Description
Book SynopsisLearn how to de-stress, relax and connect with the wildness you can find on your doorstep even in urban and suburban settings.Increasing workload, nervous tension, trouble sleeping? Wondering whether there is more to life? You're not having a mid-life crisis. Like so many others, you are feeling the call of the wild.Today's urban living makes it easy for us to feel divorced from nature. This practical book is filled with 52 varied and inspiring activities illustrated with beautiful colour photographs that will get you out and about whatever the weather.Featuring a combination of creative, culinary, herbal and mindful projects, all with nature at their heart, you'll be surprised how much wildness you can find on your doorstep when you know where to look.Organised by month,
Urban Wild's simple, seasonal, step-by-step activities open the door to nature in urban and suburban landscapes to help you increase your potential for health and well-being and take your first steps on
Trade ReviewGorgeous new book… packed with tips to help even the most ardent city dwellers connect with the natural world. * Daily Mirror *
This beautifully illustrated book promises to “get you out and about” with first steps towards a lifelong relationship with flora and fauna. * BBC Countryfile *
…includes a wide range of activities to help you connect with the wildness close to home. * Countryside Magazine, Book of the Month *
Organised by month, this book’s simple, seasonal activities open the door to nature in urban and suburban landscapes to help you learn how to de-stress and reconnect with the natural world on your doorstep. * Easy Gardens *
Offers a plethora of ideas on how you too can reconnect with nature even if you live in a city. * Irish Examiner *
Filled with 52 varied and inspiring activities illustrated with beautiful colour photographs, to get you out and about whatever the weather. * Garden News *
For both avid nature lovers and novice outdoorspeople,
Urban Wild unlocks the beauty available right under our noses, no matter where we live. -- Melissa Norstedt * Booklist *
With nature at their heart, [step-by-step activities] provide a combination of creative, culinary, herbal and mindful seasonal projects. * Garden News *
Table of ContentsThe planting of the seed A note on safety January Take a tree shower Sounds of nature Landscape navigation Wild pot-pourri
February Micro-pilgrimage Valentines for the birds Animal tracking Home spa facial
March Be out in a storm (or at least watch one) Make a spring flower bouquet Plant a nectar bar Eat wild spring pesto
Spring wild weather activity: Homemade reed diffusers
April Plant something and watch it grow Watch for the first swallows Make nettle cordial Foraged pakoras
May Make daisy oil Sleep in a hammock Make a natural gratitude journal Honour your feet
June Make rose petal gin Make elderflower champagne Afternoon tea ceremony Find a sit spot
Summer wild weather activity: Make herbal gin bags
July Get to water Make mojito jellies Savour a plant Cloud watching
August Go camping Look at the stars Sit by a fire Swim in the sea
September Wild herbal balms Bountiful berries and the art of eating mindfully Wild mocktails Rose hip vinegar
Autumn wild weather activity: Make a plaster print
October Wild berry jelly Make a bulb lasagne Autumn light photography Carve a pumpkin
November Make something and burn it Scrumped apple pies Go on a night walk Plant a tree (even indoors)
December Christmas wreath walk Bake bread on a skillet See a sunrise Know when enough is enough
Winter wild weather activity: Make an ice glob
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