Courses
Autumn 2021
Income generated from our courses and experience days goes towards funding our core work with families, children and adults.
Fungi Foray
Sunday 10th Oct 2021
11.00am to 2.30pm
Price: £25 per adult; £8 per child
Location: Young Wood
A chance to learn more about wild mushrooms in the woods - their ecology, classification, those you can eat, and those you certainly can't. You will learn about taking ways of identifying, how make spore prints, the deadly poisons, the easy-to-confuse and ideas for some good books that you may want to buy later. This session is only suitable for older children (8+) who can listen and learn along with the adults; there are not child-specific activities.
If there are any we can collect we will, although most we will find in the woods will not be edibles.
Led by expert mycologist Dr David Allen. David has been leading these walks in the woods every year for some time and really knows his stuff.
NB This is NOT a forage for mushrooms to take home!
Sunday 10th Oct 2021
11.00am to 2.30pm
Price: £25 per adult; £8 per child
Location: Young Wood
A chance to learn more about wild mushrooms in the woods - their ecology, classification, those you can eat, and those you certainly can't. You will learn about taking ways of identifying, how make spore prints, the deadly poisons, the easy-to-confuse and ideas for some good books that you may want to buy later. This session is only suitable for older children (8+) who can listen and learn along with the adults; there are not child-specific activities.
If there are any we can collect we will, although most we will find in the woods will not be edibles.
Led by expert mycologist Dr David Allen. David has been leading these walks in the woods every year for some time and really knows his stuff.
NB This is NOT a forage for mushrooms to take home!
Richard Irvine - Knife Skills Course for Outdoor Leaders
Sunday 7th Nov 2021
10am-4pm
Price: £50-£60 (recommended /sliding scale)
Location: Young Wood
Led by the inspirational Richard Irvine https://richardirvine.co.uk/ (Forest Craft Book https://richardirvine.co.uk/forest-craft-book/)
A practical skills and refresher course aimed at Forests School leaders and other outdoor leaders. (NOT suitable for complete beginners).
Richard will be taking us through knife use, improving our ways of working, showing different knife holds, looking at ways of sharpening and ideas for things to make. We will come away with:
Sunday 7th Nov 2021
10am-4pm
Price: £50-£60 (recommended /sliding scale)
Location: Young Wood
Led by the inspirational Richard Irvine https://richardirvine.co.uk/ (Forest Craft Book https://richardirvine.co.uk/forest-craft-book/)
A practical skills and refresher course aimed at Forests School leaders and other outdoor leaders. (NOT suitable for complete beginners).
Richard will be taking us through knife use, improving our ways of working, showing different knife holds, looking at ways of sharpening and ideas for things to make. We will come away with:
- Improved knife skills
- greater confidence as a practitioner
- new ideas for things to make with groups
- practice time
- discussion with other like minded professionals
Experience Days
Spring 2021
Spring 2021
Wild Springtime Safari
Sunday 2nd May 2021
11.00am to 3.00pm
Price: £40 per person
Location: Staple and Ruttersleigh Commons
An adventurous trek across the wilderness of Ruttersleigh and Staple Common, led by Gavin Saunders, to experience the rich landscape of ancient woodland, flowery glades and sparkling stream. Bluebells and other spring flowers, and fossils in the stream bed. A chance to lose yourself without getting lost!
Suitability: Adults and teenagers, no children under 12 please. This will be a strenuous walk over very uneven ground with steep slopes and natural hazards. Only suitable for the physically fit.
Click here to book a place
Payment is made online using Stripe, Visa or other cards. Any queries please email [email protected]
A Pilgrimage to the Ancient Oaks
Sunday 23rd May 2021
11.00am to 3.00pm
Price: £40 per person (adults or teenagers)
Location: Young Wood, Wych Lodge and Piddle Wood
An adventurous trek starting from Young Wood, across the Wych valley to Piddle Wood, to visit the grove of Ancient Oaks there - medieval living monuments, and the oldest inhabitants of the Neroche Forest. Led by Gavin Saunders.
Suitability: Adults and teenagers, no children under 12 please. This will be a strenuous walk over very uneven ground with steep slopes and natural hazards. Only suitable for the physically fit.
Click here to book a place
Payment is made online using Stripe, Visa or other cards. Any queries please email [email protected]
The Seven Orchid Safari
Sunday 13th June 2021
11.00am to 3.00pm
Price: £40 per person (adults or teenagers)
Location: Young Wood and Wych Lodge
A journey around Young Wood and its environs to seek out as many as possible of the seven species of wild orchid which grow there, as well as the many other wildflowers of woodland, glade and meadow.
Suitability: Adults and teenagers, no children under 12 please. This will be a strenuous walk over very uneven ground with steep slopes and natural hazards. Only suitable for the physically fit.
Click here to book a place
Payment is made online using Stripe, Visa or other cards. Any queries please email [email protected]
Sunday 2nd May 2021
11.00am to 3.00pm
Price: £40 per person
Location: Staple and Ruttersleigh Commons
An adventurous trek across the wilderness of Ruttersleigh and Staple Common, led by Gavin Saunders, to experience the rich landscape of ancient woodland, flowery glades and sparkling stream. Bluebells and other spring flowers, and fossils in the stream bed. A chance to lose yourself without getting lost!
Suitability: Adults and teenagers, no children under 12 please. This will be a strenuous walk over very uneven ground with steep slopes and natural hazards. Only suitable for the physically fit.
Click here to book a place
Payment is made online using Stripe, Visa or other cards. Any queries please email [email protected]
A Pilgrimage to the Ancient Oaks
Sunday 23rd May 2021
11.00am to 3.00pm
Price: £40 per person (adults or teenagers)
Location: Young Wood, Wych Lodge and Piddle Wood
An adventurous trek starting from Young Wood, across the Wych valley to Piddle Wood, to visit the grove of Ancient Oaks there - medieval living monuments, and the oldest inhabitants of the Neroche Forest. Led by Gavin Saunders.
Suitability: Adults and teenagers, no children under 12 please. This will be a strenuous walk over very uneven ground with steep slopes and natural hazards. Only suitable for the physically fit.
Click here to book a place
Payment is made online using Stripe, Visa or other cards. Any queries please email [email protected]
The Seven Orchid Safari
Sunday 13th June 2021
11.00am to 3.00pm
Price: £40 per person (adults or teenagers)
Location: Young Wood and Wych Lodge
A journey around Young Wood and its environs to seek out as many as possible of the seven species of wild orchid which grow there, as well as the many other wildflowers of woodland, glade and meadow.
Suitability: Adults and teenagers, no children under 12 please. This will be a strenuous walk over very uneven ground with steep slopes and natural hazards. Only suitable for the physically fit.
Click here to book a place
Payment is made online using Stripe, Visa or other cards. Any queries please email [email protected]