Urban wild : 52 ways to find wildness on your doorstep

Urban wild 52 ways to find wildness on your doorstep

Helen Rook

Book - 2022

"This practical book is filled with 52 varied and inspiring activities illustrated with beautiful color photographs that will get you out and about whatever the weather. Organized 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"--

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Subjects
Wilderness areas > Recreational use.
Nature > Psychological aspects.
Nature, Healing power of.
Human ecology.
Outdoor recreation.
Published
London : Bloomsbury Wildlife 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Helen Rook (author)
Physical Description
223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.
ISBN
9781472990969
  • 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 globe
  • Further reading
  • Resources
  • Image credits
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

At a moment when many of us are looking to nature to alleviate the stress and uncertainty of today's world, and with the realization that most of us can't easily escape to a vacation in the country, Rook shares ways to find beauty nearby in our everyday lives. A longtime nature and arts educator for students of all ages in her urban community, Rook here takes readers through a year's worth of activities for slowing down and embracing the season: taking a tree shower in January, foraging garlic and nettles for homemade pakoras in April, mixing elderflower champagne in June and pumpkin soup in October, making ice globes in December. Alongside stunning photographs and illustrations, Rook speaks to readers like a good friend and takes time to describe each step of her activities with care, helping readers kindle an authentic appreciation of their environment. For both avid nature lovers and novice outdoorspeople, Urban Wild unlocks the beauty available right under our noses, no matter where we live.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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