Scott
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
Scott has been seeking change since he left the depressed ex coal mining town at 17. His travels took him to many places in the world in which he discovered nature as well as community and discovered mutual aid.
The re connection to nature was initially through extreme sports and soon came around to realise he needed to work towards how to live within nature in a balanced way. In an unjust world he was drawn to activism and eco defence where community was the key.
From this he began to learn earth and survival skills in the wilds of Scotland, Canada, USA, Sweden and Norway. Being in contact with First Nations and Sami brought him a realisation spiritual and physically. This learning led him to the (early coined name) Rewild movement where he joined a collective and formed a tribe living in the wilderness in Scandinavia from here they organised DIY wilderness gatherings to create an environment for learning to happen. His main focus on traditional tanning at a renowned handicraft folk school in Sweden taught him to be resourceful with animal skins and set up a ethical organic Tannery to teach people how to make use of waste from road kill, hunting and the food system.
He returned to the UK to study sustainable land use, with leading Permaculture and Arborist teachers. Naturally through the Arboculture learning, Scott was drawn to Forest Gardens and Agroforestry systems, he went on to work on many different community projects in creating edible landscapes.
He was also drawn not only to healing the earth but had the realisation that healing ourselves was part of this continuum and studied Applied Neuro Somatic Therapy and Dao Yin. He holds qualifications and training in 13 different healing modalities. He has also taught bodywork and how to lessen injuries as a practitioner to many people.
Throughout all his learning Scott’s vision is a simple one, which is we need each other and to connect, observe, interact with nature in solution minded approach.
Scott is passionate about rewilding people, not just the landscape.