Hannah Hargrave

Want to join us on a Wild Summer – full of wild camping, wild swimming, canoe adventures, hidden beaches, woodland, foraging, wildlife wonders, and exploring lost ruins? Summer is our favourite time of the year. We can’t wait to throw ourselves into outdoor adventures – exploring hidden places and enjoying the good life with wild swimming, … Read more

We are very excited to announce a series of ‘Wild Swimming Walks’ events to celebrate the launch of our new book  Join the Kenwood Ladies’ Pond Association on their favourite countryside walks across southern and eastern England. These wild swimming walks – all accessible by train – lead to secret lakes, river meadows and sandy … Read more

[social_share/]   With longer days and beautiful light evenings, get outside over your four days of Easter holiday! Here are five recommended adventures to make the most of the long weekend and burn off all that chocolate: 1. Take a dip in the spring waters of the Malvern Hills The Malvern Hills in western Gloucestershire rise … Read more

[social_share/]   Planning an Italian escape in 2015? Here are our recommendations for a wild holiday… Best for Kids and Families: Fiume Secchia, Reggio Emilia Talada Here the Fiume Secchia flows calmly over a broad bed, forming lovely pools. The water is warm and not very deep, and the beach is pebbled. A great spot for families … Read more

[social_share/]   To celebrate St David’s Day (Sunday 1st March) here’s our round-up of the best places to go wild in Wales: Wild Swimming: Swimming Over Snowdon Swimming over the iconic massif of Snowdon, with its pyramid pinnacle and stunning views, is the ultimate swim tour, with a range of dips from waterfall plunge pools … Read more

[social_share/]   With six weeks to go until Easter, and March just around the corner, we’re starting to get excited for spring here at Wild Things Publishing. We have some exciting new books coming soon, and we can’t wait to embark on some new wild adventures this year. Here are some of nature’s reminders that … Read more

[social_share/] Apparently it’s Bramley Apple Week (2nd-8th February) – a celebration of the humble Bramley apple launched over two decades ago. With freezers and pantries across Great Britain (or at least Somerset and Herefordshire) stocked full of delicious fruit picked in the Autumn, this could be a great opportunity to use some of them up! Here … Read more

[social_share/] If you only venture out into the Great Outdoors in the warmer months, you could be missing out… We’ve finally made it to February! The misery of detoxing, diets and wearing multiple layers that is January may be over, but if you are still counting down the months until summer, and shivering at the … Read more

[social_share/] With the latest research showing that 64% of wetlands worldwide have been lost since 1900, and that 76% of populations of freshwater plants and animals have disappeared in the last 40 years alone (according to the WWF’s Living Planet report), World Wetlands Day is an important date in the calendar. World Wetlands Day is celebrated … Read more