Dave Barker
@woodlanddave.bsky.social
Founder & Director Wildlore CIC | Woodsman, Ecologist & Nature-Based Educator | #Agroecology #Bioregionalism, #CitSci, #Kinship, #NatureConnectedness, #Resilience & #WildService.
“We go to the woods not to escape the world, but to rejoin it.”
To rejoin the world is to return to relationship: with place, with one another, and with the wider web of life that holds us all. It is an act of remembering that our wellbeing is intertwined with the wellbeing of the land.
#Kinship
To rejoin the world is to return to relationship: with place, with one another, and with the wider web of life that holds us all. It is an act of remembering that our wellbeing is intertwined with the wellbeing of the land.
#Kinship
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“We go to the woods not to escape the world, but to rejoin it.”
To rejoin the world is to return to relationship: with place, with one another, and with the wider web of life that holds us all. It is an act of remembering that our wellbeing is intertwined with the wellbeing of the land.
#Kinship
To rejoin the world is to return to relationship: with place, with one another, and with the wider web of life that holds us all. It is an act of remembering that our wellbeing is intertwined with the wellbeing of the land.
#Kinship
Finally #IUCN Guidelines for #Rewilding published 👏
"The rewilding vision requires a paradigm shift in how we exist and interact with our environment on Earth."
Huge gratitude to @landethics.bsky.social et al ✊
Read Guidelines Here: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
"The rewilding vision requires a paradigm shift in how we exist and interact with our environment on Earth."
Huge gratitude to @landethics.bsky.social et al ✊
Read Guidelines Here: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
October 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Finally #IUCN Guidelines for #Rewilding published 👏
"The rewilding vision requires a paradigm shift in how we exist and interact with our environment on Earth."
Huge gratitude to @landethics.bsky.social et al ✊
Read Guidelines Here: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
"The rewilding vision requires a paradigm shift in how we exist and interact with our environment on Earth."
Huge gratitude to @landethics.bsky.social et al ✊
Read Guidelines Here: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
July 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The best sleep is one had hanging from the trees 🌳 🌲🌳
July 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The best sleep is one had hanging from the trees 🌳 🌲🌳
View from the hammock tonight at Laughton Greenwood
I’m undertaking a 2nd moth survey for the year + I’ve also deployed a static bat detector to see what other stars of the night sky are flying about the woods.
#Ecology #Kinship #Biodiversity #Rewilding #Forestry #Sussex #Bats #Moths #Wildlore
I’m undertaking a 2nd moth survey for the year + I’ve also deployed a static bat detector to see what other stars of the night sky are flying about the woods.
#Ecology #Kinship #Biodiversity #Rewilding #Forestry #Sussex #Bats #Moths #Wildlore
July 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
View from the hammock tonight at Laughton Greenwood
I’m undertaking a 2nd moth survey for the year + I’ve also deployed a static bat detector to see what other stars of the night sky are flying about the woods.
#Ecology #Kinship #Biodiversity #Rewilding #Forestry #Sussex #Bats #Moths #Wildlore
I’m undertaking a 2nd moth survey for the year + I’ve also deployed a static bat detector to see what other stars of the night sky are flying about the woods.
#Ecology #Kinship #Biodiversity #Rewilding #Forestry #Sussex #Bats #Moths #Wildlore
Fixing the garden step is gonna have to wait — it’s home to a Leafcutter Bee 🐝
#Kinship #Ecology #Biocentrism #NatureConnectedness
#Kinship #Ecology #Biocentrism #NatureConnectedness
July 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Fixing the garden step is gonna have to wait — it’s home to a Leafcutter Bee 🐝
#Kinship #Ecology #Biocentrism #NatureConnectedness
#Kinship #Ecology #Biocentrism #NatureConnectedness
March 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Be The Light In The Darkness…
March 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Be The Light In The Darkness…
Are our #NationalParks truly serving #Nature? Amid a #BiodiversityCrisis, do they support #Ecosystem #Health — or just outdated #Landscapes? Shouldn't taxpayer money fund urgent #ClimateAdaptation & regenerate shared [wild & human] #Food systems for #Resilience? #Change must happen — NOW!
February 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Are our #NationalParks truly serving #Nature? Amid a #BiodiversityCrisis, do they support #Ecosystem #Health — or just outdated #Landscapes? Shouldn't taxpayer money fund urgent #ClimateAdaptation & regenerate shared [wild & human] #Food systems for #Resilience? #Change must happen — NOW!
The #NatureTherapy Conference 2025.
Join us at our Second Conference dedicated to Therapeutic activity in the outdoors
2nd -5th May 2025 | Gladstone Scout Camp, Hawarden nr Chester, U.K.
More Information Here: naturetherapyconference.co.uk
See you around the fire 🔥
#MentalHealth #Wellbeing
Join us at our Second Conference dedicated to Therapeutic activity in the outdoors
2nd -5th May 2025 | Gladstone Scout Camp, Hawarden nr Chester, U.K.
More Information Here: naturetherapyconference.co.uk
See you around the fire 🔥
#MentalHealth #Wellbeing
February 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The #NatureTherapy Conference 2025.
Join us at our Second Conference dedicated to Therapeutic activity in the outdoors
2nd -5th May 2025 | Gladstone Scout Camp, Hawarden nr Chester, U.K.
More Information Here: naturetherapyconference.co.uk
See you around the fire 🔥
#MentalHealth #Wellbeing
Join us at our Second Conference dedicated to Therapeutic activity in the outdoors
2nd -5th May 2025 | Gladstone Scout Camp, Hawarden nr Chester, U.K.
More Information Here: naturetherapyconference.co.uk
See you around the fire 🔥
#MentalHealth #Wellbeing
Today is #SámiNationalDay ✊
May the #Sámi peoples resilience inspire us all as we navigate the complexities of our shared world, & may we continue to honour & protect the wisdom & knowledge that #IndigenousPeoples hold, for they offer invaluable solutions to the crises of our time.
#Kinship
May the #Sámi peoples resilience inspire us all as we navigate the complexities of our shared world, & may we continue to honour & protect the wisdom & knowledge that #IndigenousPeoples hold, for they offer invaluable solutions to the crises of our time.
#Kinship
February 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today is #SámiNationalDay ✊
May the #Sámi peoples resilience inspire us all as we navigate the complexities of our shared world, & may we continue to honour & protect the wisdom & knowledge that #IndigenousPeoples hold, for they offer invaluable solutions to the crises of our time.
#Kinship
May the #Sámi peoples resilience inspire us all as we navigate the complexities of our shared world, & may we continue to honour & protect the wisdom & knowledge that #IndigenousPeoples hold, for they offer invaluable solutions to the crises of our time.
#Kinship
New Office...
#NatureConnection #WildernessTherapy #Kinship #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #Biocentric #RewildYourLife #RewildYourself #Wildlore
#NatureConnection #WildernessTherapy #Kinship #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #Biocentric #RewildYourLife #RewildYourself #Wildlore
February 6, 2025 at 3:57 AM
If not you, then who? If not now, then when?
January 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If not you, then who? If not now, then when?
January 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Lovely time spent discussing #Dormouse #Ecology & #Conservation at #LaughtonGreenWood today & lending a hand to construct nest boxes for this endangered small mammal.
#Dormice #Woodland #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #Biodiversity #WoodlandCulture #Community #Kinship #CitSci #NatureConnection
#Dormice #Woodland #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #Biodiversity #WoodlandCulture #Community #Kinship #CitSci #NatureConnection
January 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lovely time spent discussing #Dormouse #Ecology & #Conservation at #LaughtonGreenWood today & lending a hand to construct nest boxes for this endangered small mammal.
#Dormice #Woodland #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #Biodiversity #WoodlandCulture #Community #Kinship #CitSci #NatureConnection
#Dormice #Woodland #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #Biodiversity #WoodlandCulture #Community #Kinship #CitSci #NatureConnection
A parcel of Oystercatchers riding storm force winds off the Sussex coast.
I’ve always loved these birds. Their low dashing flight above the waves brings a sense of purpose to mind. Their piping calls sing to my soul — a sound drifting down through time & one that my ancestors would have known well.
I’ve always loved these birds. Their low dashing flight above the waves brings a sense of purpose to mind. Their piping calls sing to my soul — a sound drifting down through time & one that my ancestors would have known well.
January 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A parcel of Oystercatchers riding storm force winds off the Sussex coast.
I’ve always loved these birds. Their low dashing flight above the waves brings a sense of purpose to mind. Their piping calls sing to my soul — a sound drifting down through time & one that my ancestors would have known well.
I’ve always loved these birds. Their low dashing flight above the waves brings a sense of purpose to mind. Their piping calls sing to my soul — a sound drifting down through time & one that my ancestors would have known well.
“Great Source of Light and Life,
As the sun begins its long journey back to us,
May its warmth awaken our hearts.
Guide us through the darkness,
Fill us with hope,
And help us to shine brightly in the world.
With gratitude for the turning of the wheel,
We welcome the light.”
Merry Yule Everyone 🥳
As the sun begins its long journey back to us,
May its warmth awaken our hearts.
Guide us through the darkness,
Fill us with hope,
And help us to shine brightly in the world.
With gratitude for the turning of the wheel,
We welcome the light.”
Merry Yule Everyone 🥳
December 21, 2024 at 12:22 PM
“Great Source of Light and Life,
As the sun begins its long journey back to us,
May its warmth awaken our hearts.
Guide us through the darkness,
Fill us with hope,
And help us to shine brightly in the world.
With gratitude for the turning of the wheel,
We welcome the light.”
Merry Yule Everyone 🥳
As the sun begins its long journey back to us,
May its warmth awaken our hearts.
Guide us through the darkness,
Fill us with hope,
And help us to shine brightly in the world.
With gratitude for the turning of the wheel,
We welcome the light.”
Merry Yule Everyone 🥳
Brown Long-eared Bat emerging from its Silver Birch roost tree during a survey event this summer.
With the cost of Thermal Imaging tech much more affordable now it’s really upping the game in ecological study, knowledge & understanding of our nocturnal & wild kin.
#Ecology #Kinship #Biodiversity
With the cost of Thermal Imaging tech much more affordable now it’s really upping the game in ecological study, knowledge & understanding of our nocturnal & wild kin.
#Ecology #Kinship #Biodiversity
November 24, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Brown Long-eared Bat emerging from its Silver Birch roost tree during a survey event this summer.
With the cost of Thermal Imaging tech much more affordable now it’s really upping the game in ecological study, knowledge & understanding of our nocturnal & wild kin.
#Ecology #Kinship #Biodiversity
With the cost of Thermal Imaging tech much more affordable now it’s really upping the game in ecological study, knowledge & understanding of our nocturnal & wild kin.
#Ecology #Kinship #Biodiversity
The stories that we tell ourselves underpin our behaviour towards each other & the wilder world. We must challenge/change our collective narrative from one of dominance to one of cohabitation with all life. Only then can we dream/reimagine a viable future for people & planet.
#NatureConnection
#NatureConnection
November 11, 2024 at 2:50 PM
The stories that we tell ourselves underpin our behaviour towards each other & the wilder world. We must challenge/change our collective narrative from one of dominance to one of cohabitation with all life. Only then can we dream/reimagine a viable future for people & planet.
#NatureConnection
#NatureConnection
“The land work won’t work without the people work”
If we're to navigate the social, economic & environmental challenges ahead then we need to gather together, find commonality, evolve a shared vision & form cooperative movements to carry us across the threshold of change.
#Community #Grassroots
If we're to navigate the social, economic & environmental challenges ahead then we need to gather together, find commonality, evolve a shared vision & form cooperative movements to carry us across the threshold of change.
#Community #Grassroots
November 11, 2024 at 2:44 PM
“The land work won’t work without the people work”
If we're to navigate the social, economic & environmental challenges ahead then we need to gather together, find commonality, evolve a shared vision & form cooperative movements to carry us across the threshold of change.
#Community #Grassroots
If we're to navigate the social, economic & environmental challenges ahead then we need to gather together, find commonality, evolve a shared vision & form cooperative movements to carry us across the threshold of change.
#Community #Grassroots
If we're to live & work anew within our land-base we must adopt new ways of ethically & morally operating within social, economic & environmental boundaries.
The principles of #Agriwilding, as developed by Rebecca Hosking & Tim Green at Village Farm, is one such pathway!
#RegenerativeFarming
The principles of #Agriwilding, as developed by Rebecca Hosking & Tim Green at Village Farm, is one such pathway!
#RegenerativeFarming
November 11, 2024 at 2:38 PM
If we're to live & work anew within our land-base we must adopt new ways of ethically & morally operating within social, economic & environmental boundaries.
The principles of #Agriwilding, as developed by Rebecca Hosking & Tim Green at Village Farm, is one such pathway!
#RegenerativeFarming
The principles of #Agriwilding, as developed by Rebecca Hosking & Tim Green at Village Farm, is one such pathway!
#RegenerativeFarming
"What Did You Do Once You Knew?"
#Business #Leadership #Politics #Economy #Parenting #Education #Eldership #Culture #Religion #Spirituality #Community #Health #Wellbeing #Kinship
#Business #Leadership #Politics #Economy #Parenting #Education #Eldership #Culture #Religion #Spirituality #Community #Health #Wellbeing #Kinship
September 24, 2024 at 5:56 AM
"What Did You Do Once You Knew?"
#Business #Leadership #Politics #Economy #Parenting #Education #Eldership #Culture #Religion #Spirituality #Community #Health #Wellbeing #Kinship
#Business #Leadership #Politics #Economy #Parenting #Education #Eldership #Culture #Religion #Spirituality #Community #Health #Wellbeing #Kinship
Remnants of a time where a reverence of Nature & a peoples presence in place was central to the human experience. A time of thinking, being & doing enshrined in community, kinship & collaboration. A time of interconnection & interdependence with all life.
📸 David Abram
#Indigeneity
📸 David Abram
#Indigeneity
September 24, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Remnants of a time where a reverence of Nature & a peoples presence in place was central to the human experience. A time of thinking, being & doing enshrined in community, kinship & collaboration. A time of interconnection & interdependence with all life.
📸 David Abram
#Indigeneity
📸 David Abram
#Indigeneity
A fantastic & simple comparison between two #Grazing systems that often get confused with each other.
HPG/AMP #MobGrazing systems, as utilised in #Agriwilding practices, can turbocharge #Soil restoration & #Grassland / #Ecosystems recovery.
#Agroecology #RegenerativeFarming
HPG/AMP #MobGrazing systems, as utilised in #Agriwilding practices, can turbocharge #Soil restoration & #Grassland / #Ecosystems recovery.
#Agroecology #RegenerativeFarming
September 24, 2024 at 5:15 AM
A fantastic & simple comparison between two #Grazing systems that often get confused with each other.
HPG/AMP #MobGrazing systems, as utilised in #Agriwilding practices, can turbocharge #Soil restoration & #Grassland / #Ecosystems recovery.
#Agroecology #RegenerativeFarming
HPG/AMP #MobGrazing systems, as utilised in #Agriwilding practices, can turbocharge #Soil restoration & #Grassland / #Ecosystems recovery.
#Agroecology #RegenerativeFarming