An extraordinary launch

On September 6, we, a group of ordinary people, embarked on an remarkable odyssey: walking 500 miles from Tower Hill Memorial Gardens in London to Glasgow along a pilgrimage route running almost the entire length of the UK, in order to urge world leaders to protect nature.

At Tower Hill Memorial Gardens in London, we pilgrims met for the first time where we were seen off with some beautiful gifts: words of hope from Jackie Morris in her letter to us, read by the amazing Adelaide Bannerman, alongside a book and seven painted labyrinth stones.

Before departing we were also lucky enough to receive blessings to us from Sol, a powerful human who opened the path before us and taught us to walk our sovereignty with our heads held high.

In London, we found nature in the city’s hidden places, full of anticipation and curiosity as we stepped out into the unknown....