31/10/2026
🍂 The clocks went back last week, and as the evenings draw in, it can feel natural to want to retreat. But winter is also a beautiful time to be out in the landscape, a chance to notice the cyclical rhythm of nature and the intelligence that runs through it, and that we carry within us too.
“Everybody winters at one time or another; some winter over and over again,” writes Katherine May in Wintering, and there is so much to learn from the trees and the way they do it. They let their leaves fall and draw their energy down into their roots, where they stay connected to one another beneath the soil in ways we cannot always see. They prepare to grow again. We have roots of our own, both individual and collective, and just as the natural world moves through its seasons, so do we, experiencing different seasons in our lives and finding our own ways to meet them. Winter can be a time for reflection and slow replenishment, and for turning towards what sustains us.
We can come to winter just as it is, to the openness of the woods in Friston Forest, to the last golden leaves and the soft winter light, and out along the Seven Sisters, to the cold sea and the long grey horizon, which has its own kind of beauty. People have walked these Downs for more than 5,000 years, and there is something special about connecting with everyone who has walked here, past, present and future, and feeling a sense of awe, which is so good for us. It’s also a reminder to move our bodies, even on the days when it feels like the last thing we want to do.
On our walks this November, we’ll bring women together to share in that beauty and to discover the strength in our collective wisdom.
🌿 Walks to Wellbeing
🌿 Burnout and the Systems That Shape Us
✨ Dates and booking via the link in the bio.
