Henry Fletcher

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Hi! I manage a project in the Westfjords called Wildfjords. I am originally from Suffolk, UK, have trained as a Wilderness Guide in Finland, and have worked as a guide in Iceland, South Africa, Swedish Lapland and the UK. The project exists to share the beautiful Westfjords region with you, with all its wonderful land and seascapes, its many opportunities for adventure and the generous hospitality of the people that live here. We're now in the 4th year of running unique wilderness trips, researching old animal herding and walking routes between Ísafjörður and Látrabjarg, gaining funding to carry out landscape conservation work and dreaming a way forward for the project to bring benefit to the land, local people and visitors. Two main strands to our project are: 1. To develop a printed and online trail resource for local companies and adventurous travellers to make use of 2. To develop and offer unique wilderness experiences that teach new ecological skills and perspectives. Check out my Guide to Iceland Blog for more details.

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Death Grin

A poem I wrote whilst walking and researching the Wildfjords trail in summer 2013. Photo by Þorsteinn Másson. Death Grin A sun shelled night save a few nesting terns That bounce on sharp wings that clutch at the sky Then fold their sharp wings and aim for my eye I run to surrender, afraid I might die! They re-group then remember their task to fly I’m welcomed like this, Iceland’s summer has peaked Razorbills, guillemots, puffins replete An orca lies stranded, though grins in defeat The sound of a plover whistling plaintive retreat I too then remember my task

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Introducing my dreams and dulse

Hi, this is my first blog post, so as a little introduction, I am going to be adding material that is related to Wildfjords Trail, a project I am working in Iceland's Westfjords region. It is designed to give people new environmental skills and perspectives and to bring benefit to ecology and local community. Material I hope to include on this blog: foraging, storytelling, conservation, walking, ancestral wisdom, horses and adventure. I have made plant and seaweed foraging central to the first trail experience because foraging has given me a huge amount of direct enjoyment of nature, throu