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A woman in orange overalls kneels in a lush green forest, holding a wicker basket filled with plants or harvest, surrounded by dense foliage and trees.

About Living Wild

Living Wild delivers workshops which educate and inspire people to reconnect with, and protect our environment. Empowering people by teaching skills like foraging and bush craft to bring them closer to nature and promote wellbeing.

Leah Apostolou, the founder of Living Wild is a strong advocate for the therapeutic use of nature and adventure sports. Her degree in Adventure Tourism Management, gave her a spring board into facilitating outdoor activities, which she used to work with marginalised young people and children in care. She has a long background in working outdoors with youth groups, adults and schools, connecting people to nature, themselves and each other. Leah has always been fascinated by the many uses of plants and fungi and loves nothing better than to share her passion and knowledge with others to promote wellbeing for people and the planet.

Leah has been leading foraging walks for the past 7 years and has a vast knowledge of plants and fungi, she is qualified bush craft practitioner with 18 years experience in leading groups outdoors in a variety of activities and settings. Qualified in Youth Work, various adventure activities, Outdoor first aid, Permaculture Design, Nature Well facilitation with the Natural Academy and is continually inspired to keep learning ways to promote the wellbeing of people and the planet. Her next goal is to become a qualified herbalist.

She is in the process of creating a beautiful, bountiful space in North Wales for people to visit and learn the principles of permaculture, forest and no dig gardening and skills like foraging and bush craft.

  • "What an amazing day! Right from the warm welcome, toasty warm fire and relaxing setting, the informative foraging walk, mindfulness session, sauna and cold water submersion, delicious, wholesome food and learning how to weave willow… all in the very best company. Highly recommended *****"

  • "Leah from Living Wild hosted a nature retreat day for my 40th birthday. It was incredibly special! I especially appreciated the gentle, friendly and professional way that she held the space, a beautiful nature meditation, stunning venue, clear and interesting information about plants and fungi, a delicious array of treats and teas, and all-over wonderful day. It was everything I could have hoped for and more. Highly recommended."

  • I had one of the best foraging experiences I have ever been on, after 10 years of foraging... Leah was brilliant, so very knowledgeable on wild herbs, plants, trees, mushrooms etc, and conveys information in an easy to understand manner. A fully comprehensive learning experience that was both enjoyable and interesting. I would thoroughly recommend this course to both the beginner and experienced foragers, a great couple of hours.

  • "Leah hosted a team of us from Yeo Valley for an intimate and really insightful afternoon of foraging at the Community Farm in Chew Magna. She was incredibly knowledgeable, really engaging and the whole team only had positive things to say! We also loved the foraged snack and cordial. I can't recommend Leah and Living Wild enough."

  • "Leah is incredible!! I left the experience with a beaming smile on my face. I attended a workshop near Bath and we found so many amazing tasty treats and learnt about some deadly ones too! Leah's knowledge is next to none, the passion with what she talks with would make anyone intrigued to know more. If you are looking to get into foraging, want to explore your local area, or just have a really amazing activity for all ages I cannot recommend this foraging walk enough. 10/10 experience!"