Read a selection of features and interviews that explore different aspects of wildness.
Perceptions of Wildness
Published: 19 Oct 2017
After decades exploring Britain’s mountain landscapes, it took a trip to the High Sierra before Chris Townsend discovered true wilderness
Invisible barriers
Published: 19 Oct 2017
Artist and poet Alec Finlay reflects on the limits of the right to roam and seeks new ways to explore physically inaccessible places
Phoenix Futures and the John Muir Award
Published: 4 May 2017
Celebrating seven years of caring for people and wild places around Britain
Interview: Alastair Humphreys
Published: 26 Apr 2017
Adventurer, author and film-maker Alastair Humphreys is a former National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
Interview: Chris Packham
Published: 16 May 2016
Naturalist, nature photographer and television presenter Chris Packham was the first speaker in our Spirit of John Muir event, London 2015
Interview: Susie Allison
Published: 16 May 2016
Susie Allison wrote Scottish Trail Running to share the activity that makes her most happy – going for a run, preferably in a wild place
Interview: Doug Allan
Published: 16 May 2016
Doug Allan is a wildlife filmmaker best known for his work filming life in inhospitable places for series such as the BBC’s Blue Planet
Interview: Piers Voysey
Published: 16 May 2016
We spoke to Reforesting Scotland’s Piers Voysey to learn more about the organisation’s vision for people and woodlands in Scotland
Interview: Finlay Wild
Published: 16 May 2016
Finlay Wild talks about his love of running in wild places – and his remarkable sub-three-hour traverse of Skye’s Cuillin Ridge