Nature-led learning for people longing for a slower, more rooted way of life.
The Wild Academy is an online learning space exploring seasonal living, nature connection, and the rituals and rhythms that help us feel human again.
Through teachings, our book, and immersive seasonal experiences, we help people reconnect with the living world - and with the parts of themselves that modern life asks them to ignore. Life was never meant to feel this rushed, disconnected, or numb. There are other ways to live: slower, wilder ways shaped by seasonality, attention, community, and relationship with the earth.
GATHER
our guiding word; weaving, integrating, preparing
BLACKTHORN
our tree guide; healing, resilience, balance
BRAMBLE MOON
the lunar cycle; transformation, richness, protection
SEPTEMBER
Right now at The Wild Academy…
early autumn
COMING SOON…
The Wildhearted Way
Notice… Explore… Practise…
An online membership devoted to inner rewilding: the process of exploring and understanding the self, guided by the wisdom of the natural world.
The Seed
Letters from the wild
Seasonal essays, reflections and field notes for living more closely with the wild world.
The Book
Take the wild year offline
The Rewilding Yearbook: A 12-month journey to discover the wild within you
“an accessible and welcoming guide to living in alignment with natural cycles and the seasons... intuitive, grounding and beautifully inspiring”
About The Wild Academy
What if the life you’re longing for has been there all along, hidden underneath the noise of shoulds and expectations?
The Wild Academy was founded by Eleanor Cheetham and Maddy Winterbrook as a space for remembering our place within the living world. We explore what it means to live seasonally in a culture that rewards constant productivity - to pay attention to the land, our bodies, creativity, rest, and the wisdom of natural rhythms.
Our work brings together nature connection, seasonal rituals and thoughtful learning to help you slow down and reconnect with what matters; a way to meet modern life differently.
