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Wild Wise

Learning to live confidently with the wild

Who lives here, and how does this place work?

Meet your neighbours: plants, trees, birds and insects, the hazards and the helpers, and the web that ties them together.

Learn to identify the plants, trees, birds and invertebrates around you, know what is safe, and read the seasons and the land.

  • The ebook
  • 56 Wilding activity guides as printable PDFs
  • Templates and charts the activity guides need
Coming soon. Jay is giving this book and its activity guides a final proofread before they go on sale as downloads. Ask to be told when they're ready.

Safety first. Outdoor activities carry real risks. Each activity guide has safety notes, but you are responsible for yourself and anyone in your care. Supervise children, get permission, never eat anything you cannot identify with certainty, and only light fires where it is allowed and safe.

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The activity guides in this collection

Uncover nature's language

The 5 voices of birds

My blackbird teacherUncover nature's languageRecord the robinUncover nature's languageBird behaviour matchingUncover nature's language

Awaken your mind's eye

Journaling from field guidesAwaken your mind's eye

Imaginatively journal

Journaling

ObservationsImaginatively journalCreative journallingImaginatively journalThe same but differentImaginatively journalZoom lensImaginatively journalIllustrating dataImaginatively journalDiagrammatic drawingImaginatively journalPoetic journalingImaginatively journalLine journaling?Imaginatively journal

Drawing techniques

Warm upImaginatively journalGesture drawingImaginatively journalPerspectivesImaginatively journalDetailed drawingImaginatively journalShadowsImaginatively journal

Dive into field guides

Navigating field guides

Using ID appsDive into field guidesVisual match field guidesDive into field guidesFlow chart field guidesDive into field guidesQuick reference field guidesDive into field guidesDeep dive field guidesDive into field guides

Using field guides to connect with natural spaces

Field guide 5Dive into field guidesLocal species listDive into field guides

Hazardous species & natural forces

Meeting poisonous plantsDive into field guides

Where to find wildlife

Have a guessDive into field guidesHedges & other edgesDive into field guidesWhere do invertebrates hang out?Dive into field guidesWhere do fungi hang out?Dive into field guidesWhere do amphibians hang out?Dive into field guidesWhere do reptiles hang out?Dive into field guidesWhere do plants hang out?Dive into field guidesWhere do trees hang out?Dive into field guidesWhere do birds hang out?Dive into field guidesAsk a localDive into field guides

Motivating species & elements

Fungi familiesDive into field guides

Low-growing & herbaceous plant communities

Plant familiesDive into field guidesLooking at plant stemsDive into field guidesFinding edible & poisonous lookalikesDive into field guidesLife cycleDive into field guides

Trees & woody plant communities

How to identify a treeDive into field guidesHow to identify a tree by its leavesDive into field guidesWinter tree identificationDive into field guidesNeedlesDive into field guidesHow to identify a birdDive into field guidesHow to identify a bird using field marksDive into field guidesBirding by earDive into field guidesVisualising bird songDive into field guidesBird song ensembleDive into field guides

Bird communities

TerritoriesDive into field guidesBird audioDive into field guidesBird song matchingDive into field guidesDawn chorusDive into field guidesSilhouettes in the skyDive into field guides

Indicator species & ecological signals

Field inventory to ecology?Dive into field guides

Open your senses

Awakening your sense of vision

Flight patternsOpen your senses

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