a salad, be used as soap or make good string?Try: Plaiting fibres to make cordage →How to put up a simple shelter in a sudden downpour?Try: Erecting a lean-to tarp shelter →How baking bread on a campfire can teach you about trees?Try: Making fire bread →How to help a child put down a screen and get outside?Try: Unplug →

If you are, join me. The joy is in the journey: live, learn and play in nature. Jay

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What is Wilding?

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Know nature, live wilder, pass it on: the whole idea, set to the song Wilding.

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