The Wellstead
Here at The Wellstead, we are restoring and rewilding 9-acres of rare ANCIENT woodland in the south of England, all while learning about ecology and highlighting the importance of living a life closer to Nature.
Our plan is simple:
1. Restore the woodland to a more harmonious and interconnected ecological state by removing invasive species, protecting native species, and possibly reintroducing lost species before we then integrate our own activities into the land in a sustainable way.
2. Build a one-of-a-kind environment where people and Nature are harmoniously intertwined, where people can come to learn about ecology and reconnect to their roots.
3. Continue to educate and inspire others to live life true to themselves and in accordance with Nature.
Occasionally, we may delve into other topics in our videos; from nutrition and health, to fitness, natural living, travel, philosophy, and spirituality.
Welcome to The Wellstead! We can’t wait to share this journey with you! 🙏💚🌳☯️
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Have you seen The Wellstead’s 2025 Rewind?
Last year, we made a lot of progress - both in planning and executing on our plans.
We installed our polytunnel and started growing our own produce, started laying the foundations for a permaculture garden, and built a staircase from the farm up the ridge to Old Growth Grove to reconnect two of the main areas of the woodland.
Outside of the farm, we made significant progress on tackling the invasive species on our land, opening up more space for native flora to thrive. We also encountered many forest friends throughout the year, from young fox cubs and fawns in the spring, to buzzards and red kites in autumn. But we also had to say goodbye to several of these beautiful creatures, including one of the cubs in the fox pack, a young fawn who we found injured on the edge of the farm, and a poor fallow deer who had somehow got itself caught between two limbs of a tree and died (a very strange happening).
But from those experiences we learned many valuable lessons. Things take time. Nothing is permanent. And nature will always surprise you.
But perhaps most importantly, we started sharing our journey with all of you through our videos and this YouTube channel. And we couldn’t be more grateful that we did. The support you have shown us has been so inspiring, and we’re looking forward to a year of hard work and progress in 2026.
Check out the recap video below! And share with your friends and family to invite them to join this wonderful community that we’re building!
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Thank You all for 500 subscribers!
You guys are more than just an audience. We’re building a community of people who want to see the natural world respected, protected, and restored. We couldn’t be prouder to have you with us on this journey!
Let’s make 2026 the year of The Wellstead and the year of rewilding natural spaces! 🙏💚🌳
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NEW VIDEO OUT NOW!
https://youtu.be/e_9hXqDEqGo?si=9FYEU...
In this episode of The Wellstead, we revisit some of the work we did on the cherry laurels last year, and see how the area has changed as a result of the clearing.
For some lighthearted banter and laughs, check out the new episode live on the channel now!
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You may have seen in our 2025 Recap video (watch it here: https://youtu.be/FedjTxbEFio?si=QcBUO...) that I was surprised by a visit from a beautiful red kite bird while filming in our woodland! 🌳🦅
Here are some more shots I captured while the kite was perched in one of our Douglas firs 🌲
I took close to 100 photos as well as several minutes of video.
Keep an eye on the channel in the future for more wildlife sightings!
P.S. These images are NOT A.I. You will NEVER see AI generated or altered content on this channel, only organic 😉
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NEW VIDEO OUT NOW!
In this video, I start laying out the foundation for the perimeter around our permaculture food forest project. Rather than building a conventional fence using expensive materials, we opted for a natural ‘dead hedge’ fence that will allow us to define the borders of the farm and deter browsers & pests like deer or badgers while also providing ecological benefits for nesting birds, small mammals, insects and pollinators, amphibians and reptiles, and fungi.
I thought I could complete the entire project in one day by building this natural fence around the entire 12m X 17m perimeter of our farm, but it turned out to be much more work than I was expecting (especially with a lingering chest infection!) so it’ll be something I come back to in future episodes.
In the meantime, you can support our channel by hitting subscribe, sharing our videos with others, and if you want to contribute directly to our restoration work here at The Wellstead, please consider donating to our fundraiser via the link below:
gofund.me/196298d0c
100% of donations will be used to plant trees and regenerate the degraded areas of this rare and ancient ecosystem.
Thanks again for watching, and we will catch you in the next video at The Wellstead!
Happiness, strength, and peace to you all! 🙏☮️🌳🪓🪵💚🌍☯️
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The folks at @WOODLANDSTV have a great video on how to build a dead hedge as well as the ecological benefits a dead hedge can have in a woodland. It’s been a great resource for me in understanding the value of a more natural boundary as we look to finally start defining the boundary of our farm within The Wellstead.
Check it out ahead of our next episode!
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NEW EPISODE THIS SATURDAY 3pm BST!
In our next video at The Wellstead, we start a long awaited project of FINALLY installing a boundary around our permaculture farm.
After much debate, we finally landed on the idea of building a ‘dead hedge’ to define the borders of our farm. This provides a clear boundary for us to work within as well as having the added benefit of providing habitat for nesting birds, small rodents like mice and hedgehogs, insects, and fungi while keeping larger animals like deer and badgers away from our crops.
The project was much bigger than I anticipated, so it’s something I’ll be working on over the course of a few weeks, so keep an eye on the channel for future updates on this project as well as the other work we’re doing to restore our ancient woodland.
See you Saturday at 3pm 🫡🪓☯️🌳
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As we head into this new season at The Wellstead, we’ve got some unseen videos to share with you all. Starting with this video from last summer when I spent a couple days solo camping, foraging, and working in the woodland.
This video was shot over the course of a couple hot and humid days at The Wellstead, and now it’s finally available to view.
The work in this video also serves as a practice for the project I’ll be working on in our next video, coming THIS SUNDAY…
This unseen video is available to WATCH NOW, and we will be releasing more unseen videos over the following weeks in an effort to publish unseen work and also clear some space on my computer’s hard drive ready for all the new videos coming this season. We’ve got a lot of work planned before spring arrives, so keep an eye out on the channel for more regular episodes.
Happy New Year to you all! We hope you enjoy!
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This year, don’t try to make it ‘your year’.
Life is a dance. It’s not about the destination.
It’s about making the most of every moment.
Big changes are not accomplished all at once.
It takes many swings of the axe to fell a tree…
Consistency,
Discipline,
Mindfulness,
Intention,
And most of all: forgiveness.
These are already well within your grasp.
So this year, don’t aim for great leaps forward.
Focus on taking consistent small steps.
And don’t forget to dance.
And always remember:
You don’t have time to waste,
But you do have time…
Happy New Year to you all 🙏❤️🌳
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NEW YEAR, NEW VIDEO!
Releasing TOMORROW at 7:30pm GMT, our 2025 Recap is here! (This video was meant to release at the end of December, and then on 01.01.26, but has been delayed due to several technical issues with the video editing.)
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