Members share their accounts of magical moments in wild places. Why not contribute your own?
Wild Moment: Louise Scott
Published: 26 Feb 2021
A night spent sleeping in my car amongst the mountains of Skye inspired this poem.
My Nevis: Martin Haigh
Published: 18 Feb 2021
Helping us celebrate 21 years of looking after Nevis is Martin Haigh who shares his memories of climbing his 200th Munro – Ben Nevis
Wild Moment: Iona Mandal
Published: 12 Feb 2021
Iona has completed all three levels of the John Muir Award with a focus on poetry for her Conserver Award. She shares her favourite one here
Wild Moment: Bern Hellier
Published: 5 Feb 2021
A former Lake District National Park Voluntary Warden's poem recalls his first visit to Scotland: "I was blown away (not literally)"
Wild Moment: Terry McCabe
Published: 5 Feb 2021
"If you're very lucky the distant skirl of the pipes on the wind..." a poem about empty places celebrates life from the mountain top
Wild Moment: John Pearce
Published: 5 Feb 2021
"Too soon, like you, we’ll be grits and muddy remnants..." Read a love poem for Ben Hope and Ben Klibreck
Wild Moment: Bern Hellier
Published: 4 Feb 2021
A red-letter day on Helvellyn, featuring a temperature inversion and broken spectre, brightens up his 'dark materials'
My Nevis: Pam Beattie
Published: 27 Jan 2021
Helping us celebrate 21 years of looking after Nevis is Pam Beattie who shares her memories of climbing her 94th Munro – Ben Nevis.
My Nevis: Alex Gillespie
Published: 22 Jan 2021
Helping us celebrate 21 years of looking after Nevis is Alex Gillespie who shares his memories of the Ben from before 2000 when the Trust took it on.
My Nevis: Tim Mackey
Published: 22 Jan 2021
Helping us celebrate 21 years of looking after Nevis is fell runner Tim Mackey, who painfully recalls his first Ben Nevis race.
Wild Moment: Thomas Keating-Jones
Published: 19 Jan 2021
We are incredibly lucky to have some great hikes on our doorstep. This poem celebrates the ice covered pond at the top of the Downs!
Wild Moment: Lauren Smith
Published: 6 Jan 2021
"Around every bend a new and glorious surprise..." Impressions from a pre lockdown visit to the Highlands are captured in a poem