Adult Courses Diary |
2024
APRIL
Woodworking Skills for Women Course
Sold Out £115 Friday 26th April or Saturday 27th April 2024 |
Learn the fundamentals of everyday tools and DIY in this empowering woodwork workshop in the Hampshire South Downs. You will be guided on a small box project, either a storage crate, small planter or tray. With supportive guidance you will learn the entire process of designing and constructing your box, learning how to use everyday hand and power tools and grow confidence in building/DIY fundamentals. You will be welcomed to an open and compassionate environment that will help you build that groundwork and feel more confident using tools at home!
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May
Willow Garden Craft Course
Sold Out £90 Friday 3rd May 2024 |
Come use our home grown willow to create a beautiful obelisk for climbing plants like sweet peas during the morning session. After a lunch break (bring your own food or order from the Beech Café) we will make shorter plant supports perfect for tall flowers.
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Nature Led Meditation Evening 1
Places Available £25 Wednesday 15th May 2024 |
Join us on our first of summer evening guided meditation session this year. Jonathon Huet will lead you through natural connection practices designed to both renew your relationship with the natural world and deeply relax the mind.
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Forest School Taster Day
Places Available £65 Friday 17th May 2024 |
An experience day for teachers, early years practitioners and parents to give a taste of the Forest School approach to learning in our beautiful woodland site. Have a go at fire lighting, den building, tool use, plus other woodland crafts and activities.
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Foraging, Fire and Folklore Course
Sold Out - next course Wednesday 19th June 2024 (see below) £35 Wednesday 22nd May 2024 |
A special experience of wild food foraging, Celtic fire and folklore. Bushcraft and Celtic folklore specialist, Jonathon Huet, will take you on a guided walk to forage for wild food and impart his knowledge on different native trees in each season.
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Spoon Carving Course
Places Available £90 Friday 31st May 2024 |
Learn how to carve a spoon, spatula and butter knife on this wood carving course in the Hampshire South Downs. Our tutor, Jonathan Huet, will teach you how to use a knife, saw, crook knife and axe to whittle items from locally harvested green wood.
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June
Nature Led Meditation Evening 2
Places Available £25 Wednesday 5th June 2024 |
Join us to lean how to switch off and meditate on this summer evening guided meditation session. Jonathon Huet will led you through natural connection practices designed to both renew your relationship with the natural world and deeply relax.
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Wooden Stool Carving Course
Sold Out £135 Saturday 15th June 2024 |
Learn green woodwork techniques and make your own rustic stool on this training course in the Hampshire South Downs. Our tutor, Paul Phillips, will teach you how to use traditional hand tools and woodcraft skills, to craft your stool from locally grown wood.
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Foraging, Fire and Folklore Course
Places Available £35 Wednesday 19th June 2024 |
A special introductory experience of wild food foraging, Celtic fire and folklore. Bushcraft and Celtic folklore specialist, Jonathon Huet, will take you on a guided walk to forage for wild food and impart his knowledge on different native trees in each season.
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Women's Woodland Retreat
Places Available £80 Friday 21st June 2024 |
Take time to relax and unwind in the company of other women. This retreat is designed to support your wellbeing, help you connect with nature, learn something new and take some time to just be. Jonathon Huet will close the course with a guided meditation.
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Medicinal Herbs Workshop
Places Available £90 Friday 28th June 2024 |
Learn how to use plants and herbal remedies to improve your health and wellbeing on this hands-on course. Spend a day learning how to identify and use medicinal herbs growing in our gardens and the wider countryside to detoxify and revitalise the body.
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Woodland Management Course
Sold Out £90 Saturday 29th June 2024 |
From woodland ecology and basic site surveying, to trees, woodlands, wildlife and the law, this course will give outdoor educators a sound knowledge of their environment and how to maximise its potential.
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July
Clay Oven Building Course
Places Available £120 Saturday 6th July 2024 |
Participants will learn how to construct the oven from builder’s sand, clay, wood shavings and bricks. From puddling clay to constructing the oven you will get hands on with all stages of this eco building technique.
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Gardening in a Changing Climate Course
Places Available £95 Saturday 13th July 2024 |
Be inspired by Tom Nielsen who is a garden designer and nursery owner specialising in naturalistic design using nature positive plants that are reliable, tough and beautiful. Tom's own garden was featured on BBC Gardeners' World last year.
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Nature Led Meditation Evening 3
Places Available £25 Wednesday 17th July 2024 |
Join us to lean how to switch off and meditate on this summer evening guided meditation session. Jonathon Huet will led you through natural connection practices designed to both renew your relationship with the natural world and deeply relax.
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Wildflower Meadows Course
Places Available £90 Saturday 20th July 2024 |
This wildflower meadow course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to create, restore and enhance meadows, with a particular focus on chalk grassland. Whether you want to establish a mini meadow in your back garden or on a large scale, this course is for you.
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Wildflower Meadow Identification Workshop
Places Available £35 Monday 29th July 2024 |
This beginners’ evening workshop in wildflower identification is suitable for anyone who wants to get more familiar with our native wildflowers. The course will include a tour of some of our beautiful wildflower meadows at The Sustainability Centre.
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August
Wildflower Meadows Course
Places Available £90 Saturday 3rd August 2024 |
This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to create, restore and enhance meadows, with a particular focus on chalk grassland. Whether you want to establish a mini meadow in your back garden or on a large scale, this course is for you.
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Spoon Carving Course
Places Available £90 Saturday 17th August 2024 |
Learn how to carve a spoon, spatula and butter knife on this wood carving course in the Hampshire South Downs. Our tutor, Jonathan Huet, will teach you how to use a knife, saw, crook knife and axe to whittle items from locally harvested green wood
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Shrink Pot Carving Course
Places Available £125 Saturday 31st August 2024 |
A shrink pot is a fun, creative greenwood project which utilises the natural shrinking properties of the wood as it dries to form a pot. As the wood dries over the following weeks, the pot will shrink snuggly around its base to create a beautiful container.
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September
Foraging, Fire and Folklore Course
Places Available £35 Wednesday 4th September 2024 |
A special introductory experience of wild food foraging, Celtic fire and folklore. Bushcraft and Celtic folklore specialist, Jonathon Huet, will take you on a guided walk to forage for wild food and impart his knowledge on different native trees in each season.
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Mushroom Cultivation Course
Places Available £120 Saturday 7th September 2024 |
This comprehensive workshop aims to provide participants with practical skills in mushroom cultivation, covering various techniques such as log drilling, cutting and turning your garden buckets/old laundry baskets into a home for mushrooms.
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Unwind in the Woods Retreat
Places Available £90 Saturday 14th September 2024 |
Combining meditation and an introduction to basic whittling techniques, this workshop will give you time away from the fast pace of modern living and leave you with a feeling of peace and calm.
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Adult Mental Health Refresher First Aid Course
Places Available £120 Wednesday 25th September 2024 |
Refresh your Adult Mental Health First Aid skills in the beautiful setting of The Sustainability Centre. Includes 3 year access to ongoing support through the MHFAider Support App® and Community, all course materials & certificate.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
Places Available £275 Thursday 25th - Friday 26th September 2024 |
Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised training course for anyone who works with, lives with or supports young people aged 8-18. Gain the skills and confidence to step in, offer first aid and guide young people towards the appropriate help.
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Men's Woodland Bushcraft Retreat
Sold Out £80 Saturday 28th September 2024 |
Learn tree and plant identification, wild foods, and herbal medicine. Explore ways of creating natural cordage using plants found on our walk. After a campfire lunch amongst the trees, discover methods of tarp rigging and different fire lays.
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october
Introduction to Permaculture Design Course
Places Available £330 Reserve a place for £75 Thursday 3rd - Sunday 6th October 2024 |
This course is designed to introduce Permaculture principles but with an emphasis on supporting participants with designing their own homes and gardens. Aranya show you how to apply Permaculture design to our lifestyles and homes to be both more sustainable and abundant.
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Climbing Frames, Ropes and Ladders Course
with Jon Cree Places Available £100 Saturday 12th October 2024 |
Build your own play structures with rope, wood and other natural materials. This course is for educators aiming to be more adventurous with creative play structures and combining these with the natural features of your site.
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Supporting Children Through Anxiety and Trauma Course
with Jon Cree Places Available £100 Sunday 13th October 2024 |
Renowned Forest School trainer, Jon Cree, will call on current neurological understanding and share practical ideas to help you understand and support childrens’ emotional wellbeing.
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Coppicing Course
Places Available £120 Thursday 24th or Friday 25th October 2024 |
Learn practical, hands on experience in the traditional art of coppicing. Working in pairs using traditional hand tools such as billhooks and bow saws, you will cut the stools and drift the rods, layering in order allow new plants and habitats for form.
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Fabric Baskets Course
Places Available £95 Saturday 26th October 2024 |
Upcycle pre-loved clothing or favourite fabrics to make beautiful coiled fabric baskets. Make use of your children’s outgrown outfits or your partner’s favourite old shirts and turn the materials into a decorative basket of memories for your home.
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November
Natural Cosmetics Workshop: Herbal Bathroom Day
Places Available £95 Saturday 9th November 2024 |
This fun Herbal Bathroom Day contains a blend of makes from our popular Natural Cosmetic Workshop weekends and has been designed for those who haven't previously attended. Enjoy a friendly and informative day of hands-on makes to take home.
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Natural Cleaning Course
Places Available £95 Sunday 10th November 2024 |
This workshop will give you practical experience in making a variety of products to take home with you along with detailed handouts. Kinder to you, the earth and your purse, these products are quick, easy and fun to make and save on single-use plastic.
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Forest School Leader Training Course
Places Available £1180 (reserve a place for £200) Starting: Wednesday 13th November 2024 |
This modular training course is essential for anyone wishing to lead Forest School programmes in their own setting. It covers learning theory and practical skills, plus gives participants the confidence and knowledge needed to establish and deliver their own Forest School programmes.
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Willow Garden Sculpture Course
Places Available £95 Thursday 21st November 2024 |
Learn how to willow weave a sculpture for your garden on this craft course in the Hampshire South Downs. Choose what you would like to weave from a small animal to an abstract form. Previous participants have made: dragonflies, hearts, foxes, chickens and pheasants. This training course will take place indoors.
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Zarzo Willow Basket Course
Sold Out £95 Friday 22nd November 2024 |
This Spanish-style Zarzo willow basket is woven entirely differently from our traditional English baskets; the weaving pattern is simple in technique but extremely effective. This training course will take place indoors.
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BESPOKE COURSES
As well as our Course Listings above, we also offer private bespoke courses for any group or organisation. Please contact the courses team for more information. |