In this eight-week online course, you’ll explore nature and environmental writing, and how to conduct research and ‘notice’ the natural world around you. Whether you’ve already started writing and need guidance to move forward, or simply have an idea you’d like to develop, this course will provide you with the essential tools to progress confidently.

Through a combination of insightful lessons, interactive exercises, and practical assignments, you’ll learn how to conduct research and record data, structure compelling narratives, and articulate your unique perspective of the environment. 

Whether you’ve already started writing and need guidance to move forward, or simply have an idea you’d like to develop, this course will provide you with the essential tools to progress confidently.

Matt Gaw is a writer, journalist and secondary school English teacher, who lives in Suffolk. He is the author of the acclaimed The Pull of the River: A Journey into the Wild and Watery Heart of Britain and Under the Stars: A Journey into Light. Matt’s most recent book, In All Weathers, is a lyrical and personal exploration of rain, fog, wind, ice and snow (and everything in between). His nature writing and journalism has been published in, among others, the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Times and Countryfile magazine.

Dates: Monday 23 March - Monday 11 May 2026
Location: Online
Cost: £300

Further info and to book here