Fed up with being inside all day? Missing fresh air and nature? Five people who ditched their desks reveal the truth about their new lives.
Steve Kell, 59, is a countryside ranger in Warwickshire. After a cancer diagnosis in his early 30s, he left his banking job to study countryside management. Now, 20 years on, he walks two to four miles daily, leads school groups in pond-dipping, and says he feels 'a massive amount of freedom' outdoors. 'I don't care whether it's raining, snowing or sunny,' he says. 'I feel peace of mind – and joy.'
Angela Musk, 31, quit her job as a prison officer after a sunset walk near Edinburgh. She now works as a community outreach officer for Ramblers Scotland, helping refugees and asylum seekers access the outdoors. 'When I'm outdoors, my thoughts are free,' she says. 'I have space to breathe, I feel at peace.'
