Every Wilding book has a matching day outdoors with Jay, for adults (18+). Small groups, unhurried days, and plenty of time to notice, ask questions, make things and share food around the fire. Take what you learn home to your own life, your family or the group you work with.
The Wilding books are thresholds: places where you can step onto your wilding journey. The Practice Keys open the doors. There is no fixed route, but here are some good first steps.
If you want to know nature, Wild Awake is the ideal first step. Drawn to tracks, signs and bird language? You could start with The Invisible Wild instead.
If your curiosity is Wild Crafts, start with Everyday Wilder Living for tool skills and knowledge, then wander into A Walk in the Wild for gathering skills. Wild Wise, a cleverly woven web of learning and discovery, helps all the way.
You can start passing it on at any time, through Wild Guide.
If you work with families or groups of adults and/or children, try Wilder Together or Wild Sparks. Wild Awake is a useful first step too.
Get to know the place you live, the life it holds and the stories it tells.
I need to find my place.
A day of noticing, wondering and belonging: unplug, open your senses, find your sit spot and begin to know one place.
For adults (18+) · 2 days · £100 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
Who has been here?
Become a tracker: read tracks, scat, feeding signs and bird alarms, and turn clues into the story of who visited your garden.
For adults (18+) · 2 days · £100 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
Who lives here, and how does this place work?
Learn to identify the plants, trees, birds and invertebrates around you, know what is safe, and read the seasons and the land.
For adults (18+) · 2 days · £100 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
Practical skills to stay out longer, make more and give back.
How do I stay warm, dry and comfortable outside?
Folding saw and sheath knife skills, coppicing hazel, a tarp shelter with the right knots, and lighting and caring for a fire.
For adults (18+) · 2 days · £100 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
Can I cook a thank-you feast for my neighbours?
Gather and prepare firewood, build a cooking fire and cook a meal over it, then share it around the hearth.
For adults (18+) · 1 day · £50 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
What does the woodland offer, and what should I leave?
Walk with someone who notices: gather well, make wild tea and nettle cordage, and learn which plants help and which harm.
For adults (18+) · 1 day · £50 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
Grow it. Gather it. Make it.
Carve, weave and make useful, beautiful things from natural materials, and grow your own craft garden.
For adults (18+) · 2 days · £100 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
How can I give back to the place that gives to me?
Make homes for wildlife, grow pollinator habitat, plant trees and hedges, and join citizen science surveys.
For adults (18+) · 1 day · £50 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
How do I go further, safely?
Plan a journey, read a map and compass, read the weather, manage risk and set up camp further from home.
For adults (18+) · 2 days · £100 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
Go further. Travel lighter.
Make fire by friction, find and purify water, build a debris shelter, move unseen and navigate by sun, stars and land.
For adults (18+) · 1 day · £50 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
For parents, friends, teachers and leaders who want to share the spark.
How do I mentor this person?
For parents, grandparents, friends and leaders: remember your mentors, listen deeply, ask instead of tell and lead from behind.
For adults (18+) · 1 day · £50 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
How do I start the spark in a whole group?
Play your way through the 15 Practice Keys with games, invitations and stories, and learn to read and lift a group's energy.
For adults (18+) · 2 days · £100 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
How do we grow a culture that keeps going?
Create shared traditions, a home hearth, tool and fire culture and seasonal celebrations that help a group belong to a place.
For adults (18+) · 1 day · £50 a place
About this course New dates soon: ask Jay The book & activity guides →
Open a course, pick a date from the list and add it to your Rucksack. If no dates suit, ask Jay and he will let you know when the next one runs.
Go to My Rucksack and check out. Full payment secures your place. Groups are small (usually up to 8), so places go quickly.
At checkout you will be asked to read and agree to the terms and conditions, including the cancellation policy.
Jay will confirm your booking and send joining instructions: where to meet, what to bring and what to wear. Please tell him about any health needs beforehand.
Cancel in writing. More than 6 weeks before the start date: full refund less a £5 admin fee. Between 6 and 4 weeks: 50% refund. Less than 4 weeks, or not attending: no refund. If Jay has to cancel, you will be offered another date or a full refund. The full terms and conditions always apply.
All courses are for adults. Any course can be run privately for a group of adults, such as teachers and school staff, forest school, youth and Scout or Guide leaders, a work team or a community group, at a place that suits you. It is a great way for people who work with children and young people to gain the skills and confidence to bring nature connection into their own sessions.
Talk to Jay about a group booking
A re-wild gift voucher lets someone choose their own course and date.