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All-access pass (12 months)

Every Wilding activity guide (over 800 printable activity PDFs) and every published Wilding ebook for 12 months, including anything new added during that time. For personal and family use.

£50.00

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The whole Wilding Rucksack

Everything, for ever: the Wilding: Wisdom for a Wilder Life and Wild Awake ebooks, every Wilding activity guide (over 800 printable activity PDFs) and every new Wilding ebook as it…

£99.00

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For groups

Group & organisation licence (12 months)

For schools, forest schools, youth and community groups: 12 months of access to every Wilding activity guide and every published Wilding ebook, for use with your groups.

£120.00

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Books & Wilding activity guide collections

Each Wilding title has its own Wilding activity guide collection. Wilding: Wisdom for a Wilder Life and Wild Awake are also available as ebooks, and the other ebooks will follow.

Themed collections

Hand-picked sets of Wilding activity guides for a purpose: a woodland walk, a camping trip, a party, Forest School or your Scout group. Open one to see every card at once.

For youThe 28-day Sit Spot JourneyTwenty-eight days, one wild place and a small thank you each day. Comes with the printable journey. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 29 Wilding activity guides £7.99
For youForest BathingSlow down, open every sense and let the woods do the rest. Gentle, quiet activities for one. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 50 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For youBushcraft EssentialsEverything a beginner bushcraft course covers, for you to learn and practise yourself: staying safe, knife and folding saw, shelter and knots, fire without matches, water, cordage and simple campfire cooking. No axes or bow drills. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 68 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For you, family or groupFood from the FireEvery campfire recipe and cooking method: fires for cooking, pot hangers and ovens, utensils to carve, breads and pancakes, wild food recipes and wild drinks. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 59 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For families and groupsWild Games 1: Stalk, Hide & ChaseRunning-around games inspired by nature: stalking, hiding, chasing, predator and prey. Great for burning off energy outdoors. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 51 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For families and groupsWild Games 2: Sense, Guess & MatchQuieter games inspired by nature: sensing, guessing, matching, memory and tricks. Good for a calmer moment or a smaller space. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 64 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For you, family or groupWild CraftsMake things from what nature offers: natural art, cordage, wooden tools, dyes, decorations and keepsakes. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 52 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For you, family or groupSupporting NatureGive back: homes for wildlife, growing for pollinators, surveys and everyday care for the places you love. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 70 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For you, family or groupTracking & TrailingFootprints, trails, signs and the stories they tell, from your first track to following a trail. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 56 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For you, family or groupAfter DarkNight walks, owls, bats, moths, moon and stars: the wild world after sunset. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 24 Wilding activity guides £7.99
For families and groups50 Wild Things to Do on a Woodland WalkFifty ideas to turn any walk in the woods into an adventure. Nothing to cut or take: just your senses, curiosity and sometimes a crayon or a card. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 50 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For families and groups50 Wild Things to Do on a Camping TripFire, shelter, night skies, campfire stories and dawn choruses: fifty ways to make a camping trip wild. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 50 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For groups of children50 Wild Things to Do at a Wild PartyRun-around games, scavenger hunts and simple natural crafts for a birthday or gathering outdoors. No tools, no fire: easy to set up and made for groups of children. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 50 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For leaders of youth groupsScout & Guide LeadersReady-to-run sessions for Scout, Guide and other youth group leaders, arranged to match the badges they support: a leader's toolkit, then Naturalist, Environmental conservation, Survival skills, Backwoods cooking, Navigator and hikes away, and tracking and stalking games. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 118 Wilding activity guides £12.00
For Forest School and outdoor educatorsForest SchoolSensory play, games, crafts, tool and fire skills, and caring for your site, for Forest School leaders and outdoor educators. Includes a printable A6 card set.All 72 Wilding activity guides £12.00

Single Wilding activity guides

Over 800 printable activity Guides. Browse the Wilding activity guides library, open any Wilding activity guide and add it to your Rucksack.

Gift vouchers

Give someone the Wilding books and Wilding activity guides. They receive a voucher code to spend on any ebook, Wilding activity guide collection, single Wilding activity guides or the whole Rucksack.

Gift voucher

Choose an amount: £10, £25, £50 or £100. Valid for 12 months on any Wilding ebook or Wilding activity guide.

Price range: £10.00 through £100.00

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Not sure which to choose? Where should I start?

The Wilding ebooks are doorways: 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.

Know nature

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.

Live wilder

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.

Pass it on

You can start passing it on at any time, through Wild Guide.

Families & groups

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.

What’s in the Wilding Rucksack? Seven parts, one Rucksack
What’s inside

Seven parts. One Rucksack.

Every part links to the others, so a Wilding activity guide points you to its chart, its audio and the book that goes deeper.

Wilding: Wisdom for a Wilder Life

The heart of it all: the philosophy, the Wilding model, the 15 Practice Keys and three journeys.

  • The Wilding model
  • 15 Practice Keys
  • Know Nature, Live Wilder, Pass It On

Wilding Activity Guides Library

800+ step-by-step Wilding activity guides for games, crafts and skills.

  • Search by Practice Key, habitat or species
  • Each Wilding activity guide includes its templates and charts
  • QR codes on every card link here

Ebooks

13 books exploring key topics in depth, one for each course.

  • Practical guidance and inspiration
  • Links to Wilding activity guides, audio, templates and cards

Game and activity cards

Printable cards for games, challenges, storytelling and learning.

  • Nature connection activities
  • Storytelling and creative play

Wilding Field Guide

Species identification and how everything fits together.

  • Key insights and seasonal notes
  • Field skills
  • Links to relevant Wilding activity guides

Templates and charts

Recording sheets that help you notice more and keep it.

  • Journalling templates and tracking journals
  • Bird sit and sunset watch charts

Audio and video

Guided visualisations, sit spot meditations and skill demonstrations.

  • Guided visualisations
  • Sit spot meditations
  • Demonstrations linked from every Wilding activity guide

Ebooks & Wilding activity guide collections

Each ebook goes deeper into one part of the journey and comes with its own collection of Wilding activity guides. Tap a cover to look inside.

Wilding: Wisdom for a Wilder Life coverWilding: Wisdom for a Wilder LifeThe heart of the Rucksack: why connecting with nature matters, the Wilding model, the 15 Practice Keys and the three journeys, with every Guide linked by QR code.Find out more →Wild Awake coverWild AwakeSlow down, wake up your senses and find a sit spot you return to.Book + 126 Wilding activity guides →The Invisible Wild coverThe Invisible WildA garden mystery to solve: follow tracks, signs and bird alarms, from tuning in your senses to telling the story of who has been here.Book + 68 Wilding activity guides →Wild Wise coverWild WiseMeet your neighbours: plants, trees, birds and insects, the hazards and the helpers, and the web that ties them together.Book + 108 Wilding activity guides →Everyday Wilder Living coverEveryday Wilder LivingWork with simple tools, make useful things, shelter and manage a permitted fire, so you can return to your sit spot, garden or wood all year round.Book + 43 Wilding activity guides →Food from the Fire coverFood from the FireFollow a meal from the invitation to the final thanks: choosing fuel, preparing firewood, managing cooking heat and recipes to share around the hearth.Book + 35 Wilding activity guides →A Walk in the Wild coverA Walk in the WildA walk with someone who knows the woods: plants and trees, their relationships and gifts, with safety, restraint and gratitude alongside any use.Book + 42 Wilding activity guides →Wild Crafts coverWild CraftsRepeated making with natural materials: from a familiar object to closer study of material, shape and use, and a growing relationship with what you gather and grow.Book + 57 Wilding activity guides →Supporting Nature coverSupporting NatureBug hotels, bee homes, hedgehog highways, nesting boxes, ponds and citizen science.Book + 70 Wilding activity guides →Venture Further coverVenture FurtherPrepare for a weekend on the moor: planning, what to carry, navigation, shelter, water, hazards and leaving no trace, with care for the right to camp.Book + 42 Wilding activity guides →Wild Ancestor coverWild AncestorFire by friction, carrying fire, water, shelter, natural navigation and invisibility: the skills of those who came before, ending in the ancestral challenge.Book + 46 Wilding activity guides →Wild Guide coverWild GuideFor parents, grandparents, friends and leaders: the art of Wilding mentoring, Red Fox skills, pathways by age and the Wild Child challenge.Book + 6 Wilding activity guides →Wild Sparks coverWild SparksNature games for every age, ready-made party and session plans, and how to play in the flow of a group across all 15 Practice Keys.Book + 147 Wilding activity guides →Wilder Together coverWilder TogetherBuild a shared culture around the hearth, bring the skills to your group, and hold a group safely from first meeting to passing it on.Book + 67 Wilding activity guides →

What you can add to your Rucksack

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Wilding: Wisdom for a Wilder Life

The core book: the Wilding model, the 15 Practice Keys and the three journeys.

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Ebooks

Go deeper into one topic, such as The Invisible Wild for tracking and bird alarms.

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Single Wilding activity guides

Pick exactly the activities, games and skills you want, each with its templates and charts.

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Wilding activity guide collections

Themed bundles that match a book or course, such as every Wilding activity guide for The Invisible Wild.

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Scan from the book

Every Wilding activity guide in the Wilding book has a QR code that brings you straight to its page here.

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Cards, audio and more

Game and activity cards, the Field Guide, templates and audio, added as they are released.

How it works

Choose

Browse by Practice Key, journey or topic and pick the resources you need.

Add to your Rucksack

Buy single items or themed collections.

Everything included

Each Wilding activity guide comes with the templates and charts it needs.

Build over time

Your Rucksack grows with you, season by season.

Popular starting points

From the Rucksack

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who is resting here, and for how long?
found treasure
why wrap a seed in spines?
small lives
why dress like a wasp?