What We do
We create nature-based experiences that prioritise stillness, presence, and connection outdoors, using gentle therapeutic practices such as forest bathing and simple bushcraft to deepen engagement with the natural world.
Alongside this, we offer supportive movement, emotional care, and small-group connection to help participants rebuild confidence, steadiness, and a sense of belonging. All our work is trauma-aware, accessible, and rooted in respect for both people and place.
About
Wild Roots Renewal
Wild Roots Renewal creates space for people to find their way back to themselves.
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In woodland and wild places, away from the noise of everyday life, we bring people together to slow down, breathe, and feel supported again.
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Our nature-based programmes support people affected by cancer, chronic illness, and life’s more challenging moments, alongside dedicated men’s groups and wider wellbeing experiences open to anyone seeking connection, resilience, and time outdoors. Through gentle time in nature, shared experience, and human connection, confidence begins to return, strength rebuilds, and a sense of belonging quietly grows.
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Because even in life’s hardest moments, no one should have to face it alone - and nature can help show the way forward.
ABOUT PHIL BRIGGS
Phil Briggs is a wilderness and nature-based practitioner, medic and conservation specialist with over 30 years’ experience working in outdoor, expedition, and high-risk environments. A former Royal Marines Commando, he has a background spanning expedition leadership, mountain rescue, and remote medical care.
Phil specialises in nature-based personal and social development, drawing on outdoor learning, wilderness therapy principles, and extensive experience in bushcraft and primitive skills. His approach is calm, trauma-aware, and grounded in a deep respect for nature as a teacher.
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A committed conservationist, Phil’s work has been formally recognised with awards and supported by organisations including the World Wide Fund for Nature and UK government bodies. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
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Following his own diagnosis and treatment for HPV-related cancer, explored in the documentary Sexy Cancer, time in nature became central to his recovery. He went on to found Strides 4 Survival, a long-distance walking campaign raising awareness of HPV cancers, and is Chief Operating Officer of Snowland Journeys, supporting Himalayan communities in Nepal.
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Across all his work, Phil is guided by calm leadership, care for the natural world, and a belief that time in nature, held safely and without pressure, helps people find their footing again.
