The Twelve Days of Christmastide, including New Year 2021 saw the UK move back into lockdown, which was not at all the new beginning that many of us had been hoping for, but it seemed a necessary response to the ongoing challenges of the global covid pandemic. Like many people, I was not able to … Read more
Beech Cathedrals & Woodland Elders By wild&curious Last Sunday I had the privilege of leading a Beech tree pilgrimage in Dartington, part of the Wild Church year of tree pilgrimages. As we began our journey we held both the lightness and warmth of the sunshine alongside the darkness of loss close to some of our … Read more
I’d like to begin this blog post by returning to the notion of ‘pilgrimage’, so as to re-enliven it and re-centre it at the heart of Wild Church. For me, to pilgrimage is to journey with intention and wakefulness, curiosity and wonder. “As pilgrims we learn to celebrate the beauty and the bounty of the … Read more
Written by Beth After a couple of months rest, Wild Church took up its pilgrim’s stick again to continue its sacred journey along the river Dart, now beginning the route from the source of the river to the sea. The focal place on the map this time was Widecombe-in-the-Moor, beginning in the church of St … Read more