Remembrance for Lost Species Vigil 2025

All welcome to drop in on Nov 30th for our Lost Species Vigil, from 3-5pm, at Brooking Church. Wild Monastery and Wild Church have been observing Remembrance for Lost Species Day (30th November) every year for over a decade. This year all are warmly welcome to drop in to our Vigil for endangered and extinct species, between … Read more

Advent & Lost Species Vigil – Sunday 1st December

A quiet afternoon of reflection, silent contemplative and seasonal music at St Barnabas, Brooking, Dartington – all welcome – just drop in at the start times below. Donations invited for the RSBP‘s work with the Curlew LIFE Project. 3-4pm – Advent Quiet Hour – Starting with a few reflections on a wild Advent theme, with an emphasis on … Read more

Re-membering Peace Retreat – Sunday 10th November

A contemplative, interfaith afternoon retreat, on Remembrance Sunday: at St Barnabas, Brooking, Dartington from 2-5pm on Sunday 10th November. Offered on a donation basis: please see below for more details and contact Sam for bookings. As wars rage around the world and as we remember all those who lost their lives in the two world … Read more

Winter Wilds

Winter 2020 was wild in a way probably none of us have ever known before. As the weather worsened, the dark nights increased and the cold began to come, covid infections were also on the rise and, with the introduction of the tier system, life became more restricted for many parts of the UK. Here … Read more

Wild Saints and Remembrance

All Saints Day dawned very wet and windy, such that only the hardiest Wild Church pilgrims (and a very fluffy cat) gathered under Grandmother Yew in Dartington Gardens. To be beneath her ancient branches is to be in the presence of a living ancestor, a wild saint who is at least as old as the … Read more