Tessa Wardley is a river-lover and mini-adventurer who has worked and played in waters worldwide from New Zealand to the Arctic Circle. She is a senior policy advisor with the Environment Department and before that, principle in a global environmental consultancy and policy advisor to the Environment Agency. She has written The River Book, The Woodland Book and The Countryside Book, inspirational titles encouraging readers to have adventures outdoors. Tessa is now the Director of Communications and Advocacy with The Rivers Trust.She is also author of The Ocean Hero Handbook and Mindful Thoughts for Runners.

• ContentsIntroductionChapter One: Taking the PlungeChapter Two: The Solo SwimChapter Three: Swimming with FriendsChapter Four: Swimming AdventuresChapter Five: Reflections from the RiverbankChapter Six: Water WisdomFurther Reading & WebsitesThe Mindfulness SeriesIndexAcknowledgements

Tessa Wardley is a river-lover and mini-adventurer who has worked and played in waters worldwide from New Zealand to the Arctic Circle. She is a senior policy advisor with the Environment Department and before that, principle in a global environmental consultancy and policy advisor to the Environment Agency. She has written The River Book, The Woodland Book and The Countryside Book, inspirational titles encouraging readers to have adventures outdoors. Tessa is now the Director of Communications and Advocacy with The Rivers Trust.She is also author of The Ocean Hero Handbook and Mindful Thoughts for Runners.

• ContentsIntroductionChapter One: Taking the PlungeChapter Two: The Solo SwimChapter Three: Swimming with FriendsChapter Four: Swimming AdventuresChapter Five: Reflections from the RiverbankChapter Six: Water WisdomFurther Reading & WebsitesThe Mindfulness SeriesIndexAcknowledgements

Tessa Wardley is a river-lover and mini-adventurer who has worked and played in waters worldwide from New Zealand to the Arctic Circle. She is a senior policy advisor with the Environment Department and before that, principle in a global environmental consultancy and policy advisor to the Environment Agency. She has written The River Book, The Woodland Book and The Countryside Book, inspirational titles encouraging readers to have adventures outdoors. Tessa is now the Director of Communications and Advocacy with The Rivers Trust.She is also author of The Ocean Hero Handbook and Mindful Thoughts for Runners.

• ContentsIntroductionChapter One: Taking the PlungeChapter Two: The Solo SwimChapter Three: Swimming with FriendsChapter Four: Swimming AdventuresChapter Five: Reflections from the RiverbankChapter Six: Water WisdomFurther Reading & WebsitesThe Mindfulness SeriesIndexAcknowledgements