We were blessed with glorious late summer sunshine for our third ‘Salmon and Saltmarsh’ pilgrimage on the first Sunday of September. This stage of our River Dart Way, between Cornworthy and Ashprington, is always particularly picturesque and yet today it seemed especially enchanting. This part of the route includes some battered but beautiful pockets of … Read more
The first Sunday of August saw our wild church back on pilgrimage again, for the second stage of the return to our signature ‘sea to source’ River Dart Way. This time we travelled by foot alongside the water rather than by canoe, as we journeyed from the Ham at Dittisham to the churchyard of St … Read more
For the first of our autumn pilgrimages on Sunday September 5th, we were delighted to be guided by Isabel Carlisle who is co-founder of the Bioregional Learning Centre, which is working for climate resilience in South Devon. She initiated the Charter for the River Dart that gives the river moral rights and which we are carrying with us … Read more
About a year after it was originally planned, our new pilgrimage ‘Sacred Waters Way‘ was launched at last on April 17th 2021 at St. Mary’s Dartington. Although much of the UK was sadly still unable to gather inside due to the ongoing lockdown, by virtue of our launch being ‘an act of worship’ we were … Read more
Wild Church gathered for a special Remembrance Sunday pilgrimage this year with local poet, Roselle Angwin. Roselle was brought up in Cornwall, where sacred springs abound and in recent years has developed her own well keeper course, so it was a particular pleasure to have her join us as a guide for an afternoon centred … Read more