Cut Your Own Christmas Tree: Reservations
Nov
7

Cut Your Own Christmas Tree: Reservations

Come and choose a tree on our Christmas Tree field. A wonderful family tradition - you can decorate your tree, ready to come and cut it down and collect it in December.

Cashew Catering will be serving up woodfired pizzas and you can join an activity to make your own natural christmas tree decoration, either to mark your tree in the field, or to take home with you!

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Cut Your Own Christmas Tree: Reservations
Nov
8

Cut Your Own Christmas Tree: Reservations

Come and choose a tree on our Christmas Tree field. A wonderful family tradition - you can decorate your tree, ready to come and cut it down and collect it in December.

Cashew Catering will be serving up woodfired pizzas and you can join an activity to make your own natural christmas tree decoration, either to mark your tree in the field, or to take home with you!

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Young Orchardists - Winter in the Orchard
Nov
10

Young Orchardists - Winter in the Orchard

Winter is on its way and we're continuing our new Orchard Forest School at Wilderness Wood. 

Over the next 6 sessions we will continue learning to prune and plant trees, enjoy cooking fruit over the fire, celebrate Solstice, and see the orchard go to sleep for winter - while having lots and lots of fun!

Sessions run on Tuesdays from 10th Nov and finish with a family end-of-term celebration night-walk on our last Tues 15th December 4-5:30pm (both groups combined). Drop off ages 6-11. You can choose between a morning session from 10.00am-12pm or an after-school “Young Orchardists in the Dark” session from 4-5.30pm.

Book on Eequ or email Rozita at rozitaleetham@outlook.com

https://eequ.org/book/young-orchardists-with-rozita-33660

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Young Orchardists in the Dark!
Nov
10

Young Orchardists in the Dark!

Winter is on its way and we're continuing our new evening Orchard Forest School at Wilderness Wood - this term in the dark…

Filled with night-time activities like catching moths, stargazing, campfire crafts and cooking, shadow-puppets and story-telling. We will enjoy cooking fruit over the fire, celebrate Solstice, and see the orchard go to sleep for winter - while having lots and lots of fun!

Sessions run on Tuesdays from 10th Nov  4-5:30pm and finish with a family end-of-term celebration night-walk on Tues 15th December. Open to ages 8-11.

Our morning home-ed club is still recruiting 10am-12pm ages 6-11.

Book on Eequ or email Rozita at rozitaleetham@outlook.com

https://eequ.org/book/young-orchardists-in-the-dark-with-rozita-36211

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Wild Deer Gathering - a day with deer
Nov
14

Wild Deer Gathering - a day with deer

Many of us long for a deeper connection to our food and how it is produced.
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We live in a time of rapidly expanding ecological awareness. We are right to be concerned for ourselves and the environment, after all we are a part of this land and not separate from it. 

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Public Christmas Tree Reservations
Nov
14

Public Christmas Tree Reservations

Come and choose a tree on our Christmas Tree field. A wonderful family tradition - you can decorate your tree, ready to come and cut it down and collect it in December.

Cashew Catering will be serving up woodfired pizzas and you can join an activity to make your own natural christmas tree decoration, either to mark your tree in the field, or to take home with you!

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Woodblock Printing Workshop
Nov
14

Woodblock Printing Workshop

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.

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Public Christmas Tree Reservations
Nov
15

Public Christmas Tree Reservations

Come and choose a tree on our Christmas Tree field. A wonderful family tradition - you can decorate your tree, ready to come and cut it down and collect it in December.

Cashew Catering will be serving up woodfired pizzas and you can join an activity to make your own natural christmas tree decoration, either to mark your tree in the field, or to take home with you!

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Morning Meditation
Nov
15

Morning Meditation

Join Sally from Leap Mindfulness for a morning meditation circle to start your day with lightness, connection and peace. Set yourself gentle and inspiring intentions for your day and allow the woods to warmly connect with you.

All held around a fire - at the Wood Glade Shelter.

£15 - visit Sally’s website to book.

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Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre
Nov
28

Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre

Hundreds of beautiful christmas trees available in our festive courtyard.

Soak up the atmosphere with food, drink, gifts and decorations, music, activities and craft demonstrations. Click through for more specific details of the makers and artists who will be here on the different days.

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Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre
Nov
29

Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre

Hundreds of beautiful christmas trees available in our festive courtyard.

Soak up the atmosphere with food, drink, gifts and decorations, music, activities and craft demonstrations. Click through for more specific details of the makers and artists who will be here on the different days.

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Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre
Dec
5

Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre

Hundreds of beautiful christmas trees available in our festive courtyard.

Soak up the atmosphere with food, drink, gifts and decorations, music, activities and craft demonstrations. Click through for more specific details of the makers and artists who will be here on the different days.

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Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre
Dec
6

Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre

Hundreds of beautiful christmas trees available in our festive courtyard.

Soak up the atmosphere with food, drink, gifts and decorations, music, activities and craft demonstrations. Click through for more specific details of the makers and artists who will be here on the different days.

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Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre
Dec
12

Christmas Trees and Winter Fayre

Hundreds of beautiful christmas trees available in our festive courtyard.

Soak up the atmosphere with food, drink, gifts and decorations, music, activities and craft demonstrations. Click through for more specific details of the makers and artists who will be here on the different days.

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Christmas Trees & Winter Fayre
Dec
13

Christmas Trees & Winter Fayre

Hundreds of beautiful christmas trees available in our festive courtyard.

Soak up the atmosphere with food, drink, gifts and decorations, music, activities and craft demonstrations. Click through for more specific details of the makers and artists who will be here on the different days.

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Members Winter Solstice Celebration
Dec
20

Members Winter Solstice Celebration

Members are invited to join us to mark the longest night and shortest day of the year. We will form a procession and head into the woods as the light fades to meet with music and poetry along the way and then come back to light a fire and enjoy delicious food; a mid-winter bar in The Hatch; and music in The Barn.

More details to follow…

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Sunday Slice
Nov
1

Sunday Slice

Cashew Catering are here, firing up the pizza oven to offer their now legendary wood-fired pizzas

Fuel your walk in the woods - sweet treats available from The Hatch.

Craft demonstrations, woodland games, stalls and activities in the courtyard including:

  • Shingle making demonstration

  • Pottery activity for children with Julia Dunstan

  • Woodland games

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Members Christmas Tree Reservations
Nov
1

Members Christmas Tree Reservations

Advance access for members to come and reserve a tree in our Christmas Tree field.

A wonderful family tradition - you can decorate your tree, ready to cut it down and collect it in December.

No booking required. The wider woodland and Hatch is open to the public as normal on this day for walks and refreshments.

Wood-fired pizzas from Cashew Catering from 11.30am

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Woodland Fungi - Death or dinner
Oct
31

Woodland Fungi - Death or dinner

Fungus Hunts with Anne Yarrow

  • Learn to identify some of the common mushrooms and toadstools we see along our autumn walks

  • Find out about the amazing and beautiful world of fungi

  • Learn which ones promise a tasty dinner and which ones likely death!

Click for more info and to book.

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Gaelle's Glorious Galettes!
Oct
31

Gaelle's Glorious Galettes!

Delicious, authentic French Galettes!

Come and meet Gaelle, for this pop up stall to nourish us through Autumn half-term.

Savoury and sweet options - naturally gluten free.

10am to 4pm each day - please bring cash.

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Members Halloween Party
Oct
30

Members Halloween Party

Will you dare to walk out into the woods in the dark and dodge the giant creatures of the night. Such big eyes, such big ears and SUCH big teeth. Watch out!

Members and their fiends are invited to our after-hours party with fright hike into the woods; games and stories up top; and pizzas and warming drinks from the Cookhouse.

£5.00 per child to cover costs of activities.

Contact Emily if you’d like to come along with numbers of pizzas required!: emilyanddan@wildernesswood.org

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Wild Witchcraft - Drop in Activity
Oct
30

Wild Witchcraft - Drop in Activity

Discover some of Sussex’s fascinating folk beliefs about witches, trees and the wild things around us, then head out to gather natural materials for your very own besom (witch’s broom) to take home.

Decorate it with colourful ribbons, string, beads and feathers, and tuck a tiny wish scroll into the bristles. There’ll also be natural ingredients to mix up your own wonderfully mysterious berry and botanical potions!

Drop in Activity - £5 per child

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Halloween Slice
Oct
30

Halloween Slice

Join us for the end of Half Term with a celebration of Halloween/Samhain.

Wood fired pizzas

Leave your Fear in the Fire - start your walk by letting go of your fears!

‘Wood You Rather?’ trail to get talking with your families…

Help build the giant Spider’s Web out in the woods!

Bring your own pumpkin to learn carving techniques from Gaelle (who carved the amazing spider in the picture) age 9+ suitable for adults too! Sign up on arrival for a slot.

Plus bookable activities - see separate listings…

10am to 4pm - no need to book

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Monster Mayhem Crafting afternoon
Oct
29

Monster Mayhem Crafting afternoon

Bring your mini monsters and join Jo, the Woven Owl, and Schools Without Walls for an afternoon of spooky crafting fun.  From wet felted pebble monsters, woollen creatures to spiky beasts, get ready for Halloween making decorations for your monstrous night. 

£12.50 per child with each additional child £10 each

Children should be accompanied by an adult.

Click here to book.

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Comics Workshop
Oct
28

Comics Workshop

Come along to the woods to learn visual storytelling, pick up tips and tricks and make your very own comic!

Suitable for ages 7 to 12 (adults must accompany, but can sit outside!)

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Comics Workshop
Oct
28

Comics Workshop

Come along to the woods to learn visual storytelling, pick up tips and tricks and make your very own comic!

Suitable for ages 7 to 12 (adults must accompany, but can sit outside!)

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Saxons vs Vikings - hands on history day
Oct
27

Saxons vs Vikings - hands on history day

Spend a day with Jo, the Woven Owl, and Schools Without Walls and travel back to the days of the Saxons and the Viking Norse.  Learn about the textiles and animal skins they wore and then weave your own wristband or wall hanging.  You will compare how they both wrote then decode a runic puzzle, make your own runic talisman necklace then learn how they made ink, and use a real quill to write a letter describing how you fled from the Viking raid on Lindisfarne.   After handling real and replica artefacts we will work together to defend the camp with a Saxon shield wall!

Family 1 adult, 2 children = £40

Family 1 adult, three children = £45

Additional adults = £5.50 and each additional child = £5.50  

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Gaelle's Glorious Galettes!
Oct
27
to 29 Oct

Gaelle's Glorious Galettes!

Delicious, authentic French Galettes!

Come and meet Gaelle, for this pop up stall to nourish us through Autumn half-term.

Savoury and sweet options - naturally gluten free.

10am to 4pm each day - please bring cash.

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Sisterhood Business Circle 3 of 3
Oct
25

Sisterhood Business Circle 3 of 3

…is back for a second round after a hugely successful and popular debut in the Spring. These sessions are for any women that didn’t get to join the first time round.

For visionaries and creatives…

Inside the Sisterhood Business Circles:  You’ll be held by women who celebrate you and reflect your power back to you, holding each other accountable, unlike any other networking this is about true connection.

Experience the impact of collective wisdom, coupled with the desire to help your sisters be themselves, it makes this so powerful.

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Woodland Fungi - Death or dinner
Oct
25

Woodland Fungi - Death or dinner

Fungus Hunts with Anne Yarrow

  • Learn to identify some of the common mushrooms and toadstools we see along our autumn walks

  • Find out about the amazing and beautiful world of fungi

  • Learn which ones promise a tasty dinner and which ones likely death!

Click for more info and to book.

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Grow Up Wild - Home Ed Forest School
Oct
21

Grow Up Wild - Home Ed Forest School

We’ll head into the woods to make camp ready for a day of play, bushcraft, fire lighting and exploration. Forming friendships, building resilience and breathing in all that Wilderness Wood has to offer, what ever the weather!

Monthly group.

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Members’ Volunteering
Oct
21

Members’ Volunteering

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.

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Herbal Medicine - Community Clinic
Oct
21

Herbal Medicine - Community Clinic

Wednesdays with Rachael Faust, Clinical Herbalist
Sliding scale £40–£80

Accessible, personalised herbal healthcare at Wilderness Wood.

Come with a particular health concern, something you’ve been struggling to get to the bottom of, or simply to understand your body better.

Sessions explore your symptoms alongside your constitution, health history, nourishment and lifestyle, looking at the wider patterns that may be influencing how you feel.

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Woodland Fungi - Death or dinner
Oct
17

Woodland Fungi - Death or dinner

Fungus Hunts with Anne Yarrow

  • Learn to identify some of the common mushrooms and toadstools we see along our autumn walks

  • Find out about the amazing and beautiful world of fungi

  • Learn which ones promise a tasty dinner and which ones likely death!

Click for more info and to book.

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Members’ Volunteering
Oct
14

Members’ Volunteering

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.

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