Friends of the Wild, Aylsham
Warm Autumnal and mid-Winter gatherings of plantfolk (and plantfolk curious) to collectively learn and share wisdom, folklore and experience of plant and place.
We’ll meet a local Autumn or Winter plant and share what we know; documenting through photos, collage, drawing, pressing, printing or writing.
We’ll meditate with the plant, then journal and perhaps share what else we learnt from our personal experience.
In between sessions, we invite you to find where these plants grow near you and offer acts of care and reciprocity such as litter picking, watering, or simply noticing intentionally. Friends of the Wild is part of Wastesmiths Wild Aylsham Rangers project, which you can find out more about here.
What will this look like?
A course of 7 Monday evening sessions, 6.15 -8.15pm (this works around bus times for those outside of town),
- 23 November 2026 – Crab Apple
- 7 December 2026 – Rosehip
- 4 January 2027 – Pine and Spruce
- 18 January 2027 – Sage
- 1 February 2027 – Cleavers
- 15 February – Nettles
- 8 March 2027 – Dandelion
To join us, please contact cata@wastesmiths.co.uk
Where:
The Friends Meeting House, Pegg’s Yard, Red Lion Street, Aylsham. The venue can be found on a map here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/D5uctMKRysHK4wNAA
Getting there:
We meet at the Friends Meeting House, Peggs Yard, Red Lion st, Aylsham.
If you’re coming by bus, the closest stop is Aylsham marketplace, which is approximately 2 minutes walk
If you’re coming by bicycle, bikes can be parked securely outside the building or outside the Town Hall, 2 minutes walk away.
If you’re coming by car, parking outside the building is restricted, however there are many places to park in Aylsham, and all car parks are free. Aylsham town centre is small and all car parks are relatively close.
There are sometimes spaces to be found in the market square, but there are often markets on Fridays and Saturdays and we’d advise one of the car parks instead.
A useful map of Aylsham including Burgh Rd and Buttlands car park is here: Aylsham Town Leaflet
Plus
A Saturday Walk or Wheel and picnic in the early spring – to meet the plants together in the wild.
To join us, please contact cata@wastesmiths.co.uk
For information about our Wild Aylsham Rangers, or the smithing of plants, ritual, textiles, plastics or bikes, head on over to Wastesmiths C.I.C.
What is a Wild Aylsham Ranger?
Put simply Wild Aylsham Rangers are a growing community of people committed to making their communities wilder.
Wild space, particularly in urban areas is vital for nature to thrive. So we’re recruiting Wild Rangers to be guardians and advocates for their local wild green space. If you don’t have any wild space nearby, then we’ll support you with ideas to create some and support the wildlife your green space will attract.
