Outdoor co-working in Nature - North Yorkshire
Swap your four walls for fresh air, birdsong and a different kind of focus.
Wild Workspaces is a co-working community for freelancers, solopreneurs and remote workers who know that their best thinking rarely happens at your desk.
What is Wild Workspaces?
A working day that that helps you re-connect and refocus on so many levels!
Wild Workspaces began in 2023 with a simple idea:
Post-Covid remote working had left us with this weird experience of more flexibility, but also more isolation, feelings of stuckness when you meet that threshold in your day of WFH (working from home) and for many of the clients I coached, teams I work with and people in my network running their own businesses too. Sometimes this feeling of unspoken isolation, and intense work/hyperfocus/distraction/procrastination cycles was presents us with new challenges for well-being and work/life balance.
Here I was working alongside and sharing the benefits of the natural world with people and teams. In lockdown I'd taken my laptop to parks and woodland, and found benefits there. Continuing to do so, when I began coaching in the wood at Little Seed Field, with fondly called days of 'woodmin' (admin in the woods) becoming part of my norm.
I realised many of our working roles would allow us to experience wilder working. , away from the same four walls, without sacrificing your to-do list?
So I created Wild Workspaces
A co-working pop-up in Nature, with space to connect with yourself, others and Nature too!
Each event brings together a small group of freelancers, remote workers, business owners and leaders, and solopreneurs for a full day of co-working in and alongside nature. At the beautiful Little Seed Field glamping site near Ripon, North Yorkshire and home to Where the Mind Grows coaching woodland.
You can bring your laptop and your tasks. Or leave the traditional tech at home for a day and work more wildly.
We provide the fresh air, the birdsong and the community and 'THAT VIEW'
Wild Workspaces is curated to help you:
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Reduce isolation and remote working loneliness
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Recharge your focus and creativity through nature connection and the neuroscientific benefits for body and mind
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Network and connect with other local freelancers and business owners and inspiring humans
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Get a genuinely productive day's work done in a genuinely beautiful setting
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Invest & prioritise your well-being, all in a days work.
What to expect on a wild workspace event
Your day in the wild — from 09:30-16:00pm (Refreshments from 9:30, introduction to event at 09:45am)
Arrive from 9:30am, grab a brew from our free refreshments and settle in to take in the view. Your host JK founder of Where the Mind Grows will welcome the group, introduce the site and help set the tone for the day.
Here's how the day flows typically:
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9:30am -Arrive -kettle's on, free refreshments available
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09:45am-10:00am -Welcome, site orientation and introductions with JK
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10:15am – 12:00pm- Relaxed networking time with fellow wild workers (or head straight into some solo working, your choice)
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12:00pm-13:00 - Take a break for lunch, bring your own (fridges and microwave available)
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13:00pm -16:00pm Wild co-working time. Settle in the communal shelter, head to the pond, wander to the woodland or find your own perfect spot in one of the relaxing Nature spaces. Move between spaces, and let nature do its thing boosting your focus, creativity and mood. Or continue conversations away from our quiet spaces, with new connections.
Before you leave
We'll invite you to capture your reflect with a short feedback form, to help curate our community conditions for future events and capture impact of a day working alongside the wild.
Stay for the full day or leave when you're ready your ticket price is the same either way. (Please let us know when exiting the site, we've had a few past community members mentioned they'd like to move in or lose track of time)
Your office for the day
Little Seed Field - Glamping Site and Where the Mind Grows Woodland HQ
Little Seed Field, Near Ripon, HG4 3PU -Your Office for the Day
Just a short drive from Ripon; Wild Workspaces is hosted at Little Seed Field, a stunning Yorkshire Dales glamping site and the HQ of Where the Mind Grows woodland.
What the site offers:
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Communal working shelter with seating, tables and access to power sockets
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Outdoor seating areas by two ponds
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A 10–15 minute walk to the Where the Mind Grows private woodland onsite, work by a trickling stream with birdsong as your soundtrack or beneath the canopy of birch trees or by the campfire.
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The Burrow. A bell tent, located in the within the woodland area providing shelter and working space, with some chairs and tables available (No power).
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Free refreshments and use of the glamping fridge/microwave for your lunch (bring your own lunch)
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Onsite toilets and parking
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Wild Swimming spots, walking and running routes nearby for a energising start or end to your day
Please note:
The site is in a rural location a car or taxi is required as bus routes are not so accessible. We encourage car sharing where possible. There is no WIFI on sight (this event encourages a different way of working) HOWEVER many phone services can support tethering and hotspot meaning you can hotspot internet from your personal phone and lap top subject to your data allowance (I do this every week)
Make it a 'workation'
Why come for one day when you can stay for two or more
Over the years we have had people travel from further afield to experience a wild workspaces, and made the most of it, by staying over onsite. Turn your Wild Workspaces day into your own working retreat. Little Seed Field offers beautiful on-site glamping cabins ideal if you're travelling further afield, or simply want to give yourself the gift of a slower, more spacious working week away. You'll need to book you accommodation directly with the venue and purchase your Wild Workspaces ticket from here. We recommend emailing the venue to book and mentioning you are attending WTMG's Wild Workspaces.
Past Wild Workspaces attendees have extended their stay to work on business vision and strategy, write, plan and reflect or simply rest somewhere beautiful. A proper 'workcation' without the guilt or any wasted time.
what can you work on?
Bring whatever's on your list (within wild reason)
Wild Workspaces works best for tasks that benefit from a clear head and fewer distractions. Here's what past attendees have worked on:
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Journaling, reflection and strategic business visioning
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Content creation, video content, writing, planning, drafting, blogging
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Editing, proofreading and admin catch-up (Including file decluttering or organisation)
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Reading, research and listening to podcasts or personal development resources
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Writing books, reports or proposals
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Phone calls and remote supervisions, often from the woods
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Email and project management (via mobile data)
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Team planning sessions for small teams
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Well-being and reflection - no agenda just the space for things to emerge.
Wild Workspaces may not have every mod-con or be flashing a load of tech solutions at you. In a world that always feels a little too busy and switched on; it gives you something most offices can't. The chance to slow down, clear your head and reset your bodies energy. Connecting with yourself, others and Nature too!
Wild Workspace Feedback
Bryony, Coach & Facilitator
I want more, lovely, spacious & grounded...time to simplify, just to give time to one thing...the space to think"
Wild Workspace Feedback
Danielle, Business Operations Consultant
"relaxed, reflective...sitting against a tree in the sunshine on my own...switch off, focus...More of these!"
Wild Workspace Feedback
Helen, Author & illustrator
'Feel like I've been much more productive, without the internet then I would be at home! Happy with the ideas I've had for the business.
Meet your host!
Hi I am JK, founder, coach, facilitator and Wild Workspaces host!
I founded Where the Mind Grows because I believe we weren't built to spend our days staring at the same four walls or feeling so disconnected in work.
As a solopreneur (and former leader in the voluntary and private sectors), I know how lonely remote working can feel. I know how hard we work for purpose, cause and impact.
I know what it's like to feel stuck, stale and in need of a genuine change of scene. To help refocus, re-energise and motivate yourself back into doing what needs to be done.
Nature is now my backdrop for work, on a weekly basis and I reap the natural benefits for well-being and creativity, working this way.
So I wanted to share it with more people, and that's why Wild Workspaces became!
How often do you get to say 'Just popping to the woods to bosh out some of my to-do list'?
Wild Workspaces grew a knowing that we are so much better, when we are better connected. It's one day in your month to get curious, explore new perspectives, boost mood, calm nerves and inspire the mind. Focused work and reconnection!
Beyond my hosting here also a nature-led life and career coach, team facilitator and the creator of coaching programmes for people and organisations who want to do things differently and contribute to a kinder, healthier future. Wild Workspaces is just one of the ways I help people rediscover your wild and tap into your true nature!
Community Culture
Together we are growing an inclusive, respectful space for community, networking and co-working. Wild Workspaces is built on a simple principle everyone deserves to feel welcome, safe and at ease. By booking a place, attendees commit to our Community Culture Agreement which keeps the event running inclusively, respectfully and well.
Flexible, Accessible Pricing.
We offer three payment bands to make Wild Workspaces accessible to as many people as possible. You choose the band that works for you when you book [activating the discount with the relevant coupon code at booking]
Stay for the full day (9:30am – 4pm) or leave earlier. [the price is the same either way, no refunds for partial stay]
Included in your ticket:
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Host introduction to help you settle in and orientate: No awkward attempts to mingle or find your place. It's all made as natural as possible here!
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Full day access to Little Seed Field and the woodland
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Relaxed morning networking session [optional but open to all]
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Free refreshments (drinks, biscuits, fruit) available throughout
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Use of communal shelter, outdoor seating and woodland working spots across the site.
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Access to limited power sockets - communal area
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Welcoming sense of community
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Quiet spaces for well-being and reflection
Pricing Tiers
Please select the most relevant pricing structure to you and your current circumstances, we trust you will select the correct tier. Please note any small profit made from this event goes straight back into funding future events, venue hire and refreshment costs.
On booking use the code to activate the discount in the coupon section. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers. Please ensure you book the correct date you plan to attend
Prices are per event, per person
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Tuesday 14th July 2026
Tuesday 15th September 2026
Corporate/For-Profit
£45 Per Person Standard Rate
Purpose Led & VCSE operating with abundance
£30PP us Use Code PURPOSE_WW
Sole Traders, Freelancers & Small/Micro VCSE organisations
£20pp Use Code TINY_WILD
Explore More from Where the Mind Grows
Wild Workspaces is a small part of Where the Mind Grows Yorkshire. If you're looking for more:
Gathering Community
Retreats in the wild, events and creative group sessions.
Re-connected with Nature, Self and Community.
Collaboration & Connection