WILD APRIL 2026

We will gather on the afternoon of April 12th 2026 at Abbotts Wood.

Meet us in the car park at 4pm.

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Bring a chair if you would like one.

Wild Spirit is an attempt to gather in the open air and engage with the natural world and the divine, taking time out to think and breathe and experience what is happening around us.

We meet on the beach, on the hillside, in the forest or in an urban environment, but always outside and whatever the weather.

Wild Spirit happens on the second Sunday of the month at 4pm.

We’ve been doing this for more than ten years now, and after a rest we are returning in 2026, meeting monthly until at least the end of the year.

The first few moments of each gathering are spent recognising where we are, thinking and feeling our way into the place, recognising the presence of the sacred and creating a space for ourselves within it, such as a circle of stones or branches.

Someone will lead us through a meditation that recognises all that is going on, using all our senses. There may be a reading or two, a story or a poem, inspired by the surroundings. There will be silence for a while, a time to listen to the world.

There will also be some kind of physical act to engage with where we are, such as building stone cairns or wetting our hands in the sea.

You will have a chance to wander off on your own and explore, think, listen to music on your headphones, or talk to friends, old or new. Then, when we come back together as a group, we will share food and drink that people have brought, express our thanks and have a closing moment.

And that’s that. We’ll be together for about an hour, but you don’t have to rush away if you don’t want to. Wild Spirit is facilitated by people of faith who appreciate the wisdom of many paths and traditions and who would like to invite everyone to be part of this. You won’t be asked for money or membership. We won’t try to persuade you of anything. There is no catch. The intention is that each should be able to participate in their own way, on their own terms. Come as you are. You are welcome.