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A Life More Wild
A Life More Wild
Canopy & Stars

Come on outside! A Life More Wild is a series of wild walks with fascinating people, transporting you to the great outdoors... more

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Episodes

Dwayne Fields on becoming Chief Scout and the misunderstanding that changed his life

Dwayne Fields moved to London from Jamaica when he was just a child. The contrast between the two places was... more

20 Mar 2025 · 22 minutes
Series five…coming 20th March

It’s time to step back outside. A Life More Wild returns for season 5, when we’ll be taking a walk... more

14 Mar 2025 ·
Ollie Olanipekun and Nadeem Perera on building a global movement out of a love of birds

Ollie Olanipekun first met Nadeem Parera on Instagram, where they bonded over a love of birds. Realising how rare it... more

07 Nov 2024 · 24 minutes
James Wong on the full flat, ruined movies and inspiring insight that a love of plants has brought him

When James Wong first visited Kew Gardens, he asked his mum if this was what heaven looked like. The ethnobotanist,... more

22 Oct 2024 · 22 minutes
Venetia La Manna on fighting the fashion industry and the power of community

Venetia La Manna loves clothes, but knows more than most about the evils of fashion. For years, she’s been campaigning... more

09 Oct 2024 · 20 minutes
Lise Wortley on walking in the footsteps and clothing of historic female adventurers

When she was 16, Lise Wortley read a book by the explorer Alexandra David-Neel, who had undertaken a 14-year journey... more

25 Sep 2024 · 22 minutes
Gaz Oakley on growing food and rediscovering his love of the land

Gaz Oakley was an intensely energetic, sporty person, who pursued fitness by loading up on carbs and protein, and hitting... more

11 Sep 2024 · 23 minutes
Hiker Athena Mellor on introducing the fourth generation of her family to the Lake District

Athena Mellor never dreamed of writing a guidebook, but the knowledge of a lifetime hiking, a passion handed down by... more

28 Aug 2024 · 24 minutes
Conservationist Sacha Dench on tracking swans 7,000km across 11 countries

When she dropped out of the sky in front of Russian hunters in the Arctic, Sasha Dench wasn't quite sure... more

14 Aug 2024 · 20 minutes
Julius Roberts on nature-first farming and looking his food in the eye

Julius Roberts was exhausted and overworked, as chefs often are. He couldn’t help but compare himself to the happy, healthy-looking... more

31 Jul 2024 · 23 minutes
Writer and broadcaster Emma Gannon on the regenerative value of doing nothing

Emma Gannon had been writing books for ten years, almost solidly. She hosted podcasts, spoke at numerous events and maintained... more

17 Jul 2024 · 21 minutes
Activist Mikaela Loach on finding the power to fight global corporations

Mikaela Loach remembers the moment her grandmother told her that their local beach had disappeared. Years later, she would place... more

03 Jul 2024 · 22 minutes
Lira Valencia on barriers to inclusivity, common terns and “London dolphins”

Lira Valencia grew up in Croydon, surrounded by the kind of urban sprawl that keeps the natural world at a... more

19 Jun 2024 · 22 minutes
Alastair Humphreys on building adventure into your life wherever you live

Alastair Humphreys spent four years cycling round the world. He’s rowed across the Atlantic, run a marathon in the Sahara... more

05 Jun 2024 · 22 minutes
Series four... starts 6 June

It’s time to get outdoors again… In season 4 of ALMW you’ll walk with more fascinating people as they take you... more

29 May 2024 · 1 minute
Bonus Episode - Chatabix meets Canopy & Stars

While we were working on series 4 of A Life More Wild, which launches in June, Joe Wilkinson and David... more

22 May 2024 · 46 minutes
Sarah Wilson on her favourite hike and nature as a coping mechanism

Sarah Wilson is always on the move. Her work as an author, presenter and speaker takes her all over the... more

11 Oct 2023 · 20 minutes
Hamza Yassin on watching the same eagles for eight years and how Strictly changed his life

Being a wildlife cameraman wasn’t something Hamza Yassin wanted to do. It was THE ONLY thing he wanted to do.... more

27 Sep 2023 · 22 minutes
Mike Duxbury on life as a blind farmer, pig coughs and goose cuddles

Despite having a passion for animals and farming, Mike Duxbury received only one offer from all the agricultural colleges he... more

13 Sep 2023 · 19 minutes
Dr Becky Smethurst on stargazing, Saturn and what nature and the night sky have in common

You often hear people talk about how getting out into nature gives them a change of perspective. But what happens... more

30 Aug 2023 · 19 minutes
Author Freya Bromley on tidal pools, grief and screaming underwater

When Freya Bromley first discovered tidal pools, she was dealing with the turmoil of grief. Those patches of calm water,... more

17 Aug 2023 · 19 minutes
Katherine May on disappearing shipwrecks, the rhythm of walking and why we should all love winter

A few years ago, a walk on the south west coastal path opened Katharine May up to a whole new... more

03 Aug 2023 · 20 minutes
Jack Harries on meeting Obama, seeing climate change first-hand and his second favourite place in Hackney

On a trip to Greenland, Jack Harries saw a huge chunk of ice break off a glacier and crash into... more

19 Jul 2023 · 19 minutes
The Drag Queen Gardener on allotments, break-ups and the benefits of gardening

What’s the best thing to do when you’re going through a bad breakup? How about get an allotment, develop a... more

05 Jul 2023 · 18 minutes
Liv Little on creativity, loss and grounding herself by the sea

Liv Little often found herself asked to speak on behalf of all marginalised voices, as the only person of colour... more

21 Jun 2023 · 20 minutes
Banjo Beale on drunk botanists, interior design and carrying an antique apothecary cabinet up a coast path

Most of us probably feel pretty proud of ourselves if we manage to put up a shelf that's reasonably straight.... more

07 Jun 2023 · 18 minutes
Nick Hayes on the Right to Roam, silt witches and getting arrested

This time we join Nick Hayes. He’s one of the most prominent voices of the campaign for the Right to Roam... more

24 May 2023 · 16 minutes
Charlotte Church on woodlands, waterfalls and listening to nature

We're back for series 3 and for our first wander we're in a wooded Welsh valley with Charlotte Church. Famous... more

10 May 2023 · 17 minutes
Series three... coming soon

A Life More Wild is back with a whole new group of fascinating people taking you out into nature. We'll be... more

03 May 2023 · 1 minute
Bonus episode: George Clarke on utopian towns and secret projects

Our final episode of series 2 of A Life More wild sees us chatting to George Clarke about his humble... more

20 Oct 2022 · 27 minutes
Bonus episode: 24 hours in 24 minutes, a sensory nature meditation experience

Wake to birdsong, walk in the woods, forage as you go, then dip into a stream to cool off before... more

05 Oct 2022 · 24 minutes
Resetting, reinventing and growing - Sophie Morgan and Alice Vincent

We took a trip around Southwark Park with TV presenter and award-winning disability advocate Sophie Morgan. We talked about growing up... more

18 Aug 2022 · 28 minutes
214 peaks and an 830km swim - Russ Moorhouse and Lisa Shaw

We go for a walk in the Lake District with Russ Moorhouse, who points out a fraction of the 214... more

04 Aug 2022 · 29 minutes
Richie Norton and Gail Muller - Movement, calm and massive hikes

We walk in the woods with Richie Norton and hear about the long road from losing his rugby career to... more

20 Jul 2022 · 29 minutes
Poppy Okotcha and Tom Hunt - Seeds, hens and seasonality

We’re down in Poppy Okotcha’s Devon garden, helping her (by staying out of the way) as she pots some seeds... more

06 Jul 2022 · 27 minutes
Fearne Cotton & Kris Hallenga - Tears, ideas and Neighbours

We’re in Richmond Park with Fearne Cotton, to talk about how the open space and tranquillity of the waters have... more

22 Jun 2022 · 30 minutes
Crystal caves, rhythm and putting down new roots - Gemma Cairney & Tom Dixon

For episode two, we take a windy walk with radio and TV presenter Gemma Cairney, and her partner Cameron (founder... more

08 Jun 2022 · 29 minutes
Planting, subverting and empowering - Ellen Miles & Amira, the Wanderlust Woman

We're down in Devon to plant a sapling and hear about Ellen Miles' two campaigns - lobbying the UN to... more

25 May 2022 · 31 minutes
Series two...coming soon!

We're back very soon for a second series. Just like in series one, we’ll be getting you into nature on... more

28 Apr 2022 ·
Stomping, reflecting & whittling - Dr. Alex & Brook House Woods

We walk in Richmond Park with Youth Mental Health Ambassador Dr Alex George and hear about his plan for community... more

23 Sep 2021 · 24 minutes
A Life More Wild
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We're down in Devon to plant a sapling and hear about Ellen Miles' two campaigns - lobbying the UN to make nature... more