This is an adventure specifically designed for parents and their kids (aged 8 to 17) to share.

A chance first to learn and then to test your survival skills. There will be group and solo activities, a rare family opportunity to show yourselves, and each other, just exactly what you are capable of. Add to that a little healthy competition, and an emergency rescue scenario to finish, this promises to be a great day of exploration and fun.

Weaving native plant spirit medicine in therapeutic practice and art therapy process 

With Helen Squires & Laura Hart Swann 

Join us for this intimate container to share in the wisdom of rose medicine at the first harvest 

Journeying with the native wild rose and some intentionally wild crafted medicine 

We will be exploring the frequency of the rose in our wild landscape and offering a space in which to deepen into what it wishes to share with you for your healing process and personal practice.

Wednesday mornings 10am - 12:30 we welcome members to come and work with Jake, down in the woods.
The work ranges from forestry maintenance; coppicing and log chopping to landscaping and beautifying the woods, and sometimes something a little crafty.

Join facilitator Jas Tribe in the Woodland Glade for a workshop for practising Active Hope. You will be introduced to- and guided through the ‘Work That Reconnects’, a group process designed to energise and strengthen us to take part in the healing of ourselves, each other and our world.

Together we will explore grounding practices, sharing and listening in pairs and with the wider group (max 12 people), gentle movement, nature connection, journalling and imaginative practices.

‘𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 H𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳.'
- Joanna Macy, root teacher of the Work That Reconnects

No experience or expertise required! All are very welcome. This is an LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent friendly space.

This is an adventure specifically designed for parents and their kids (aged 8 to 17) to share.

A chance first to learn and then to test your survival skills. There will be group and solo activities, a rare family opportunity to show yourselves, and each other, just exactly what you are capable of. Add to that a little healthy competition, and an emergency rescue scenario to finish, this promises to be a great day of exploration and fun.

Wednesday mornings 10am - 12:30 we welcome members to come and work with Jake, down in the woods.
The work ranges from forestry maintenance; coppicing and log chopping to landscaping and beautifying the woods, and sometimes something a little crafty.

We, would like to invite all little ones and their grown-ups to join us for a woodland boogie!

£8 per family or £6 for members

All ages welcome (no un-accompanied adults please!)

Please book in advance - click here.

Wednesday mornings 10am - 12:30 we welcome members to come and work with Jake, down in the woods.
The work ranges from forestry maintenance; coppicing and log chopping to landscaping and beautifying the woods, and sometimes something a little crafty.

We, would like to invite all little ones and their grown-ups to join us for a woodland boogie!

£8 per family or £6 for members

All ages welcome (no un-accompanied adults please!)

Please book in advance - link to follow

Learn about charcoal making at Wilderness Wood and have a go yourself!

Arrive at 9.45, ready to walk to the kiln site together.

Wednesday mornings 10am - 12:30 we welcome members to come and work with Jake, down in the woods.
The work ranges from forestry maintenance; coppicing and log chopping to landscaping and beautifying the woods, and sometimes something a little crafty.

The Three Inch Fools return to the woods for their third year, presenting Shakespeare’s most iconic comedy.

It’s Midsummer’s eve and deep in an enchanted forest mischief is stirring. The Fairy King and Queen are feuding, four runaway lovers are tying themselves in knots, and a troupe of quite appalling actors are preparing a theatrical extravaganza destined to impress. With shapeshifting trouble-maker Puck at the helm, the course of true love never did run smooth.

Our monthly sessions have been running since September 2024, serving our existing community of Wilderness Wood families as well as welcoming newcomers from all over Sussex! It’s fair to say there’s no better setting than Wilderness Wood to let your young ones loose in the wild. There is a flexible structure to each session with seasonal craft and cooking activities interleaved with regular opportunities for developing fire lighting skills, tool work, exploration, games and free play with friends. If you’re reading this you’ll already know that spending regular lengths of time outdoors improves well being and mental health and builds resilience. Physical activities improve fine motor skills, problem solving abilities and strengthen relationships with others and with the natural world.

Experience a day journeying with fire:

A full day exploring your connection to the oldest element on the planet.

Before all else, there was Fire.

​Join former Firefighter Gazza to immerse yourself in the skills and lore that have always bound our people to this powerful ally.

Join the Wilderness Wood team and members to get involved with the stewardship and improvement of the woodland. All ages welcome.

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Our monthly sessions have been running since September 2024, serving our existing community of Wilderness Wood families as well as welcoming newcomers from all over Sussex! It’s fair to say there’s no better setting than Wilderness Wood to let your young ones loose in the wild. There is a flexible structure to each session with seasonal craft and cooking activities interleaved with regular opportunities for developing fire lighting skills, tool work, exploration, games and free play with friends. If you’re reading this you’ll already know that spending regular lengths of time outdoors improves well being and mental health and builds resilience. Physical activities improve fine motor skills, problem solving abilities and strengthen relationships with others and with the natural world.

Our monthly sessions have been running since September 2024, serving our existing community of Wilderness Wood families as well as welcoming newcomers from all over Sussex! It’s fair to say there’s no better setting than Wilderness Wood to let your young ones loose in the wild. There is a flexible structure to each session with seasonal craft and cooking activities interleaved with regular opportunities for developing fire lighting skills, tool work, exploration, games and free play with friends. If you’re reading this you’ll already know that spending regular lengths of time outdoors improves well being and mental health and builds resilience. Physical activities improve fine motor skills, problem solving abilities and strengthen relationships with others and with the natural world.

This one-day course is suitable for beginners, as well as those who are familiar with the techniques and just want to play for a day. Perfect for making your own Christmas Cards!

Adele will show you how to carve and print from a block that you have designed. The aim being that you go home with your own original prints.

£80 - (10% discount for members)

Our monthly sessions have been running since September 2024, serving our existing community of Wilderness Wood families as well as welcoming newcomers from all over Sussex! It’s fair to say there’s no better setting than Wilderness Wood to let your young ones loose in the wild. There is a flexible structure to each session with seasonal craft and cooking activities interleaved with regular opportunities for developing fire lighting skills, tool work, exploration, games and free play with friends. If you’re reading this you’ll already know that spending regular lengths of time outdoors improves well being and mental health and builds resilience. Physical activities improve fine motor skills, problem solving abilities and strengthen relationships with others and with the natural world.