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Wilderness Wood

The official podcast of Wilderness Wood, Hadlow Down.

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Once more, a podcast from Wilderness Wood! In this episode Emily is back to fill us in on what’s been happening this year in the woods. Dan returns to discuss his glorious cabins and reflect on how the turning of the season represents great change at the woods. Also, The Wilderness Wood Community Choir, led by resident musician, Bea Everett, sing us some amazing songs, recorded and mixed especially for this podcast. All this and more in a spring loaded episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Yet again, a podcast from Wilderness Wood! In this episode we catch up on all the news from the past few months with Emily and Dan and learn what exciting things are coming up. All this in an autumnal episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Again, a podcast from Wilderness Wood! In this episode we move all over the woods to document Working With Wood Week 2021. We speak to Emily, Nick and Kate; sculptor, Simon Page; theatre director, Chloe Christian; and loads more members about what they have been up to over the past week - from fairytale plays, to building cabins and shepard’s huts. All this and more in a community based episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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A podcast from Wilderness Wood once again! In this episode we walk and talk with botanist, David Horne, as we visit the sites he has been working on at the woods, including Bat Park, the new “leaky dams” and more. All this in a walkabout episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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A podcast from Wilderness Wood once more! In this episode we speak to Emily & Dan about progress made over the past nine months and their aims for the next seven years at the woods. Newlyweds, Kate & Jake, talk to us about how they met, their wedding day and their life in the woods. We also have a performance of a song written for them by Bea Everett and The Streamside Choir. All this and more in the second season premiere of The Wilderness Podcast!

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A podcast from Wilderness Wood, yet again! In this episode Nick is back to bring us up to speed on the completion of the off-site barn project in Kent and progress on the Wilderness Wood barn conversion into a new office space and community creative hub for members. Also, musician Bea Everett stops by to talk to us about her album “Russian Doll” and play us a couple of tunes. All this and more in the harvest season episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Day five of Wilderness Wood’s Working With Wood Week Podcasts! In this episode we talk to Kate about directing a performance of Little Women at the woods and all the challenges and progress so far. Then the cast give us an exclusive sneak peak of one of the favourite scenes from the production. All this and more in a perfectly staged episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Day four of Wilderness Wood’s Working With Wood Week Podcasts! In this episode we chat with Emily about managing and maintaining the woods. Everything from weddings to Xmas trees. Kate also stops by to read us a poem she wrote for Wild Times. All this and more in a neatly organised and looked after episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Day three of Wilderness Wood’s Working With Wood Week Podcasts! In this episode we interview dancer and “movement guru” Karl Morgan about his career as a dancer from the West End to teaching dance classes for kids. We find out all about Movement Warriors, Karl’s dance school company and his experience as a Friday Clubber. Also, Emily reads us a poem. All this and more in a groovy episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Day two of Wilderness Wood’s Working With Wood Week Podcasts! In this episode David is back on the show, after six months since his last appearance, to talk all things botany and Bat Park. We also have a trombone on the podcast for the first time ever! All this and more in a botanical episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Day one of Wilderness Wood’s Working With Wood Week Podcasts! In this episode we talk to Dan about his career as an architect from when he was just leaving education to the present day. All this and more in a structurally secure episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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A podcast from Wilderness Wood, again! In this episode we have an in-depth chat with Emily about exciting new developments and projects at the wood as well as progress on and off site. We also hear a recording from last years Friday Club Wilderness Proms newly and exclusively mixed for this podcast. All this in a bright and cheerful episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Another podcast from Wilderness Wood that was recorded at a two meter distance! In this episode Dan joins us in person at last to update us on the progress made throughout lockdown. Aidan Chitty tells us about himself and the Friday Club treehouse in our guest interview. Three generations of Morrishes play us a tune each for our Father’s Day special and Kate informs us on how the plants have been coping with isolation! All this and more in a socially distanced episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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An extra special podcast from Wilderness Wood. In this episode we recreate the Bluebell Party for 2020! We have the May Queen, Ceilidh dancing, campfire songs... basically everything that you’d expect from your typical May Day Celebration brought straight to the comfort of your own home! All this and more in a bumper episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Another podcast from Wilderness Wood that was not actually recorded at Wilderness Wood! In this episode Dan returns alongside Emily to chat about how social distancing is affecting the woods and Friday Clubbers Henry and Jacob play us a brilliant recorder duo. All this and more in a quarantine content episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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A podcast from Wilderness Wood once more. In this episode Emily joins us to talk about projects, progress and her PhD! Isobel Dormon tells us about the life of the ‘average’ Friday Clubber. Nina and Rose play “Riptide” on their guitar and ukulele accompanied by Xandi, Ruby and Pippa and then we discuss a peculiar squirrel problem! All this and more in a full female guest line up episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Yet another podcast from Wilderness Wood. In this episode Nick sits in for Dan to talk about life in the woods throughout the first January of the decade. We interview Kent Thodsen who runs weekly Green Woodworking sessions at the woods. Katy plays us another song called “Sail Away Ladies” on her banjo and David tells us about the wildlife and plant life around the Bat Park. All this and more in a love-filled episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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Another podcast from Wilderness Wood. In this episode Dan is back to tell us about the goings on in December and intentions for 2020. We also walk around at the Winter Solstice Celebration asking members about their highlights of the past year at the woods. All this in a slightly shorter episode of The Wilderness Podcast!

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A brand new podcast for the members of Wilderness Wood. In this episode we talk with Dan for the first time to learn about the progress in the woods in November 2019 and his intentions for December. We also sit down with one of the most familiar faces in the Wood, Jake Reed, to chat about the Hórreo cabin, the Winter Solstice Celebration and his favourite thing about the woods! Katy plays us a beautiful song called “The Boat Man” on her banjo and Nina tells us about a new species of plant in the wood! All this and more in this first episode of The Wilderness Podcast!