Guided Walks
Walking can be a simple way to move more, spend time outdoors and build confidence — without needing to be an experienced walker or an athlete.
Choose a walk that suits you.
Wellbeing Walks offer a gentle introduction to walking and the outdoors.
Group Walks take you to discover new places, landscapes and local paths.
You don’t need to know the route, find the way or organise the group. Just turn up, put one foot in front of the other and see where the path takes you.
Women’s Wellbeing Walk
I am a volunteer walk leader with Greenwich Get Walking. My wonderfully supportive group of women meet every Wednesday at 1pm at Shrewsbury House Community Centre, SE18 3EG. This free walk is coordinated by CACT.
Wednesdays, 1pm FREE
Japanese Walking
Japanese Walking is a great way to wake up your body and mind. In just 30minutes we complete a 3km loop in 3minute intervals of speed and natural walking. An easy interval-based wake-up with the benefits of being in nature and meeting new people.
Wednesdays, 7:30am Pay What You Can
Mourning Walks
Mourning Walks are for people who are grieving. Whether that’s the death of a loved one, or the bereavement that comes with any significant loss. I strongly believe nature can provide the space we need to process grief and provide unexpected joy.
Thursdays, 10am £10
Sunday Lunch Club
The Sunday Lunch Club meets once a month for a walk (up to 6 miles) starting and finishing at a pub. Walks are suitable for the whole family (including the family dog) and will work up an appetite for a traditional afternoon Sunday Lunch.
Monthly Sundays, 12noon £10
Adventure Walks
Adventure walks are for small groups to explore new areas in London and the South East, on an all day 10mile walk. The route will be planned with a lunch stop and plenty of interesting facts to help the miles speed by. Walks are advertised on Eventbrite.
Monthly Thurs or Fri, 10am £15
Bespoke Walks
I have planned and led walks for corporate groups on team building days, Learning Disability support providers on sensory exploration days, and groups of families and friends wanting to a explore new areas. Contact me for a walk tailored to your needs.
£ P.O.A
To walk is by a thought to go; to move in spirit to and fro.
To mind the good we see, to taste the sweet;
observing all the things we meet.
How choice and rich they be.Walking. Thomas Trahern 1636-1674
Wonderful Walk
The highlight for me was catching falling leaves with my children and friends while all giggling with delight.
Fun morning in great company!
Thanks, Katie, for introducing us to this area, its history and the abundance of fruit too.
Fascinating
Katie’s knowledge of plants and stories of ancient woodland was fascinating. I felt safe in the small group.
Thank you.
Despite it being wet, it was an interesting walk and well worth doing. I look forward to the July walks.
A great day.
A wonderful walk introducing me to local paths I have not trod before. The green footpath was calming and picturesque.
Shinrin Yoku
Shinrin Yoku, often translated as “forest bathing”, is a Japanese practice of spending unhurried time in nature, using the senses to slow down and notice the world around you.
My Shinrin Yoku for Grief sessions create gentle, supported spaces where you can spend time with your grief without having to explain it or put it right. There is no expectation to talk, and no particular way you are supposed to feel. You can simply come as you are.
I also offer other group experiences and individual Shinrin Yoku and for people who want to slow down, reconnect with nature and make some space for themselves.
Where funding allows, I offer free places to people referred through social prescribing, because access to nature and the opportunity to look after our wellbeing shouldn’t depend on what we can afford.
Shinrin Yoku: Groups
These one-off group sessions are a great introduction to Forest Bathing. I will guide you on a variety of sensory exercises whilst walking slowly through a woodland environment. A session lasts for two hours and will be in a maximum group size of 12.
Monthly Saturday Afternoons, £35pp
Introductory offer only £30pp
Shinrin Yoku for Grief
Join me for a series of six sessions that focus on grief. Each two-hour group session will include invitations that provide the space and opportunity to explore your own feelings and share with others if you wish. Includes a £15 donation to Cruse.
Weekly Thursday Afternoons, £190pp
Introductory offer only £165pp
Bespoke 1:1 Shinrin Yoku
Individual sessions are available either as a one-off or as a series of up to six bespoke sessions. We will agree in advance what will work best for you and what you would particularly like to address. I will then tailor the guided invitations to suit you.
Dates & Times to be arranged
from £60 per session
When life feels suffocating
and the way ahead too far
then breath by breath by steady breath
just stay right where you are.Slow and Steady. Becky Helmsley 2023
Bespoke & Corporate
Get people away from their screens and into the outdoors with a guided experience designed around your group.
Whether you’re planning a team day, wellbeing activity, away day or simply want to give colleagues the chance to spend time together somewhere different, a bespoke walk can combine movement, nature, conversation and a chance to step away from the everyday.
I’ll take care of the route, navigation and practicalities, so you can concentrate on your people.
Walks can be tailored to your group’s interests, location, fitness and accessibility needs, from a gentle local walk to a longer adventure through London’s green spaces.
Planning something for your team? Let’s talk.
Team Away Days
A different kind of team day.
Step away from the screens and into nature with a day designed around your team. As a former CEO with over 20 years managerial experience, I understand what makes time together valuable.
Forest Bathing
Slow down. Notice. Reconnect.
Add a Forest Bathing experience to your away day, or make it the focus of your team session. A chance to pause, use the senses and experience nature together — without another PowerPoint in sight.
Walking Challenges
Make it an adventure.
Take on a section of London’s Capital Ring or create your own walking challenge. I’ll plan the route, navigation and practicalities, so your group can concentrate on the experience.
Perhaps all the dragons in our lives
are princesses who are only waiting to see us
act, just once, with beauty and courage.Rainer Maria Rilke
We finished the last section of the capital ring
Great conversations, exploring parts of London that we don’t get to see everyday, and great company as always!
💫Thank you so much to Katie for leading the group with your knowledge!
Hello!
For more than 20 years I worked in the charity sector, managing organisations and services designed to make life better for other people. I loved much of that work, but eventually I wanted to spend more time doing something directly connected to people, nature and wellbeing.
My own experience of grief changed the way I think about what people need when life becomes difficult. When I was bereaved, I remember thinking, I wish I could stop this happening to other people. It hurts so much.
Unfortunately I can’t stop people experiencing loss, but I can create spaces where they can be with their grief — perhaps making it hurt a little less.
Nature has been an important part of my own life and wellbeing, particularly during difficult times. I know what it is to find comfort in walking, noticing the seasons changing, hearing birdsong or simply having somewhere to go when staying at home feels too much. I also believe those opportunities should be accessible to people who might not normally see themselves as “outdoorsy”.
That’s why I brought together my experiences to create welcoming spaces where you can slow down, reconnect and find your own way forward.
