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The introductory speech for the launch of the film Call of the Wild: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmKOyFJCzqs Written by Emma, a young person who participated in the project. I’ve been asked to write a speech today about the woodland projects in partnership with CAMHS and Circle of Life Rediscovery. I want to share with you what these woodland projects mean to me. The over-riding feeling that I get when being in the woods is FREEDOM. I’m sure I’m not

A poem written by a young woman who participated in the Call of the Wild project about her year, 2012. The end of 2012 is fast approaching, could this have been the worst year yet? So much has happened… So many laughs yet so many tears, so many positives, yet so many negatives. The dominating question in my head is why? I thought 2012 was supposed to be the best year yet? I had entered

In 1992, during the Rio Earth Summit, I was a 23 year old student at Manchester Polytechnic  in my final year studying Environmental Management, and co-running Friends of the Earth Rainforest Group.  We stood outside the DIY stores with our banners, letting people know about the destruction of the rainforests! It’s hard to imagine that this was 20 years ago. Today it seems, we aren’t much wiser in our behaviour and understanding of the importance

Over the last 3 years we have reached over 2000 young people and families across woodland days, teenage camp, youth training and leadership programmes, forest schools and family days. Our flagship projects, Call of the Wild and Earthwise, were funded under Natural England’s Access to Nature Grant and MIND’s Ecominds Grant and raised over £160,000 towards creating outdoor opportunities for the most disadvantaged groups in our society. The results show that this kind of work

Circle of Life Rediscovery have been working with CAMHS over the past few years. This is the feedback from the staff from CAMHS at last meeting. Share your thoughts on outdoor learning. What do you think are the benefits of this type of work for young people & families? I think the main thing they gain from being out in the open gives young people freedom. There are no confinements of being stuck in a

Me – The Barrier When I ask my children why they would rather watch TV than go outside, they say that television is more fun. But what is fun for a 3 and a 5-year-old? Their tastes are hugely influenced by my tastes. They emulate me, poor things. And I love screens. So when I complain about the barriers that stop them from playing in the big wide world, could it be that I am