Wild Writing for Wellness

5th, 12th and 19th May

Three inspiring writing sessions offering an opportunity to pause and spend time in the moment, appreciating the beauty and wonder of the natural world as it awakens in spring. No writing experience necessary.

Everyone welcome to join us in these friendly, supportive sessions led by nature writer and Guardian country diarist, Nic Wilson. Participants can do all three sessions or simply join us for one or two. 

5 May: Celebrate and Energise

May begins with Beltane, the ancient Celtic festival of life and fertility. In this first writing workshop we'll focus on the beauty and abundance of wildflowers and tree blossom around us this month, exploring ways that flowers appeal to our senses and how we can capture that energy in our writing.

12 May: Listen and Engage

This is the liveliest month for wild birds as they sing to defend their territories and many species begin to breed in earnest. In this second writing workshop we'll listen to the birdsong around us, considering our responses to this natural music and working on bringing some of the species that breed at Waresley to life on the page.

19 May: Relax and Restore

As trees come into leaf and myriad greens colour the canopy, we'll consider our relationship with woods and trees, focusing on how these long-lived organisms might encourage us to slow down, pay close attention and reflect the pace of tree-time in our wild writing.