A Life More Wild
By Canopy & Stars
Come on outside! A Life More Wild is a series of wild walks with fascinating people, transporting you to the great outdoors and helping you connect with nature as you hear how they've woven the natural world into lives. In Series 4 join adventurer Alastair Humphreys as he teaches you how to build adventure into your life wherever you are, learn what ‘London dolphins’ are with urban birdwatcher Lira Valencia, and discover what it takes to climb Mont Blanc wearing 19th Century clothing with Lise Wortley.
Latest episode
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Xanthe Ross on cooking, growing and connecting through food
Join Xanthe as she tours the walled garden where her journey began and whips up a simple bruschetta from the ingredients around her -
Quick Strolls: Mental Health
How simple it really is to let nature make you feel better -
Claudia Robalino on art, architecture and the Amazon
Join Claudia Robalino in Battersea park, as she talks about re-establishing her connection with nature after leaving her native Ecuador, as well as how her history, culture and simple movement have shaped her life and work -
Quick Strolls: Access to Nature
How three different people challenged the outdoor stereotype -
Dwayne Fields on becoming Chief Scout and the misunderstanding that changed his life
Join Dwayne Fields to hear about the incredible journey that took him from Hackney to the North Pole and the position of UK Chief Scout -
Series five…coming 20th March
Calling all nature and outdoor lovers, A Life More Wild is back! -
Ollie Olanipekun and Nadeem Parera on building a global movement out of a love of birds
Join Ollie and Nadeem, founders of Flock Together, as they discuss herons attacking rats, monkeys stealing laundry and leading a global movement to change diversity in the outdoors -
James Wong on the full flat, ruined movies and inspiring insight that a love of plants has brought him
Join ethnobotanist James Wong for a tour of Kew gardens, to discover old-spice scented geraniums, Hollywood’s botanical errors and the biomimicry that shaped a London landmark. -
Venetia La Manna on fighting the fashion industry and the power of community
Join Venetia La Manna as she walks through a community success story and talks about her campaigns against fast fashion -
Lise Wortley on walking in the footsteps and clothing of historic female adventurers
Join Lise Wortley in the Cairngorms, where she once spent a month following in the footsteps and wearing the heavy tweeds of writer and hiker Nan Shepherd
