Autumn Equinox Community Celebration

Course dates September 20th 2026, 10-12pm Spring Rise Community Gardens, Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JX

Price Options

Adults: £15-£30 per person (£15 supported, £20 standard, £30 supporters) Children: £5 or £30 per family

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About the event

On this morning we will gather together at the Autumn Equinox to celebrate the land and the bounty of the years harvest.

We will share songs, stories, games and crafts inspired by the beauty and bounty of autumn, deepening our connection to the natural world and to our true selves.
There will be time for joy, connection and simple ceremony to honour this special time of year and the generosity of the land.

This gathering offers the opportunity to remember your natural state of being in relationship with nature and to celebrate the gifts of autumn. 

Who is this course suitable for?

  • This course is suitable for adults and accompanied children, both beginners level and those with more experience in nature connection.

The course will cover

  • Seasonal celebration and traditions of our land
  • Foraging and plant lore
  • Nature based well being practices
  • Nature inspired song, story &craft  
  • Create an opportunity to engage in simple ceremony together
  • Connecting more with local community

Your investment

  • Adults: £15-£30 per person (£15 supported, £20 standard rate, £30 supporters rate)
  • Children: £5
  • or £30 per family

If you are able to choose the Supporters rate or make an additional donation, you are helping to pay it forward – supporting those who may otherwise be unable to attend, and enabling us to continue planting trees with children and communities.

These days are not currently funded. Any additional contributions will provide pay-it-forward rates for those in need and will help sustain the longevity of Children’s Forest and support the planting of more forests for future generations.

Thank you for being part of this shared circle of care. 🌱

Terms & Conditions

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About the tutors

Pippa James: Pippa has 25 years experience of working with land, designing and making ecological gardens. She has taught Permaculture for over 20 years and has been passionate about inspiring people to develop their own connection to a piece of land to grow food for families and communities. She has created the first Children’s Forest tree nursery, facilitating children to grow native trees from local seed, for planting Children’s Forests. 

Jack Durtnall Jack is a musician, nature connection facilitator and forest school leader who came to nature connection work through an innate love for nature and folk song, inspired by the life-work of Jon Young and the 8 Shields. Jack’s background is in music. As well as his role leading workshops and facilitating on plantings, Jack co-leads the Children’s Forest Tree Choir and is part of the team bringing through the Song Forest project. Jack is part of the Folkadelix band, hosts a monthly jam session at the Hop Yard in Forest Row and performs solo shows.

Testimonials

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“I love everything about Children’s Forest's courses. These immersive nature days are filled with so much enchantment and joy that leave me feeling deeply connected to the more than human world and to my true self as an inseparable part of nature. I particularly adore singing tree songs together, which feels like a beautiful way of reciprocating the many gifts the trees offer us. I've shared with my children and they are now Children's Forests biggest fans!"

Rachel P
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August 8-11th 2026, 9-5pm

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£190 - £450

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Donations welcome

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Forests From Seed: 2-day workshop (for adults)

Standard fee: £120, Supporters fee: £160. Supported fee: £90

Located at our small tree nursery, participants will learn how to set up their own, for a school, forest school, community or even in their garden. We will learn how to respectfully forage, process and germinate tree seeds and also to use the fruits and nuts for food and medicine. We will look at different ways of treating various kinds of seed in order to germinate and grow them into saplings and how to tend the growing trees for optimal health of future forest plantings.

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