How Not To Die In The Woods

By Richard Laverick

After walking away from modern life, Thomas Wilkinson vanishes into a stretch of British woodland with no electricity, no Wi-Fi, and only the faintest idea of what he's doing. What begins as an attempt to escape noise, obligation, and expectation quickly becomes something far stranger, funnier, and more instructive than he ever intended.
How not to die in the woods is a satirical, quietly enchanting account of one man learning, badly at first, how to live alongside the natural world rather than over it. As the seasons turn, Thomas is humbled by foxes who judge silently, squirrels who steal strategically, badgers who refuse to reroute, and birds who conduct their lives with unapologetic efficiency. Hunger, illness, cold, and solitude test him, but so do unexpected moments of trust, companionship, and laughter.
Written with dry British humour and gentle insight, this is not a survival manual, nor a manifesto. It is a story about unlearning urgency, relinquishing control, and discovering that purpose does not require productivity. As Thomas adapts to weather instead of deadlines and measures time by light instead of achievement, he finds that the wild is neither hostile nor sentimental, it is simply honest.
Warm, absurd, and quietly profound, How not to die in the woods is a reminder that stepping away from the world does not mean disappearing from life-and that sometimes the clearest lessons come from those who never speak at all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GH8MM9BJ
• ISBN13: 9798244195934
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"