Guided by Nature

Guided by Nature Ecology meets art, meets psychology. Nature, Creativity & Wellbeing Sessions. Nature & Health Facilitator Training.

Eco- therapeutic arts practitioner exploring the living world through natural pigment.

I very rarely climb anything very big these days. Nature connectedness doesn't require mountain climbing and I will happ...
16/11/2025

I very rarely climb anything very big these days. Nature connectedness doesn't require mountain climbing and I will happily just meander about. Couldn't resist this morning tho, leaving in the dark and watching the light return across the landscape is magical. Me and Buddy had a fine time and were rewarded for the effort.

Look at this beautiful book! Made by a very talented participant using the eco prints we made on our six week nature, cr...
13/11/2025

Look at this beautiful book! Made by a very talented participant using the eco prints we made on our six week nature, creativity and wellbeing course with Conwy Mind. 💚

Some really beautiful work inspired by Afon Llugwy on our six week nature, creativity and wellbeing course with Conwy Mi...
13/11/2025

Some really beautiful work inspired by Afon Llugwy on our six week nature, creativity and wellbeing course with Conwy Mind. It's been a real pleasure working with this group in this beautiful place.

Here we are, the Northern posse presenting at The One Health conference in Bristol last month with Natural Academy.Today...
12/11/2025

Here we are, the Northern posse presenting at The One Health conference in Bristol last month with Natural Academy.Today I was discussing the first northern One Health conference to be held in Burnley on 12th June 2026. We will be sharing more about the Eco-Bio-Psycho-Social model of health and the NatureWell approach. Showcasing work that is happening in mens nature and health, forest school nature and health, work force development and more! It will be a great opportunity to talk about professional nature based work in the north. Tickets will be available in the new year, sign up to email updates to find out more. Shine Coaching Wildwood Days

Looking forward to running a whole weekend of workshops with Museums Wales at Big Pit in 2026! We will be looking at pla...
10/11/2025

Looking forward to running a whole weekend of workshops with Museums Wales at Big Pit in 2026! We will be looking at plant and earth pigment. Here are the photos from a research trip looking for local earth pigments. As well as collecting pigments from ex industrial sites, I also explored Garn Lakes, a nature reserve reclaimed from the old colliery workings to see who grows there for the botanical pigment workshop. I think it will be lovely to work with both earth and plant pigment to show the full cycle of how the land has been both used as a resource and has also been reclaimed again by nature with support from the local community.

Up and out by 5am today, the moon was shining through the skylight, I couldn't resist her. So much value in the dark, st...
07/11/2025

Up and out by 5am today, the moon was shining through the skylight, I couldn't resist her. So much value in the dark, still, quiet time before the hubbub of the day. It feels like another world, an antidote to the every day world of lights, noise and activity. Time to dream with the land.

A little sneaky preview of some of the eco printing we did today on the Arty Autumn course with Conwy Mind. Hasn't it tu...
06/11/2025

A little sneaky preview of some of the eco printing we did today on the Arty Autumn course with Conwy Mind. Hasn't it turned out lovely! 😍

Tonight 6th November is Astrological Samhain; it is not a fixed date like Halloween but the precise astronomical moment ...
06/11/2025

Tonight 6th November is Astrological Samhain; it is not a fixed date like Halloween but the precise astronomical moment the sun is exactly halfway between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice. It is a significant "hinge" in the planets astrological cycle, marking the final descent into the darker half of the year. This period of time is liminal, a time of transition between seasons and some people believe a time when the boundary between this world and the other world is said to be thin.

Isn't being out in the natural world just the most exciting and fascinating place at this time of year, so much magic ha...
01/11/2025

Isn't being out in the natural world just the most exciting and fascinating place at this time of year, so much magic happening! Beats shopping or netflix any day. I feel like I can be lost in it all for hours.... cherry oak gall, dotted bush lichen, strange marks on the trunk of a dead birch, mushrooms growing out of poo!

Inky magic time; After a busy run up to Saturday's Natural Colour workshop, I got to spend some alone time playing with ...
30/10/2025

Inky magic time; After a busy run up to Saturday's Natural Colour workshop, I got to spend some alone time playing with all my precious beauties this week. Ink making from plants one has personally grown or collected is just the greatest joy. If you are interested in future workshops please sign up for the email updates. Link in the comments .

A rather good workshop at the weekend if I do say it myself! I just love creating colours with plants. Here's what peopl...
29/10/2025

A rather good workshop at the weekend if I do say it myself! I just love creating colours with plants. Here's what people said! ...'Amazing, it was like being an alchemist, the processes were just magical' ' I feel very inspired!' ' This has deepened my sense of connection to the materials I use to make art' ' An inspiring, practical and informative session, it's great to make art more ecological' ' I will be using my newfound skills in my own art practice'' ' Grounding, mindful, friendly, fun and a wonderful teacher' Make sure you are on my mailing list if you want to come next time see link in comments ❤️💚

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Living Bridge Community Interest Company (CIC)

Based in the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, we are a small collective of experienced therapists and mental health professionals with a passionate belief in the transformative healing power of the ‘great outdoors’. We have created the Living Bridge CIC to be a conduit between nature-based practitioners such as ourselves and people and groups interested in exploring how spending time in the living world can enhance mental health and well being of individuals and communities.

We work with people on a range of activities and workshops designed to enhance connection to the environment and the sense of belonging to place. This can help improve mood, reduce stress, anxiety and loneliness, provide support with bereavement and loss and cultivate greater emotional resilience.

Underpinning everything we do is our desire to provide an experience of the joy of reforging a personal, close and life-time relationship with nature, often lost or sidelined by the pressures of modern day living.