Welcome

Hello! Welcome to Journaling With Nature.

My name is Bethan. I am an artist and environmental educator. I am passionate about creating connection through nature journaling.

I believe that nature journaling is a practice that is highly beneficial both personally and environmentally, and is accessible to everyone. When you take the time to sit and observe nature with the intention to record what you see, you are creating a deep connection to your environment which will do nothing less than change your perspective on life. Slowing down to notice nature opens your eyes to a new world of wonder and also motivates you to value and take care of this precious world. It is my hope that this blog will help inspire you to create a nature journaling habit in your own daily life.

In June 2020, I founded International Nature Journaling Week. The purpose of this week was to bring the world-wide community of nature journalers together to explore, share and celebrate our passion for nature. To learn more about International Nature Journaling Week (1-7 June) and explore the workshops and resources that are available, visit: www.naturejournalingweek.com.

I am based in Brisbane, Australia. Please email me any time at bethan@journalingwithnature.com if you have questions about nature journaling or if you would like to work together. I am always very happy to hear from you. Let’s observe nature together and connect with the natural world.

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YouTube

You can find me on YouTube. Here is a video I did for the Ecosystems day of International Nature Journaling Week. I upload videos of my sketching adventures, so be sure to subscribe to the channel if you like that sort of content!

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I am on a private (lifelong) mission to replace all the weeds in my garden with native plants. As part of that mission I bought this gorgeous Leptospermum from my local garden centre. When I first got it it was absolutely covered in these marshmallow
It was deeply relaxing to spend some time sketching and painting this specimen, which turns out to be a lilly pilly (Syzygium smithii, I think). The branches were hanging over the fence of a property near here and the fruits were so beautiful that I
I am enjoying sketching this plant that I came across on a walk today. It has pale berries and I can’t decide if the colour is pink or purple, or maybe somewhere in between. I want to start adding some colour to my sketch but I can’t find
Is there such a thing as purposeful aimlessness? If there is, that’s what I was feeling on my nature ramble this afternoon. ⁣ ⁣ Earlier today, I was feeling a bit lost and a bit scattered, having difficulty settling on where I should focus my a
Yesterday, I spent a joy-filled day at the Queensland Museum with nature journal educators @aamydiana and @_dion.dior_ . We wandered through the natural history displays, shared observations and amazement at the diversity of species, and talked about
I am excited and honoured to be teaching at the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference again this year. The conference is an amazing week of learning and connection running from 14-18th September, 2022. ⁣ ⁣ I am teaching a class called ‘Using
We will have one final giveaway to celebrate Day 7 of International Nature Journaling Week! ⁣ ⁣ I believe that one of the best ways to connect with and honour nature is to pay attention to the colours we see around us in the landscape. This can be it
It’s Day 7 of International Nature Journaling Week and our theme today is Celebration! We are celebrating all that we’ve learned and shared this week, the growth of friendships and community, the deepening of our connection with nature an
It’s Day 6 of International Nature Journaling Week and our theme today is Care. We are talking about ways that nature journaling can help us care for ourselves, our community, and our world.⁣ ⁣ We will have a live workshop by nature journal tea
Today is Day 5 of International Nature Journaling Week and our theme is Confidence. This is a really big and important subject in the nature journaling community because many people have a fear of the blank page or a desire to create something pretty
Giveaway!!!⁣ ⁣ We are excited to announce that @jeanmackayart has generously offered to give away two copies of her beautiful book The Nature Explorers Sketchbook: For the Art of your Discoveries. ⁣ ⁣ You can enter this giveaway by leaving a comment

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