Leaving People and Places Better

Primal is an environmentally, socially, and psychologically regenerative events initiative that restores people, forests, and ecosystems.

Our mission is to leave people and places better than how we find them.

Five symbols representing elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

We teach people restorative practices to integrate into their day-to-day lives whilst regenerating and reforesting local land.

Every year Primal hosts an annual gathering and monthly events that are built around a core belief that the key to creating a better world is through changing ourselves, and this change is more easily achieved in community. Join us and leave equipped with practical hands-on tools you can use daily, learn how to care for the land, enjoy a context to practice these new tools, and feel nourished by a caring community.

What we do

As seen on:

The Resurgence Trust
The Guardian logo
“Countless communities will need to form to tackle the climate crisis and this is one that will probably create ripples of action in its own way”
— Phoebe Weston, The Guardian
Primal - Bee's to a Flower logo

Learn new and empowering earth skills, while actively pollinating the wider ecosystem with the support they need. Just like Bee’s to a Flower.

A Cooking Class Like No Other…

Frankie Paz took us on a journey where cooking isn’t just about making meals, it’s about connection, creativity, and nourishment, all in a way that fits effortlessly into your fast-paced life.

Stories root us.
Soil reminds us.

In March we sat down with Seth Hughes to learn how deeper unowned parts of ourselves, when felt, offer us avenues to express our very own nature, and contribute to shaping the world.

Join an Event

Bring your own beliefs, to the mystery of Pilgrimage

In June we walked a 7.5-mile journey through the ancient landscapes of Avebury with Dr. Guy Hayward to embrace the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world.

  • "If humankind is to survive more than 50 years into the future there are big changes to make; experimental temporary communities like Primal Gathering are nurturing the seeds of those changes."

    Debra, Primal Guardian

  • " Very informative and easy to follow for a novice like me. Great tips and can recommend for novices and the more experienced 5*"

    Andre, Bees to a Flower Participant

  • "They are tackling systemic injustice in ways that are compelling and unifying. That's a big paradigm shift."

    Farhana Yamin, Climate Lawyer

  • "The event was FANTASTIC. Both the Primal Gathering crew and Guy were superb: friendly, generous, caring, inspiring, and wise."

    Annette, Bees to a Flower Participant

  • "I think this event is more than the sum of its parts. All the different things one on top of the other influencing you. It works through you, and changes you"

    Paul Powlesland, Founder Lawyer for Nature

  • "Primal Gathering is one of the most transformative gatherings I've had the pleasure of attending, and working with. The perfect mix of education, hands on, practical action, and wellbeing."

    Zak Avery, Founder Medicine Festival

  • "This gathering changed me in such a profound and positive way. I have come back into life motivated and enriched."

    James, Primal Gathering Participant

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