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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 five voices of birds

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

Awaken your mind's eye

Visual memory and observation

Journaling from field guidesAwaken your mind's eye

Imaginatively journal

Getting started with nature journalling

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

Drawing techniques

Warm upImaginatively journalGesture drawingImaginatively journalPerspectivesImaginatively journalDetailed drawingImaginatively journalShadowsImaginatively journal

Dive into field guides

Using field guides and identification aids

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

Learning from guides and local knowledge

Field guide 5Dive into field guides

Building a local species list

Local species listDive into field guides

Finding wildlife and its habitats

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

scratch or sting

Meeting poisonous plants & treesDive into field guides

Fungi

Fungi familiesDive into field guides

Exploring herbaceous plants

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

Reading habitats and ecological connections

Nature’s networkDive into field guides

Exploring trees and woody plants

NeedlesDive into field guidesHow to identify a tree by its leavesDive into field guidesHow to identify a treeDive into field guidesWinter tree identificationDive into field guides

Exploring birds

Birding by earDive into field guidesVisualising bird songDive into field guidesBird audioDive into field guidesBird song matchingDive into field guidesDawn chorusDive into field guidesBird song ensembleDive into field guidesHow to identify a bird using GISSDive into field guidesHow to identify a bird using field marksDive into field guidesSilhouettes in the skyDive into field guidesFlight patternsDive into field guidesTerritoriesDive into field guides

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