If an assessment is to be made regarding the effect of wild time on health or wellbeing, then a clear conceptualisation of ‘wild’ must at least be attempted. However, it could justifiably be claimed that practically every inch of ground in the UK is to some extent ‘managed’ or subject to explicit or implicit human […]

Neighbouring the playing field shared by Hardenhuish and Sheldon schools, in Chippenham, Wiltshire, which is the largest single area of ‘green’ space within the town boundary, are two areas of interest. North of Hardenhuish school, embracing Parish Church of St Nicholas, is an unnamed wood with a footpath leading from the school to near the

Desire lines occur in many open spaces, most particularly green spaces but also through settled snow, the emergent evidence of ‘voting with our feet’ made literal. These lines represent an underlying pragmatism, rarely predicted, as pedestrian fast-ways circumventing attempts at constraint. Seeking the route of least resistance, these illicit shortcuts are typically the quickest or easiest