Any spiritual practice or healing cannot begin to happen if we don't start with connecting to our own body and I find it is quite often the first and simple steps that block us from doing so because of the language around spirituality. What do I mean by that? Take mindfulness for instance. The moment you say it, most folk perceive it as a time of self care and slowing down. Its a time to step away from the technology and over stimulation and you kick off your shoes and step o

I challenge you to find a holly tree within the New Forest that isn't scarred from pony teeth? This time of year, the ponies start to...

Here in the New Forest, we have five different type of deer. The red, the sika, the fallow, the roe and the muntjac. Only the red and roe deer are native to the new forest, with red deer are found in pockets of the forest. The red and the sika deer are closely related and can cross-breed, so they are separated by the railway line. Sika deer originate from Eastern Asia and in the 1900's Beaulieu introduced a herd to their estate. There are only an average of 150 sika deer in t

Now that the Nature and Nurture membership has been launched, I have a little more time to get out and enjoy my favourite season. To me,...

This is one of my favourite months of the year, the leaves are turning and the forest is full of the last blast of activity before the stillness of winter. A thundering of hooves from brave ponies taking their riders through and over everything that is asked of them as riders holla and yip! To try and outwit the next move of the forest run ponies. The drifts are wild and exciting and only suitable for the brave and those that were literally born in the saddle.

September was such a beautiful month of walking. Autumn has started to show its colours and we have have been bathed in glorious golden...

Tipping into October, the rutting season is in full swing!! The haunting sound of bucks and stags are a true sign of autumn, along with...

A walk in the rain can be soothing and grounding, and amongst the grey skies, a beacon of light appears along with my ideas and...

My mabon heart-filled wander pulled me to bring balance. As the day and night equals in length, it's time to honour the dark and the...

When I started New Forest Nature and Nurture 7 years ago, I had a vision of walking with like- minded people and chatting about nature...

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Last night, I enjoyed the last nature therapy session of the year with some amazing people. It is so profound how we are so connected to...

Today I went out to check the walk at Ibsley which I am offering at the end of the month. It felt very autumnal with a gentle shower of...

And just like that, autumn has arrived! Today, the walk was just me and nature. It's been a few weeks since I managed to get out alone,...

The bank holiday weekend bustles with noise, With New Forest grockles that journey with joy, But the school run is looming as holidays...

I was eager to get out and spend some time in the forest today and once I have wandered 5 minutes from Andrews Mare car park the chatter...

Dodging the showers today, I went to check next weeks Ober heath circular walk. The atmosphere was moody, with humid, heavy skies which...

Today is known as the most powerful day of the Lionsgate portal The lionsgate portal doesn't originate from ancient Egypt, as some seem...

A joyful stroll in the ancient lands today, the forest vibrant with colours in the soft, warm rain. Swallows were flying from the eves of...

Today has been a very special day outside of the cattle grids. After major back surgery my husband came for his first proper walk with...