How to make the start of your year a bit wilder
Thanks to its slower pace, January is an ideal month for reflecting and setting intentions. By carrying out small acts of wildness now, you can ease yourself into the year, boost your wellbeing…
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The Grow Leader course: Growing wild possibilities
Amy Morse is a Grow Leader participant from Autumn 2025. Read her journey of inspiration, unexpected encounters and gentle nudges to see things differently in herself, nature and in the community…
Learning and growing – what inspired me to take part in the Grow Leader course
This week’s blog has been written by Arif Jamal, who is currently on our Grow Leader course, an eight week programme at our Grow Wilder site which aims to develop an understanding of basic growing…
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