Calm in the Wild

15/09/2025

Last week we lit the fire, brewed the tea, and welcomed the first group into the Forest Garden at Woodville Community for Calm in the Wild’s free Woodland Wellbeing Sessions. 🌿

It was gentle, calm, and deeply needed - and the best part? People who came are already planning to return 💚

If you’re a parent or carer of a child with additional needs, a neurodivergent adult, or just someone running on empty, these mornings are for you. A small, supportive space to pause, breathe, and feel held.

🔥 Mondays & Wednesdays, 10–12 at Woodville, Keighley
🌿 Free to attend (funded by the National Lottery)
📍 Small groups, booking essential - booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/calm-in-the-wild-free-nature-based-wellbeing-sessions-keighley-tickets-1488787245729?

Come for the calm. Stay for the community.

13/09/2025

Really enjoyed playing with fallen leaves 🍂 and conkers yesterday 💚

Thank you to all the lovely Better Place Bradford families who joined us yesterday at Horton Park, in changeable weather. We had sunshine and heavy downpours, yet still had fun! We were feeling Autumnal as the wonderful Candice, from Calm in the Wild, helped create leaf crowns. The little adventurers dug for bugs, and enjoyed playing with wooden fruit and vegetables. We collected conkers and had fun rolling them down the slide and kicking them around like a ball. We even had a nosy squirrel come to see what we were doing! ☺️More photos coming soon in an album...☺️💚

10/09/2025

Just a little reminder that I’m running a mindful walk in Cliffe Castle Park & Gardens next Monday (15th) as part of Keighley Walking Festival 💚

08/09/2025

✨ I’m really looking forward to the very first Calm in the Wild Community Session this morning 🤩

If you’ve missed this one, don’t worry - we’ll be here every Monday and Wednesday morning. No need to come every time, just book onto the sessions you’d like to join.

Expect calm, connection, gentle craft, and a few campfire snacks at Woodville 🌿

🔗 Link in comments

07/09/2025

🌕 Sunday, September 7th, brings the full Moon in Pisces along with a total lunar eclipse - although here in the UK, we’ll probably only catch just a glimpse as the moon rises around sunset, and will seem to glow a mysterious deep red. In fact, as usual in Yorkshire we may not see it at all as, happily for the garden if not for the people, there has been a return of the customary rain.

This moon is sometimes called the Harvest Moon, and marks nature’s release - the trees are heavy with apples, hedgerows burstwith blackberries, and the earth offers up abundance before the quiet of winter. I do love watching how effortlessly the natural world lets go.

As we move towards autumn, this Pisces moon invites us to practice our own sort of letting go. Those long, golden summer evenings that felt endless? The urge to stay busy, stay bright, stay ‘on’? It’s probably time to soften into something slower.

The eclipse energy can feel a bit intense, but think of it as nature’s reminder that rest isn’t actually giving up - it’s getting ready. Just as the earth will renew in the spring, our own cycles of release and renewal are part of something much larger.

Even if the eclipse is barely visible from Yorkshire, the invitation remains: what are you ready to let go of? What needs to rest? 🍂

07/09/2025

Keeping my fingers crossed for clear skies this evening - I think this one will be beautiful!

Don't miss the rare total lunar eclipse this Sunday evening (7 September), also known as the “blood moon”!

Our planet's natural satellite will appear a distinct dark red colour. Let's break down why this happens 👇

The Earth will pass directly between the sun and the Moon, casting its shadow on the Moon. ☀️🌍🌕

This will be the first total lunar eclipse visible from the UK since 2022, and the only one until 2028—so it’s a real treat.

But why is it red? 🩸

During a total lunar eclipse, sunlight passes through Earth’s atmosphere, scattering more of the shorter blue wavelength light, allowing the longer red wavelength light to remain visible.

It’s the same reason sunsets are red 🌇 Only this time, the Moon is catching the glow.

This is also known as Rayleigh scattering.

This phenomenon was first conjectured by John Tyndall, whose work on light laid the groundwork for Lord Rayleigh’s later formal theory.

Both men worked here at the Royal Institution and helped explain the colour of the sky. 🩵

The total eclipse will start at 19:11, but unfortunately it will be below the horizon in the UK. Those who are lucky to have clear sightlines of the horizon may catch the end of totality which will end at 19:52.

However, as the Moon rises higher in the sky, you may see the Moon get less red and get brighter as it starts to come out of the Earth's shadow as the night goes on. These times are for London and you can check timeanddate.com for your specific location times

The Met Office recommends being somewhere with a clear view of the eastern horizon.
Unlike solar eclipses, you don't need protective goggles to view this one.

If you like observing and understanding our universe, you'll love the 2025 Christmas Lectures with space scientist Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock!

Dame Maggie will take us on a journey far away from our planet, exploring the fascinating science of outer space. https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures

05/09/2025

I set these sessions up because I know what it’s like to need space to just be.

That’s what Calm in the Wild is all about. 🌿

My free Woodville Community wellbeing sessions start next Monday 8th September — gentle mornings around the fire with small groups, creative pauses, and space to breathe.

💚 For parents/carers of children with additional needs
💚 For ND adults
💚 For anyone who’s running on empty

Free places are still available — booking link in event: Nature Based Wellbeing Sessions (Free - but booking is essential)

04/09/2025

I’m so pleased to be part of Keighley Walking Festival - and super proud to wear the Keighley Social Enterprise Town badge!

04/09/2025

03/09/2025

✨ Starting next week! ✨
Free, gentle, nature-based wellbeing sessions start at Woodville Community on Monday 8th September.

🌿 A campfire
🌿 Space to pause
🌿 Gentle activities (or just sit with a cuppa)

For parents/carers of children with additional needs, ND adults, or anyone needing a little breathing space.

🔗 Nature Based Wellbeing Sessions (Free - but booking is essential) 💚