A weeklong workshop with Alan Watson Featherstone & Pupak Haghighi
Following the success of our Rewilding Journey workshop in September 2019, we are offering it again in 2020 and 2021 on the following dates:
Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands, 29 August – 5 September 2020
Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands, 22 – 29 May 2021
Practical details about the workshops:
Location: The workshops will take place in Glen Affric, which contains one of the largest remnants of the Caledonian Forest in Scotland, and where practical work to restore the forest has been underway since the 1960s.
Accommodation: The workshops will be based in the remote Athnamulloch bothy, situated to the west of Loch Affric, and surrounded by the Affric-Cannich hills. The bothy was renovated in 2016 by Trees for Life, from whom we are renting it for the week, and is comfortable, weathertight and an ideal venue for accessing wild Nature.
Because of its location, there is no mains water, electricity, Internet access or mobile phone signal, and facilities are simple – a wood stove is the heat source, sleeping mats are provided on the bedroom floors, there is a compost toilet and a photovoltaic panel provides enough power for lighting in the evenings.
Meals: The week will feature a vegetarian (and largely vegan) diet, as a shift to that is essential for Rewilding to be effective on a large scale in the world. We will provide all the food for meals for the week, and cooking will be done on a shared basis by the workshop participants.
Transport: We will meet participants at 12 noon on the first day (Saturday 23rd May, or Saturday 29th August) at the Railway Station in Inverness, and will provide minibus transport from there to the workshop. Because of the remote site where the workshop is based it is not possible to take private cars there. At the end of the workshop we will return you to Inverness by 10 am on the closing Saturday (30th May, or 5th September).
What you need to bring: Please bring a sleeping bag, warm clothing, waterproof outdoor wear (ie jacket and rain pants), good hiking boots, insect repellent and a midge net (it will be midge season), a small daypack, lunchbox, thermos flask for hot drinks, water bottle and a head torch, as well as personal toiletries, towel etc and any special or luxury foods (eg chocolate).
Cost: We are offering these workshops on a three-tiered price scale. We ask potential participants to reflect on, and choose, which price to pay, taking into account both their own situation, and how their payment may help others as well.
£500: This level of payment will cover the basic costs of the week.
£600: This will enable us to offer a bursary to someone who has limited financial resources of their own, so they can take part in the workshop.
£750: Paying this amount will help to fund a rewilding project, as well as contributing to the bursary fund.
We do not want money to be the limiting factor which prevents the right people from participating in the workshop. If your personal circumstances preclude you from paying the fees quoted above, please provide details of your situation, as we may be able to assist with a partial bursary.
Bookings and payment for the workshops can be made here.
Return to the ‘A Rewilding Journey’ workshop description page