MJ Outdoor Adventures Book Club

Pages & Pathways

The Wild Places – Robert Macfarlane

A book club for those who love the outdoors, adventure, nature and a good story.

Pages & Pathways is our relaxed book club where we come together every two months to read a book inspired by the outdoors, adventure, nature, travel or simply the wild places that make us want to get outside.

There’s no pressure to be a literary expert, and no expectation that you’ll have anything profound to say! Whether you’re a lifelong reader, someone who listens to books on audio, or you’re simply looking for a reason to pick up a book again, you’re very welcome.

📖 Our current book: The Salt Path

Our next book for Pages & Pathways is The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane.

In the book, Macfarlane sets out to find some of the wild places that still exist across Britain. He travels through mountains, woods, islands and remote landscapes, meeting people along the way and thinking about what makes somewhere feel truly wild.

It’s a book about nature, walking and exploring, but also about how we connect with the places around us. Macfarlane looks at how much of the landscape has changed and asks what happens when we lose touch with the wild.

There’s plenty to talk about, from what we actually mean by a “wild place” to whether anywhere can really be wild anymore. It also makes you think about the places we visit, the landscapes we take for granted and why getting outside can make such a difference.

Whether you love getting out into the countryside or simply enjoy noticing the nature around you, The Wild Places gives us lots to explore together.

📅 Our next meet-up

Sunday 22nd October – Evening

We’ll be getting together to chat about The Wild Places and share our thoughts and experiences.

The exact arrangements for the meet-up, including whether we’re meeting in person or online on each occasion – will be shared in our dedicated WhatsApp group.

📚 How Pages & Pathways works

Every two months, we choose a new book.

The books will have some connection to the things we love at MJ Outdoor Adventures – walking, nature, adventure, travel, the outdoors, wild places and the people who explore them.

Every two months we’ll then come together to chat about the book.

Sometimes that will be in person, and sometimes it will be via Zoom, depending on the book, the group and what works best.

We have a dedicated WhatsApp group where we’ll arrange the meet-ups, share reminders and have a little book-related chat along the way.

Want to join us?

Just message us on 07738 112 958 and we’ll add you to the WhatsApp group.

🌿 Keeping the pages moving

We’d love Pages & Pathways to be about sharing books, not simply buying more of them.

We highly encourage buying second-hand books, borrowing from friends or libraries, and passing your book on to someone else once you’ve finished it.

If you loved it, give someone else the chance to love it too. And if reading isn’t quite your thing – audio books are absolutely welcome!

We’re much more interested in sharing stories and getting people talking than worrying about whether you own a pristine copy of the book.

❤️ Come and join us

Pages & Pathways is another little part of the MJ Outdoor Adventures community. You don’t need to be a regular MJ Outdoor Adventures walker to join us or read every book.

Just bring yourself, your thoughts on the book and a willingness to chat.

One book. Every two months. Plenty of adventures between the pages.

📖 Pages & Pathways
MJ Outdoor Adventures Book Club

Free to join.

To join the WhatsApp group, message 07738 112 958.