I’m Jo

A forager, hedge-witch and wild plant enthusiast

A woman in an autumnal forest, leaning against a fallen log, holding a woven basket, wearing a rust-colored dress, a patterned scarf, a brown coat, and yellow socks.
A hand-drawn green Hawthorn leaf with multiple lobes, the Wild Revival logo.

I soothe my anxious mind in Nature, I heal my body, tend to my heart and feel my spirit come alive when I connect to the wild beings in my local landscape.

My calling is to be a way-pointer for others, to guide and inspire your journey to a Wild Revival.

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join me

on a journey

to the wild within

I’m here to walk beside you, gently guiding, as you rediscover the wild within - healing your spirit, reconnecting to the seasons, and finding your confidence in Nature.

Together we can remember how to feel alive.

  • Person harvesting wild garlic with a basket in a green garden.

    Foraging

  • Hand holding a glass jar filled with water, containing various herbs and flower petals soaking inside.

    Folk Herbalism

  • A hand holding a woven ivy-vine crescent moon with ivy leaves in the background and a white wooden surface underneath.

    Natural Craft

  • Earth altar setup in a grassy area with yellow flower petals, a vertical piece of wood with a white spiral pattern, and a glass candle holder.

    Ritual

A woman wearing a rust-coloured coat is touching a fallen tree trunk covered with small white mushrooms and green plants in a forest.

waypointer ~ wild guide ~ earth intuitive

everything I create

- from foraging walks and herbal workshops, to my bottled remedies and ink paintings; they are made to spark curiosity and connection.

A woman with short brown hair holding a fern leaf outdoors in a wooded area.

My work weaves together education, creativity, and space to simply be; I offer ways to notice more, learn deeply, and belong again to the wild ecosystem of the Land.

I’m here to remind you that you can build your own relationship with the natural world - one that is confident, joyful, and reciprocal. Every plant, every season, has something to teach us; I’m devoted to helping you rediscover that conversation.

My story… the anxiety-filled, tired and always out-of-place one

…to a grounded, confident and naturally in-tune being

I grew up drawn to the wild edges of agricultural Cambridgeshire, making dens behind shrubs in the park and collecting petals for potions in the garden. My mum, a fantastic gardener, taught me how to tend plants and my Dad’s love of hillwalking gave me an appreciation for landscape that stays with me today. I moved to Northumberland to raise my 2 children and fell in love, utterly, with the rugged coastline, sea-worn pebbles and twisted Hawthorn trees. The Wild called me home.


But in-between these times of childhood spellmaking and digging my roots down, I lost that connection - with the Land, the plants, the seasons and myself. Life became about money, productivity, and expectation. I felt untethered, anxious, and out of rhythm with myself and the world, suffering from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), depression and several minor but ongoing health issues. I didn’t feel like I belonged anywhere, and I put myself in many places to try and find the fit. People-pleasing, burning out, trying so hard.

It was through foraging that I found my way back.


Learning the names of the wild plants and weeds, understanding their gifts, and walking slowly enough to notice the shift of each season changed everything for me. It soothed my frantic mind, softened my longing heart, and rooted me again in something real. Intuitively familiar sights began populating my awareness and heralding each season as it changed; the bright green Nettle shoots meant Spring arriving, the tiny white flowers of Wild Strawberries indicated the coming of days warm enough to leave my coat at home, and the bittersweet sound of Geese flying over in Autumn is my mantra for hope through the dark months.

Now, I’ve created Wild Revival so that I can share that same path with others, guiding you to explore, learn, and find your own wild conversation with the Land, to finally recognise that you belong here.

A woman sitting on sand near a rocky cliff, wearing a rust-colored dress and hiking boots.

The Ways of

Wild Revival

  • Through in-person foraging walks and illustrated guides in my Membership, I teach you how to recognise and build relationships with the wild plants that surround you, not just by sight, but by season, scent, taste and story. Work with me to help grow your confidence, learning to gather and use local plants with respect, curiosity and care for the land that sustains them. I always teach foraging with the pillars of ethical harvesting, safe practice, and compassionate awareness.

  • I teach simple, seasonal ways to bring nature’s medicine into your everyday life. Through herbal remedies, foraged recipes and grounding rituals, I guide you to work gently with the rhythms of the Earth - restoring balance, tending to your wellbeing, and deepening your sense of connection to the Land. In Circle, Ceremony or laid-back gatherings, I share ways to ignite a spiritual awareness of Nature.

  • I guide practices that help you slow down and reconnect, to breathe deeper, notice more, and remember your place within the living world. My work offers space for reflection, rest and reconnection, helping you find calm and belonging in nature’s presence, even amidst busy modern life. I facilitate many activities including Forest Bathing, mindful Land engagement and traditional skills, depending on the group and location.

  • I share ways to create in collaboration with the land, from wild inks and natural pigments to woven ivy baskets and talismans. These creative practices invite you to deepen and express your relationship with place and season, using the materials and moments that nature offers so freely.

Get to know me more…

  • Oracle card called 'Nettle' featuring a tall nettle plant with green leaves and white flowers, a butterfly flying near the plant, a snake on the ground, and a stone spike in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

    I love an oracle card!

  • A person's bare feet in tall green grass and purple wildflowers during daytime.

    Barefoot whenever I can manage

  • A person's hand holding a bunch of wild green plants with white flowers and feathery leaves.

    I dry my foraged herbs for tea

  • Person taking a photo of wildflowers in a meadow with daisies and various plants.

    Always ID-ing wild plants

  • A woman taking a selfie outdoors in a wooded forest during autumn, wearing a colorful scarf and a green jacket.

    Outside in all seasons!

  • Person with a blue glove touching a tree trunk in a forest with fallen leaves.

    Always talking to trees

  • A sleeping black and white cat curled up on a bed with polka dot bedding.

    I have a cat called Hazel

  • Person standing barefoot on sandy beach next to a backpack and pink sneakers.

    Sea swimming!

  • Person holding a small fossil with black markings on a sandy beach, with a seaweed-covered driftwood piece in the background.

    Fossil finder

  • A person holding a yellow and brown autumn leaf, with a painted depiction of the same leaf on paper underneath, on a wooden table with art supplies in the background.

    Love to draw and paint plants

  • Clifftop view of a sandy beach with rocks, green grass on top, and ocean waves under a partly cloudy sky.

    I live by the Northumberland coast

A woman wearing an orange dress walks barefoot along the shoreline of the beach, smiling and looking down at the sand, seaweed in hand.

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I’m holding spaces to inspire people to deepen their relationship with the Landscape, and creating a community where we can walk this path together. Encouraging your journey to re-wild your life by remembering old skills and noticing Nature in new ways; welcome to Wild Revival.

- Jo

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