We’re down in Poppy Okotcha’s Devon garden, helping her (by staying out of the way) as she pots some seeds and talks about finding her passion for growing and eating. Then we talk to Tom Hunt about the realistic challenges of sustainable, seasonal eating and some of the little steps we can all take.

A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. The producers for this episode were Gareth Evans, Eliza Lomas and Fiona Clampin. Our theme music is by Billie Marten.

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We’re in Richmond Park with Fearne Cotton, to talk about how the open space and tranquillity of the waters have inspired, calmed and healed her. We also talk to Kris Hallenga about founding the breast cancer awareness charity Coppafeel, stepping back from it to get closer to nature and the painful news that Neighbours is coming to an end.

A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. The producers for this episode were Eliza Lomas, Alannah Chance and Gareth Evans. Our theme music is by Billie Marten.

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For episode two, we take a windy walk with radio and TV presenter Gemma Cairney, and her partner Cameron (founder of specialist coffee subscription service - MF Coffee) at the inimitable Jupiter Artland, near Edinburgh. We also talk to Tom Dixon, who runs community groups and an art gallery on his land in Devon and also just happens to be the co-founder of Canopy & Stars. 

Remember to rate and follow us in your podcast app, and come and see us for outdoor inspiration from Find Your Wild and all our amazing spaces. 

A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. 

Host & words: Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Producers: Eliza Lomas and Hamish Brown

Exec producer: Gareth Evans

Mixed by: Rowan Bishop

Theme music by Billie Marten

We're down in Devon to plant a sapling and hear about Ellen Miles' two campaigns - lobbying the UN to make nature a human right and encouraging planting in communities through Dream Green. We also hear from Amira Patel, who's given thousands of people a space to connect with nature, their faith and each other through her group The Wanderlust Women.

Remember to rate and follow us in your podcast app, and come and see us for outdoor inspiration from Find Your Wild and all our amazing spaces. 

A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. 

Host & words: Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Producers: Eliza Lomas & Fiona Clampin

Exec producer: Gareth Evans

Mixed by: Rowan Bishop

Theme music by Billie Marten

Correction note: Humans are actually 200,000 times more sensitive to giosmin than sharks are to blood, not 200 times as Ellen states

We're back very soon for a second series. Just like in series one, we’ll be getting you into nature on walks with inspiring people who weave the outdoors into their lives and work. 

Expect to spend time outdoors with, amongst some other wonderful guests, Fearne Cotton, George Clarke and Gemma Cairney as they share with you what inspires them most about being out in the wild.

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We walk in Richmond Park with Youth Mental Health Ambassador Dr Alex George and hear about his plan for community Health Hubs, his personal tragedy and his time as a Love Island contestant. Then we talk to Will, co-owner of Brook House Woods in Herefordshire and find out how a chance meeting with a spoon carver and a vague dream turned into treehouses in the herefordshire woods.

See what Dr Alex has been up to on Instagram or stay in a treehouse (and take up carpentry!) at Brook House Woods. Follow us on instagram, buy our book, or read our outdoor lifestyle tips on Find Your Wild.

Music by Billie Marten, presented by Christopher Wilson-Elmes, produced by Tom Bonnett.

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We visit Megan McCubbin in the New Forest, where the idea for the Self Isolating Bird Club was hatched, to talk conservation, bird calls and the amazing gardening skills of bees. Then we talk to Sarah, the owner of Swallowtail Hill in Sussex about the steep learning curve of swapping London life for sustainable farming. 

Find out where Megan's latest projects are taking her and stay at the amazing Swallowtail Hill for yourself. Follow us on instagram, buy our book, or read our outdoor lifestyle tips on Find Your Wild.

Music by Billie Marten, presented by Christopher Wilson-Elmes, produced by Tom Bonnett.

Additional music: Chad Crouch - The Bridge (Instrumental)

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A walk in Hackney Marshes with singer songwriter Billie Marten, who told us about finding inspiration and calm in the natural world, followed by an inspiring talk with John, the owner of Hinterlandes, on sticking a camper van to a bus in the Lake District.

Find Billie’s latest album and tour dates on instagram or her website, or stay at the incredible Hinterlandes yourself. Follow us on instagram too, buy our book, or read our outdoor lifestyle tips on Find Your Wild.

Music by Billie Marten, presented by Christopher Wilson-Elmes, produced by Tom Bonnett.

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We head down to the river for some wild swimming with travel journalist and author Sian Lewis, who tells us the best ways to get out into nature, even if you’re short on time. We also chat with presenter Kate Humble, whose trip to the Dordogne a few years’ back resulted in her buying her very own remote lakeside cabin which has since become her personal refuge in nature.

Follow Sian Lewis’ micro-adventures on Instagram, or try out some stargazing for yourself at Poacher’s Cabin in the Dordogne. Follow us on instagram, buy our book, or read our outdoor lifestyle tips on Find Your Wild.

Music by Billie Marten, presented by Christopher Wilson-Elmes, produced by Tom Bonnett.

Additional music: Witchety-witchety-witchety (Instrumental)

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We go for a drizzly, breezy walk around the Peak District woodland which psychotherapist Ruth Allen calls her office and discuss how people respond to the landscape. Later we talk to Natalie and Geoff, the mental health support worker and former drummer who now run glamping nature retreats for adults with autism at Wilderme, their stunning spot on the Cornish coast.

Follow Ruth Allen’s advice and adventures on Instagram, or stay in the fabulous geodomes at Wilderme. Follow us on instagram, buy our book, or read our outdoor lifestyle tips on Find Your Wild.

Music by Billie Marten, presented by Christopher Wilson-Elmes, produced by Tom Bonnett.

Additional music: Podington Bear - Brightening

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