Wellbeing In Nature for adults and children

Engage with a bushcraft day-session, during which you can engage with a range of activities designed to deliver a sense of ‘comfort in the natural world’, which is essentially what bushcraft is about.

You can choose whether you’d prefer practical or more reflective activities, or perhaps a mixture of both. This adventure is designed to be an escape from the stresses of life, one where no-one needs or wants anything from you, leaving you to ‘just be’ with nature and yourself. Consider this a reviving and restorative experience that will foster deeper connection with the natural world and yourself.

If you’re a tree lover or a tree hugger then this package is for you. An opportunity to get close up and personal to the various tree species in the wood, including Oak, Cherry, Hazel, Small Leaved Lime, Hornbeam and Spindle, the ancient woodland indicator tree.

You’ll also be provided with the opportunity to sit and listen to the inner ruminations of different trees, translated into audible music using a patented device that provides a new dimension to the secret life of trees. Refreshments are included in this session, which is suitable for adults and children and would make the perfect gift for a special birthday or occasion.

We run low-cost, low-level therapeutic Wellbeing In Nature sessions on a weekly basis.

These 2-hour Wellbeing In Nature sessions take place on a Wednesday morning between 10 a.m. and 12 noon.

The aim of the sessions is to encourage group members to relax body and mind, facilitating emotional restoration and mood balancing that is taken back into daily life beyond the woodland.

Activities engaged with might involve light woodland management, surveying of flora and fauna or dead-wood hedging projects.

At the end of the session there is tea, coffee, cake and opportunity for some chit-chat and low-key reflection on the morning’s activities.

Feedback from session participants include feeling “safer somehow” or that they “leave their troubles at the gate”.

The simple aim of the sessions is to deliver feelings to participants of being emotionally restored, which obviously works as they keep coming back for more! Spending time in the wild wood, participants say, helps them smile more from the inside.

For children who are experiencing anxiety that is causing issue at school and/or at home, a series of woodland-based sessions can deliver much in the way of regulating unhelpful emotions, developing confidence and building resilience. Susan Collini is a qualified teacher, forest school leader and therapist who has many years of working with neuro-typical and neuro-diverse children.

Woodland-based sessions can be delivered one-to-one (with parent or classroom support in attendance) or in a small group and are very much geared towards fostering holistic development.

A block of 4 x 90 minute sessions is the minimum provided, with up to 12 x 90 minutes being recommended to maximise the child’s ability to make the necessary helpful changes in how they think and feel about themselves and others.

Costs vary according to requirements.

Delivered online, via Zoom, this training is highly recommended for anyone wanting to become a Wellbeing In Nature practitioner. 50% of the cost of this training will be reimbursed at the point of payment for the Level 3 Wellbeing In Nature accredited qualification.

This training is also suitable for anyone interested in deepening their knowledge about how to harness the healing power of nature for personal use, to develop a wellbeing enhancing nature connection based mindfulness habit that can have considerable positive effects on physical and emotional health.

Sessions – 60 minutes online using the Zoom platform

Cost £100 for 4 sessions (includes weekly resources provided for nature-connection activities) NB 50% reimbursed for Level 3 WIN students.

Suitability – anyone over the age of 16. A physical and mental health declaration will be required prior to starting the course.

This option could be very valuable for anyone considering doing the Level 3 qualification but would like to experience something of the realities first hand, prior to engaging with the formal training.

2 days of experiential adventures in the woodland, including sensory mindfulness activities, cooking over an open fire and greenwood crafts.

Accommodation, camping in the wood is possible, or if you prefer access to more home comforts there are a variety of options within a few miles of the woodland.

The weekend will deliver guidance and insight into ‘best practice’ for running nature connection sessions. Whether your potential venue is your garden, a woodland, by the sea or a reservoir, or in a horticultural environment you can access resources to help develop your professional and personal tool-kit.

2-hour sessions of gentle, guidance to relax your body, release you from stressful thinking, restore your emotional balance and deepen your connection with the healing power that is always there in nature, once you learn how to access it to benefit wellbeing. Join in for an individual session or sign up for a block of 4, at a discounted price.

Cost of individual session £30.

Cost of block of 4 session £25/session

Minimum of 6 people, maximum of 8 people per session (we’ll put you on a list).

A delightful way to learn about mindfulness practice and what that actually means in practice, using the medium of photography. Whether you choose your camera or mobile phone, this approach to learning mindfulness can be particularly helpful for individuals who find it very challenging to slow down their never-ending ‘thinking’ processes.

This is a 2.5 hour session and the cost is £35

Minimum of 6 people and maximum of 12 people per session (we’ll put you on a list).