Nature-based programmes that support people affected by cancer to rebuild strength, resilience and connection through time outdoors.
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Community experiences that bring people together through nature, purposeful activity and connection.
What We do
We create nature-based programmes that help people affected by cancer rebuild confidence, strength and connection with themselves, with others and with the natural world.
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Through time outdoors, supportive movement, practical activities and small group experiences, we create space to recover, adapt and find a way forward. Sessions might include walking, forest bathing, conservation, bushcraft, wildlife and birdwatching, shared meals, reflection or simply time around a fire.
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Everything we do is trauma aware, accessible and adaptable, meeting people where they are, rather than where they feel they ought to be.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
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Bringing people together through nature, activity and shared experience.
Alongside our core cancer programmes, Wild Roots runs informal community activities that create opportunities to get outdoors, meet others and take part in something purposeful.
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From the Wild Lunch Club, open to the wider community, to walks, conservation activities and gatherings for Wild Roots alumni, our community programmes are about connection, participation and belonging.
About
Wild Roots Renewal
Wild Roots Renewal creates space for people to find a way forward.
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Cancer can change more than your health. It can change your confidence, your relationships, your sense of who you are and what comes next. And when treatment ends, or life moves on around you, finding your way forward isn't always simple.
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In woodland and wild places, away from the noise of everyday life, we bring people together to reconnect with themselves, with others and with the natural world. There is no expectation to “get back to normal”, and no single route through recovery. Just space, support and practical ways to discover what moving forward looks like for you.
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Because no one should have to navigate cancer alone and nature can help us find our bearings.
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Wild Roots Renewal was founded by Phil Briggs, a former Royal Marines Commando, outdoor practitioner, medic and conservationist with nearly four decades’ experience in outdoor and expedition environments.
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Following his own treatment for HPV-related cancer, Phil experienced first-hand how challenging the period during and after treatment can be. Time outdoors became an important part of finding his footing again and helped inspire Wild Roots Renewal.
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Today, Phil brings together this experience with qualifications in Advanced Wilderness Therapeutic Approaches, Reality Therapy and Choice Theory. He combines nature connection, purposeful activity and person-centred support to help people rebuild confidence, agency and connection through time outdoors.
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Phil also draws selectively on principles developed through his Royal Marines and Special Forces experience-including preparation, teamwork, adaptability and remaining steady when the route changes.
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Wild Roots is not military training or clinical therapy; it is a practical, supportive approach that helps people find their bearings and take the next manageable step forward.
