Feral Futures

26/08/2026

Read my latest newsletter with dates and exciting news for Autumn!
Responding to a world on fire this Autumn -

After the heat, drought and alarming wildfires of this summer, many of us are feeling the intensification of everything and wondering, what can we do? What is being asked of us? How do we respond to a world that is, quite literally, on fire? For me the answers often come from the more-than-human w...

27/07/2026

Some great moments from this years - what an awesome group we had! All women and non-binary (by chance, not design), and so many transformative moments from 'I can't do that... I'm not strong enough' to 'Wow, I did it!'. With good technique, you dont need to be big and strong.

We felled and processed a lime tree together with hand tools, made knives and spatulas from the wood, salad from the leaves, calming tea with the blossom, and string from the bark. We befriended the trees, measured timber volumes, played with lego landscapes, hiked through forests and woods, had the whole camp blow down in a storm in the night, and rebuilt it again the next day. We discussed woodland management and the varied aspects of the forestry industry, from conservation and commercial forestry to agroforestry and forestry research - and how they are often dominated by straight white men over 50. This needs to change.

This is what this camp is about - empowering young people from diverse backgrounds to care for our forests, because to solve complex problems we are facing we need diverse perspectives. Diverse forests need diverse people!

07/03/2026

Great day today processing squirrels from a place of respect and connection. We learnt about the lifeways of the squirrel, their intelligence and adaptability, the tracks and signs they leave in the landscape, and also the damage they can cause when taken outside their native habitat.

We ate squirrel tikka massala, and jerk squirrel on the fire - yum! 😋

Taking the lives of these squirrels will help the forest to flourish. They were harvested from a young woodland where they were causing untold damage to the trees, and threatening a nearby population of native red squirrels. The net result of their death is more life.

We had a couple of father-son duos today which was a lovely bonus. These young lads were so enthusiastic, excited, knowledgeable and respectful the day was a joy.

They're coming back for the rabbit course in April - why don't you come along too? Link in bio.

03/02/2026

I've loved being part of this fantastic social prescribing project with Coed Lleol Awyr Iach- this lovely video captures it beautifully

Follow Awyr Iach - https://www.facebook.com/CoedLleolAwyrIachCoed Lleol (Small Woods Wales) reconnects people and nature through woodland based activities ac...

10/01/2026

A little Woodcock in the snow tracking story. I love the stories of these moments of other beings lives that snow reveals, that we wouldn't otherwise see

08/09/2025

I’m so excited to share this! For much of the gorgeous sunny Spring I was sat at a computer… the tragedy of this was made up for by how inspiring the project is! I was writing stories of best practice of ‘Kincentric Leadership’ for a beautiful handbook: *Cocreating with a Living Intelligent Earth*. The handbook and suite of tools will help you adopt kinship with all life as the central organising principle of your life and leadership.

🦌 Kincentric Leadership is an experimental field that places collaboration with the more than human world at the heart of all interventions, strategy, culture and ways of working.

🦌 I spoke to and learnt about some incredibly inspiring people, including those who are decoding the language of whales with AI, collaborating with vultures to prevent poaching, granting rights to rivers and waterways, farming in radically compassionate ways, creating radical spaces for q***r kinship, speaking up for the plants and the fungi, restoring rivers choked by dams and many more.

🧐 Tomorrow they are running a workshop on the handbook - register for free via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-creation-mth-session-kincentric-leadership-toolkit-tickets-1598965712489?aff=oddtdtcreator
Or visit for more details.

👍 I wholeheartedly recommend you check out this epic handbook and the other things are up to including leadership programs, events, other resources and more.

📖 To read the handbook, visit https://www.kincentricleadership.org/resources (Link in bio)

17/06/2025

Coastal foraging courses now open for booking!

By summer, many of the edible wild plants we rely on earlier in the year have become tough and bitter. What did our ancestors do? Head to the coast of course, where the abundance of the sea and the coast is swelling at this time of year. We’ll learn about coastal ecology, seaweeds of low/medium/high tide zones, rockpool life, edible plants of the coastline (including rocky shores, sandy shores and salt marshes) and how to harvest them safely and sustainably. And we’ll cook up some goodies to eat!

This is a new addition to my course offerings, after running coastal foraging workshops on camps for a while and feeding myself from the coast for many years. Excited to expand and go a little deeper with people. The coast is an amazing world!

Fri 22nd Aug, wed 24th Sep, 10am-4pm Borth,mid-west Wales

Booking link in bio

14/05/2025

Forestry Youth Camp! I’m so excited to be able to offer this opportunity up. In collaboration with and we have secured three years funding to run forestry summer schools for young people from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds to come and learn, connect and experience all things trees and forestry!

🌳 The forestry industry is really lacking in diversity, being heavily dominated by straight white men. We want to change that. We need diverse perspectives for diverse thinking around how we care for our trees and forests. We are inviting young (16-18 years) people with racialised identities, from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, q***r and trans folk, from both urban and rural communities to apply.

🌳 It will be a week of fun, learning and adventure in West Wales, including all travel, food, outdoor gear and camping kit. We’ll spend time connecting with nature and each other, learning what trees do for us, crafting with trees, deer butchery (&learning why deer management is necessary for the health of both deer and forest), tree felling, fire making, cooking together on a fire, exploring, stargazing, and lots of fireside fun. Oh and the food will be AMAZING because is making it!

🌳 I love working in the woods. I find it empowering, satisfying, meaningful and fun. I’m excited to share that with young people, especially those we don’t see enough of in the woods.

🌳 Sign up at https://forms.gle/G1GZRZ1UTbCLfg136, or email [email protected]. Link in bio also

🌳 Please share with any young people or networks you think might be interested.

13/05/2025

I did it! One whole month of eating only wild food.

53 plant species
16 animals
9 fungi
8 algae (seaweeds)

Adds up to a whopping 86 different species that have sustained & nourished me in just 4wks. That’s over 4 times the number most people on a modern diet eat in a year! We met in woods, meadows, salt marshes, rockpools, oceans, rivers, hedgebanks, gardens & sand dunes. Going through my meals, I was surprised to find I remembered every single one, vividly - because I had a relationship with every species. The sense of gratitude and love I feel for these guys is hard to put into words. Like, before we were friends, but now we’re family.

Yeah it was hard at times (mostly just the absence of convenience and lack of variety in flavour), I missed a few things (milky tea!) but surprisingly little really. I mostly felt amazing in my body, despite struggling with energy at times, which I think was more to do with overworking & occasionally knocking my body out of ketosis to indulge in carbs. People keep telling me I look great & my eyes are sparkly and clear - so curious to know what’s caused this!

By the end I was craving all the things I wasn’t ‘allowed’ (the rebel in me!) - I went mental in spar & bought fruit, yoghurt, even crisps & chocolate, but then didn’t even want to eat it. (I have eaten the hula hoops & yoghurt now - ngl they were pretty damn good)

So, what now? I want to carry on! I don’t want to go back to eating carbs. I do want a little more convenience, a little more flexibility & some tasty treats! I’m aiming to continue on a maybe 95% wild diet. Wildbiome 3 runs in Autumn 2026 and I’m so up for it. Autumn will be a different challenge with v few fresh greens but I’m 100% up for it. I will definitely want to create more space & time around it to really relish the experience.

Thanks so much everyone who has supported me - cash donations, foraged food donations, emotional support, practical support - this really isn’t a solo endeavour. Can’t wait to hear the results of our collective efforts! Well done everyone who’s completed April, good luck those continuing for 2 more months(!!)