A few years ago, a walk on the south west coastal path opened Katharine May up to a whole new world. She began to think about reconnecting with nature, and how it was the antidote to everything from anxiety to writer’s block. She even shaped her best selling book, Wintering, around the elements.
Join Katherine now on the seafront in Whitstable, as she talks about inspiration, how much she would like to buy a beach hut, and why we should all love winter.
A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. Sound recording by Marnie Woodmeade, production by Clarissa Maycock. Our theme music is by Billie Marten.
Sarah Wilson on her favourite hike and nature as a coping mechanism
Hamza Yassin on watching the same eagles for eight years and how Strictly changed his life
Mike Duxbury on life as a blind farmer, pig coughs and goose cuddles
Dr Becky Smethurst on stargazing, Saturn and what nature and the night sky have in common
Author Freya Bromley on tidal pools, grief and screaming underwater
Jack Harries on meeting Obama, seeing climate change first-hand and his second favourite place in Hackney
The Drag Queen Gardener on allotments, break-ups and the benefits of gardening
Liv Little on creativity, loss and grounding herself by the sea
Banjo Beale on drunk botanists, interior design and carrying an antique apothecary cabinet up a coast path
Nick Hayes on the Right to Roam, silt witches and getting arrested
Charlotte Church on woodlands, waterfalls and listening to nature
Series three... coming soon
Bonus episode: George Clarke on utopian towns and secret projects
Bonus episode: 24 hours in 24 minutes, a sensory nature meditation experience
Resetting, reinventing and growing - Sophie Morgan and Alice Vincent
214 peaks and an 830km swim - Russ Moorhouse and Lisa Shaw
Richie Norton and Gail Muller - Movement, calm and massive hikes
Poppy Okotcha and Tom Hunt - Seeds, hens and seasonality
Fearne Cotton & Kris Hallenga - Tears, ideas and Neighbours
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