October 14, 2025
Nicola
16 Comments

One of the practices that really supports my ancestral healing journey is visiting museums.

For years, I’ve been searching for a place that could show me what life was like before the Industrial Revolution. The rural folk museums I’ve visited across the country focus on the Victorian era. By then, so much had already changed and life was very different.

What I longed to see was a glimpse of rural life before the Enclosures.

And at last, I found a hidden gem: Little Woodham.

I’ve put together a short video to share it with you. I hope it inspires you to explore it for yourself.

About the Author

Nicola

Nicola Smalley is an edge-dweller, shamanic practitioner and writer living in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Natural Beauty in north Lancashire, England.

Following a career in corporate sustainability, she now runs The Way of the Buzzard with her husband Jason. Her passion is anything connected to nature and the mysteries of the Earth.

  • What a place Nicola! How generous of the volunteers to gift the most valuable thing they have – their time. Another place to add to my ever growing list of places to visit. Thank you so much for sharing this x

  • Thank you Nicola, this looks like a truly amazing place. I had set aside my ancestor healing work for a while, and this inspires me to want to pick it back up again.

    • So great to hear Emma. I go through phases too, of putting my ancestral work down. When I do pick it up though and find my way back in, it is brilliant. I wonder with this work that it needs to happen in phases – to allow the realisations and healing to come through. Enjoy 🙂

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