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Urban Wild: 52 Ways to Find Wildness on Your Doorstep de Helen Rook

Urban Wild: 52 Ways to Find Wildness on Your Doorstep

Autor Helen Rook
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 feb 2022
Learn how to de-stress, relax and connect with the wildness you can find on your doorstep even in urban and suburban settingsIncreasing 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 wellbeing and take your first steps on a journey of discovery towards a lifelong connection with the natural world.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472990969
ISBN-10: 147299096X
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 235 colour photos; 40 greyscale illustrations
Dimensiuni: 189 x 230 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Wildlife
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

This beautifully designed nature activity book is written to help and inspire busy - and stressed-out - adults to recharge by reconnecting with the nature on their doorsteps

Notă biografică

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.

Cuprins

The planting of the seedA note on safetyJanuaryTake a tree showerSounds of natureLandscape navigationWild pot-pourriFebruaryMicro-pilgrimageValentines for the birdsAnimal trackingHome spa facialMarchBe out in a storm (or at least watch one)Make a spring flower bouquetPlant a nectar barEat wild spring pestoSpring wild weather activity:Homemade reed diffusersAprilPlant something and watch it growWatch for the first swallowsMake nettle cordialForaged pakorasMayMake daisy oilSleep in a hammockMake a natural gratitude journalHonour your feetJuneMake rose petal ginMake elderflower champagneAfternoon tea ceremonyFind a sit spotSummer wild weather activity:Make herbal gin bagsJulyGet to waterMake mojito jelliesSavour a plantCloud watchingAugustGo campingLook at the starsSit by a fireSwim in the seaSeptemberWild herbal balmsBountiful berries and the art of eating mindfullyWild mocktailsRose hip vinegarAutumn wild weather activity:Make a plaster printOctoberWild berry jellyMake a bulb lasagneAutumn light photographyCarve a pumpkinNovemberMake something and burn itScrumped apple piesGo on a night walkPlant a tree (even indoors)DecemberChristmas wreath walkBake bread on a skilletSee a sunriseKnow when enough is enoughWinter wild weather activity:Make an ice globFurther readingResourcesImage creditsIndex

Recenzii

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.
This beautifully illustrated book promises to "get you out and about" with first steps towards a lifelong relationship with flora and fauna.
.includes a wide range of activities to help you connect with the wildness close to home.
Offers a plethora of ideas on how you too can reconnect with nature even if you live in a city.
Filled with 52 varied and inspiring activities illustrated with beautiful colour photographs, to get you out and about whatever the weather.
For both avid nature lovers and novice outdoorspeople, Urban Wild unlocks the beauty available right under our noses, no matter where we live.
With nature at their heart, [step-by-step activities] provide a combination of creative, culinary, herbal and mindful seasonal projects.

Descriere

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 wellbeing and take your first steps on a journey of discovery towards a lifelong connection with the natural world.