Lore of the Wild is a series of 12 pre-recorded stories accompanied by a beautiful soundtrack made in collaboration with the ancient woodland at Lesnes Abbey. They were co-created by Bernadette Russell and Sophie Austin.

We would like to invite you to step away from your busy lives and join us in the woods, to walk, to listen to stories and to spend some time together quietly reflecting on the pain and suffering that we are witnessing across the world.

Like so many, we are overwhelmed with helplessness, anger and sadness.
But we are able to walk in the woods, and share our stories, hold space for anyone else feeling the same and raise some money for those trying to heal the humans caught up in these nightmares.

This mid-week opportunity is an invitation to stop and take some time to be with nature. Come and be present in this ancient woodland, imagine the wilder beings and call forth the Spring. Here in this magical place, we can let our hearts and minds feel the grief at what is occuring in the wider world whilst witnessing the new shoots, buds and blooms that are growing all around us.

As you walk, you’ll hear stories from crows, squirrels, ants, foxes, fungi, the pond, the chalk and even the wind herself, as they weave together tales which connect the woods to the whole world and beyond. Look out for the faces in the trees, dance with the oak tree, gain wisdom from the Green Man, walk to the beat of Lesnes’s ancient secret buried heart and rediscover your own true human wildness.

We’d love to walk with you.