Beech Cathedrals & Woodland Elders By wild&curious Last Sunday I had the privilege of leading a Beech tree pilgrimage in Dartington, part of the Wild Church year of tree pilgrimages. As we began our journey we held both the lightness and warmth of the sunshine alongside the darkness of loss close to some of our … Read more
It was a very grey and chilly morning on the Moors, for our March Wild Church Birch Retreat, but to our (Sam & Cami’s) surprise several brave souls turned up to join us! A welcome gathering organically formed in the farm courtyard as people arrived and settled in together. Fully prepared, 15 layered and waterproofed … Read more
” Raja had been walking the hills and paths of the Ramallah region for more than forty years. When he began walking, before the Six-Day war of 1967, the appearance of the hills was largely unchanged from the time of Roman occupation, and it was possible for him to move more or less unimpeded among them; … Read more
“Those who in youth and childhood wander alone in woods and wild places, ever after carry in their hearts a secret well of quietness.” W.B Yeats In preparing for this pilgrimage, I (Sam) found myself unexpectedly drawn back into my own youth. We had intended to head … Read more
Since childhood I’ve often struggled with Remembrance Sunday. When I was growing up much of the culture around me was still unconsciously immersed in a rather Victorian Christianity, with an imperialist quality which horrified me. Not that I didn’t and don’t deeply feel for all who suffer through warfare but I am a pacifist at … Read more