Urban Wild

Name: Urban Wild
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781472990969
Price: 49.99 NZD
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52 Ways to Find Wildness on Your Doorstep

By Helen Rook

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Summary

Urban Wild by Helen Rook guides readers to rediscover the natural world accessible even within city and suburban environments. Featuring 52 monthly activities, the book offers creative, culinary, herbal, and mindful projects designed to reduce stress and foster well-being. Through simple, seasonal steps enriched with beautiful colour photography, it encourages a lifelong connection with nature right on your doorstep.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book is ideal for urban dwellers seeking to reduce stress and discover nature in their everyday surroundings. It suits both beginners and experienced outdoor enthusiasts interested in practical, step-by-step ways to connect with the environment, promoting health and well-being through simple, creative projects.

Take your first steps on a journey of discovery towards a lifelong connection with our beautiful natural world.

Learn how to de-stress, relax and connect with the wildness you can find on your doorstep even in urban and suburban settings.

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Learn how to de-stress, relax and connect with the wildness you can find on your doorstep even in urban and suburban settings.

Increasing workload, nervous tension, trouble sleeping? Wondering whether there is more to life? You’re not having a mid-life crisis. Like so many others, you are feeling the call of the wild.

Today’s urban living makes it easy for us to feel divorced from nature. This practical book is filled with 52 varied and inspiring activities illustrated with beautiful colour photographs that will get you out and about whatever the weather.

Featuring a combination of creative, culinary, herbal and mindful projects, all with nature at their heart, you’ll be surprised how much wildness you can find on your doorstep when you know where to look.

Organised by month, Urban Wild's simple, seasonal, step-by-step activities open the door to nature in urban and suburban landscapes to help you increase your potential for health and well-being and take your first steps on a journey of discovery towards a lifelong connection with the natural world.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Urban Wild has been praised for its beautiful illustrations and practical advice. Reviews highlight its ability to engage both avid nature lovers and novices in reconnecting with urban flora and fauna. The book is noted for its wide range of inspiring activities, seasonal organisation, and promise to help readers de-stress and embrace the wildness close to home.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472990969

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 February 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Wildlife

Illustration: 235 colour photos; 40 greyscale illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 194.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 840g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Helen Rook Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Science & Nature Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Helen Rook has worked to bring art and nature to people of all ages and abilities for more than twenty years providing varied opportunities from natural education and forest therapy to urban herbalism and home spas. She developed and runs an inner-city outdoor classroom in one of the most deprived areas of the UK. Helen is studying for a Masters in Positive Psychology, and she uses her knowledge to create natural experiences to support people learning to cope with stress and trauma.