Urban Wild

52 Ways to Find Wildness on Your Doorstep

Helen Rook

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Bloomsbury Wildlife
17 February 2022

Sustainability; Self-sufficiency; Cookery, food & drink; Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts; Gardening

Learn 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 a journey of discovery towards a lifelong connection with the natural world.

By: Helen Rook
Imprint: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 189mm,
Weight: 842g
ISBN: 9781472990969
ISBN 10: 147299096X
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 17 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The 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 Further reading Resources Image credits Index

Helen Rook has worked to bring art and nature to people of all ages and abilities for more than twenty years providing varied opportunities from natural education and forest therapy to urban herbalism and home spas. She developed and runs an inner-city outdoor classroom in one of the most deprived areas of the UK. Helen is studying for a Masters in Positive Psychology, and she uses her knowledge to create natural experiences to support people learning to cope with stress and trauma.

Reviews for Urban Wild: 52 Ways to Find Wildness on Your Doorstep

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 *