Earth Day: Walk & Talk at the Knepp Estate, West Sussex, UK

To celebrate Earth Day on 22 April, Lydia Stevens and Anna Brown are collaborating to host a walk at the spectacular rewilding space that is the Knepp Estate.

We warmly welcome all people developers of all types (coaches, facilitators, trainers, supervisors, consultants etc) to join us for a walk together around the Orange Route, which is a 4.7 km route around the Knepp Estate. This distance allows for a gentle meander and pauses to appreciate our surroundings and also reflects the 4.6 billion years the Earth has been in existence. Knepp is a demonstration of allowing nature to regenerate. This route will include beautiful landscapes, the Knepp Castle ruins, nesting storks and free roaming old English longhorn cattle, Tamworth pigs, Exmoor ponies and deer.

This stunning landscape will set the scene for connection and sharing with other folks in your field, as well as the more than human world that Knepp has enabled to flourish through its regenerative approach over the last 20 years.  We want our time together to be equally free roaming and emergent, so there will be no fixed topic of conversation or agenda.  We are keen to invite whatever conversation wants to happen and also give time to pause and enjoy our surroundings and the company.

You may wish to join us for an informal lunch at the fabulous Wilding Kitchen Café at Knepp, where they celebrate the very best of produce from the Estate.  Highly recommend!

*The walk is free to join and open to all.  Arriving for lunch is optional and at your own expense.*

Once you’ve booked on, you’ll be added to a WhatsApp group to self-organise into lift shares or station pick-ups and to begin to connect with each other.  [The closest station to Knepp is Horsham.]

Do get in touch with Lydia or Anna if you have any questions! We very much look forward to welcoming you to Knepp to celebrate Earth Day with us.

Timings:
11:27 – train arrives into Horsham Station from London Victoria (if you choose this route)

12:00 – meet at Knepp Wilding Kitchen & Shop, Car Park Off, Worthing Road, Dial Post, RH13 8NQ, What3Words: ///REMAINS.ICEBERGS.RACE

12:15 – optional lunch at the Knepp Wilding Kitchen

13:15 – meet in the Wilding Kitchen courtyard ready to begin the walk

13:30 – walk begins around the Orange Route

15:30 – approximate finish time

You may wish to make a trip of it and book the campsite at Knepp or an evening guided safari (which we can both confirm are fantastic!).  Take a look at their website for the options available www.knepp.co.uk

“Why is Knepp so full of life?  It stems from the way our free-roaming animals break up the fabric of our soils. These mini disturbances create space for new life to take root.  You could say the same is true for human creativity. When routines are ruptured – even just for a day – new bursts of inspiration and productivity can be released”. Come to see for yourselves and meet others from the CCA in person.

This is free to attend, however we encourage you to make a donation to the CCA

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