Delighted to read a review of my book, Portals into Deep Imagination, in the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids Touchstone magazine.

Delighted to read a review of my book, Portals into Deep Imagination, in the Scientific and Medical Network’s Paradigm Explorer Magazine.

#AutumnEquinox (pic. Loch Morlich, Cairngorms).

I stood for a long while beneath the long arms of this birch tree. It felt like praying in a temple. I mean, aren’t all uplifting thoughts and feelings prayers? #NatureConnection #spirituality #trees

Morning walk through Abernethy Forest via Forest Lodge, #Cairngorms, which is RSPB’s HQ for Abernethy Forest Nature Reserve. Picture of Lodge dog kennels used during WW2 as a detention building. Couldn’t resist picking a few chanterelles on my way back to Nethy Bridge.

Angel’s wings fungus in Abernethy Forest, #Cairngorms, today. Toxic. Details: www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-exp...

Back in the Cairngorms; Cairngorms back into me. #trees #NatureConnection #Cairngorms

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. ~ Martha Graham

Thought I’d meet #RiverTill, #Northumberland, before sunrise and follow Public Footpath upstream from #TwizelBridge. But as path was obstructed, dangerous, and not maintained after Twizel Mill, I followed the woodland edge, but was forced to turn back after this view as there was no way forward.

Looking down at the #RiverTill , #Northumberland, from Mill Hill nr. Twizel Bridge. The Till is the only tributary of the Tweed in Northumberland.

Came across this gorgeous wasp nest (also called a byke or bike) at the River Till, Northumberland, today.

I’m so looking forward to experiencing the ‘Andy Goldsworthy | Fifty Years’ exhibition in Edinburgh, after the festival. Meanwhile, the video in this Gallaries of Scotland piece is a great introduction to his work and thinking. www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/a...

Great walk along the River Till today, from Etal to Castle Heaton and back. The Till is the only tributary of the Tweed in Northumberland. Thriving with wildlife, plenty of native trees (eg., willow, alder, oak, hazel), and rich in #biodiversity. #Riverwood #NatureConnection

I’m enjoying this book, not only for its subject but because of the writing, though reading about the dreadful fate of rivers is distressing. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

August sunset beyond the River Till ( only tributary of R. Tweed in Northumberland). Followed river through #riverwoods for a few miles as darkness fell. Insects busy, fish leaping, tawny owl, bats, herons, oaks, hazel, alder, willow, and so on. Night walking. #NatureConnection

It’s because I want nature to thrive, including in Britain’s coastal waters, that I’ve emailed MP Emma Hardy (Minister for Water and Flooding) to ban bottom trawling. Perhaps you will too? #BanBottomTrawling action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171084/...

‘We need to notice that many of the best things in our lives, about our lives, begin as resistances. Our interest may require what Winnicott calls a “period of hesitation”.’ Adam Phillips on why we resist: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Lovely short film from Big Picture Scotland. My only issue is with the phrase “the deer are ours”. They are not “ours” but belong to the land, just as rest of wildlife. youtu.be/09j1HNQr_PY

Resting beneath this alder tree by the Harthope Burn, Northumberland National Park. Temperature is just right. Researching #riverwoods for my next project.

Walked on the other side of the River Tweed today from where I tumbled down the embankment into the river a few months ago. Wanted to view the scene where I fell, and to complete my walk on the other side. Then an osprey circled above me thanks to the amazing work of the Tweed Valley Osprey Project.

Returning #lynx to #Northumberland is a wonderful thought, especially after these apex predators went extinct in Britain at about 700 CE. The Lifescape Project is leading the Missing Lynx Project, with Northumberland Wildlife Trust and The Wildlife Trusts. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sat for a whole day with this alder tree, simply noticing, observing, contemplating, admiring, imagining, and taking field notes about this tree and the setting. Embodied writing: www.michaelwilson.uk.com/embodied-wri... #NatureConnection #writing #PlaceWriting #NatureWriting

You’re invited to join my book launch on Thursday 20 November in Watkins Bookshop, London. Booking details below. www.watkinsbooks.com/event-detail...

Reflective #NatureConnection day with #trees on Saturday 27 September in #Northumberland. Join me. www.michaelwilson.uk.com/trees/

Interesting article by Ronald Hutton on the Druids. My book, Portals into Deep Imagination, also reflects on these Celtic priests, scholars, and advisors who like the Celts we know little about. Yet tales and folklore often open pathways for #NatureConnection. www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...

Facilitated a lovely Embodied Writing: the Practice of Deep Listening group today in the Harthope Valley, Northumberland National Park. Connecting with nature is always restorative and inspires creative thinking. Details: www.michaelwilson.uk.com/embodied-wri...

Just pausing while taking 60 minutes away from my desk in Berwick-upon-Tweed, #Northumberland. #Writing #Walking #Exercise

‘Why Not Scotland?’ #Rewilding youtu.be/FFypWj1bjPk?...

#writing #CraftOfWriting #nonfiction #fiction www.waterstones.com/book/on-writ...

“In 1958, just 3 years before his death, Carl Jung sat with students and followers offering some of his final instructions on working with patients in analysis. The event was transcribed, preserved and eventually translated to become this concise volume.” www.chironpublications.com/shop/the-las...

Exeter University study finds “green spaces improve wellbeing”. “When people moved to a greener urban area”, says Dr. Ian Alcock, “they experienced an immediate and sustained improvement in their mental health”. Video: emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Study led by Ian Alcock at University of Derby confirms that nature exposure, nature connection, and behaviours to protect nature and the wider environment are linked to benefit both us and nature. This synergy is a core theme in my new book too. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Perhaps the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland will raise awareness of the true value of nature. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s good to see my new book available in Barnes & Noble in the US, and that their online store provides a sample of the first few weeks of this journey through nature’s year. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/portals-in...

Visited Ford Moss Nature Reserve, Northumberland, again today to spend time with birch trees, especially this magnificent tree with a bird’s nest under this twiggy “witches’ broom”. Perhaps a long-tailed tit lives in there? @northwildlife.bsky.social

Join my book event at Watkins Bookshop, London, on Thursday 20 November. #books #writing #folklore #DepthPsychology #JungianPsychology #Celts #WheelOfTheYear #nature #pilgrimage #spirituality #PersonalDevelopment www.watkinsbooks.com/event-detail...

Solitary #writing day in Kyloe woods, #Northumberland, today, though tricky negotiating brambles at access point overgrown on other side of stile. So many interesting trees with beautiful bark, including sequoias, and the bark of this tree - Western red cedar perhaps.

An anthology of weekly contemplations and practices for spirituality through the lens of psychology, inspired by the culture and mythology of the Celts in Britain and Ireland and their connection with nature. #NatureConnection #DepthPsychology #spirituality www.michaelwilson.uk.com/pathways/

Alder is the most common tree found in riverwoods - also known as riparian or #wetland forests 🌳 #Riverwoods act as corridors, connecting different patches of woodland and helping wildlife move through the landscape. Explore more about alder and riverwoods 👉

Join me on Saturday 27 September for a day of connecting with trees in the Northumberland National Park. www.michaelwilson.uk.com/trees/

Embodied Writing: The Practice of Deep Listening. Join me on Saturday 2 August in the Northumberland National Park  www.michaelwilson.uk.com/embodied-wri...

I’m revisiting Sara Maitland’s writing, including Gossip in the Forest, then found this insightful interview on the life and musings of this inspiring writer. monk.gallery/interviews/s...

#KyloeWood, #Northumberland: It’s a pity this 390 hectare wood is now padlocked to the public with access gates and paths overgrown and blocked. For more than 15 years I’ve ambled the paths and enjoyed the company of trees, then the men came with padlocks. www.woodlandheritage.org/library-arch...

Revisiting my 2020 psychological study on #NatureConnection #wellbeing #MentalHealth and creating meaning in life. #MeaningMaking www.johnmuirtrust.org/resources/78...

Join me for a writing day in the Northumberland National Park on Saturday 2 August. #NatureConnection #writing www.michaelwilson.uk.com/embodied-wri...

Delightful immersive experience in the wildwood on #SummerSolstice with folk who, like me, know the many benefits of #NatureConnection. #ecopsychology #PositiveNeuroplasticity #DepthPsychology #JungianPsychology

#AirPollution linked to 30,000 UK deaths in 2025, warns Royal College of Physicians. The right to #CleanAir must be recognised as a basic human right.  #AirQuality Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, here: bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161 www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...

The more we realise the benefits of #NatureConnection esp. in areas rich in #biodiversity, the more we will want nature to recover and thrive. The Renewing Biodiversity Longitudinal Survey’ will be the UK’s largest longitudinal study in this area. naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/n...

#SummerSolstice: I’m looking forward to this #NatureConnection exploration in #Northumberland, which draws upon themes from my new writing project. www.michaelwilson.uk.com/summer-solst...

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 is poised to make legal history with the introduction of the Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill, 👏 to formally criminalise ecocide, including mass marine degradation 🌊 Article by The Ocean Rights Coalition (UK) ✊ blueplanetsociety.org/scotlands-hi...