Walking the Pilgrim’s Path | | |
A journey of eight thousand miles begins with a single step.
In a world that moves ever faster, walking offers a simple way to slow down. Through pilgrimage, we reconnect with the land and rediscover our true place within the living world.
In this newsletter, we explore pilgrimage in many forms: through stories from the Resurgence archive, reflections on walking as a spiritual practice, and an upcoming talk with
Guy Hayward on how pilgrimage can help us
find our way again.
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As I Roved Out
by Sam Lee, Issue 333, July/August 2022
In this lyrical reflection, Sam Lee explores walking as
a practice of connection with the land.
Guided by traditional folk songs, he describes leading pilgrimages through woods and fields where singing and walking become a way of rediscovering Nature’s rhythms and renewing our relationship with the living landscape.
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Resurgence Talk: Guy Hayward
‘Walking ourselves home’
Wednesday 25 March • 7—8pm GMT • via Zoom
How is pilgrimage positioned in this modern world to help us find our direction again? How can we visit the sacred places and engage in spiritual practices along the footpath to know who we are? What gifts can we bring back from our journeys to everyday life?
Guy Hayward is Director of the British Pilgrimage Trust, which he co-founded in 2014 to promote the practice of ‘bring your own beliefs’ pilgrimage in Britain. He has been leading pilgrimages since 2016, guiding people in group singing about Nature as well as folk and sacred songs. He co-authored
the book Britain’s Pilgrim Places.
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The Pilgrim's Path
Issue 303, July/August 2017
This archival issue of Resurgence & Ecologist explores pilgrimage as a physical and inner journey and as a way to reconnect with Nature, community and the self.
Featuring reflections on ecological pilgrimage, local resilience, conservation and ethical living, this issue brought together voices calling for a more hopeful and
sustainable future.
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Become a life member of
The Resurgence Trust
For six decades, Resurgence has shared ideas with the power to create change. As we mark this milestone, we invite
our readers to join us as life members, helping to
sustain this work for generations to come.
To celebrate our anniversary, new life members will receive a limited-edition art print, ‘Source’, created specially for The Resurgence Trust by Chitra Merchant. This exclusive A5 print is inspired by forest and plant ecology and Indian mythology.
Life members will also receive a signed copy of Satish Kumar's Soil, Soul, Society, a book that embodies the values
at the heart of Resurgence.
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Soil, Soul, Society and Pilgrimage
A conversation between Guy Hayward and Satish Kumar,
12 August 2025
Speaking with Guy Hayward, Satish Kumar reflects on the meaning of pilgrimage, from his 8,000-mile peace walk across the world to the everyday practice of walking in Nature.
The two explore how pilgrimage can reconnect us with soil, soul and society, deepening our relationship with the Earth and with each another.
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Small School Cottage – spring offer
Receive a 25% discount when you book to stay at the Small School Cottage between 1 and 30 April 2026.
The cottage is nestled between the Resurgence office and the Resurgence Centre in Hartland, within the North Devon Area of Oustanding Beauty.
To claim your discount, use code ‘Calm25’ during checkout.
Book direct with Resurgence:
https://resurgenceevents.org/stay
or call 01237 441293 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday)
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A Nature Pilgrimage
by Brigitte Norland, Issue 224, May/June 2004
Brigitte Norland enjoys a book about Winifred Nicholson, whose paintings were inspired by the wild landscapes
of the Hebrides.
Describing Nicholson’s lifelong practice of painting outdoors, she explores how attentive engagement with landscape can become its own form of pilgrimage.
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Street Wisdom
Street Wisdom is a non-profit that gets people outdoors into the urban and natural environment and wandering to find fresh answers to life's questions.
For over 15 years, they've pioneered their unique
Street Wisdom Walkshops — yes, walking workshops! — and wandered with over 30,000 people in 90 countries
around the world. It works.
People use Street Wisdom to make decisions, set a new path, take a new job or move house, or come to terms with grief or loss. Have a go at using this “navigation tool for the 21st century” yourself. Join the Online Walkshop on 1 April 2026.
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One with the Earth –
60th anniversary of Resurgence
Saturday 12 September • Wadham College, Oxford
Join us at Wadham College for R60: One with the Earth, a celebratory gathering marking 60 years of Resurgence. Enjoy a rich melting pot of inspiring talks, thought-provoking conversations, stimulating panel discussions and
stirring performances.
Speakers include Mya Rose-Craig, Satish Kumar, Caroline Lucas, Jackie Morris, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and more.
The event will be crafted on the day by David Pearl,
the founder of Street Wisdom.
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Earthed: The Pollinator Pilgrimage
Saturday 25 April • 10am to 5pm
Along the River Lea to Walthamstow Wetlands
The Pollinator Pilgrimage will be a one-day walk across London, celebrating the launch of Pollinate Together,
a city-scale initiative to grow wildlife through
a living pollinator corridor across the capital.
It's simple. Imagine London thriving. Walk, sow seeds
on good soil, create a future pathway for pollinators of every kind. Let bees and butterflies show us the way. Connect with each other and all life. Light, fun and doing what's needed.
This pilgrimage is a collaboration between Advaya, British Pilgrimage Trust, Be The Earth, Earthed, Initiative Earth, Schumacher College and The Resurgence Trust, coming together to celebrate this shared beginning.
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We hope you’ll find time to step outside and enjoy a pilgrimage of your own — connecting with the land and the living world, in whatever form that journey takes for you.
With all good wishes,
The Resurgence Team
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