Lammas Community Celebration
About the day
A day to celebrate Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh, which marks the beginning of the harvest season. There will be summer inspired games, songs, crafts and nature connection for adults and accompanied children. Experience the beauty of summers peek and celebrate our relationship with nature as a community.
We create a connective learning experience to share nature connection practices together, learn practical knowledge and ancestral skills as we explore heartfelt ways to engage people of all ages with nature.
We will share songs, stories and games inspired by the beauty and bounty of summer, deepening our connection to the natural world and to our true selves.
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. And will support those working with children in outdoor education such as Forest School facilitators.
The course will cover
- Seasonal celebration and traditions of our land
- Foraging and plant lore
- Nature based well being practices
- Nature inspired song and story, craft and food for all the family
- Create an opportunity to engage in simple ceremony together
- Connecting more with local community
Your investment
Suggested donation: £10-£20
These gatherings are offered free of charge thanks to support from The National Lottery funding, so that everyone can take part regardless of financial circumstances.
If you are able to make a voluntary donation, your contribution will help cover administration costs that are not funded by the grant, and will help sustain the longevity of Children’s Forest, supporting the planting of more forests for future generations.
As places are limited, we kindly ask that bookings are made with a genuine intention to attend. If you can no longer come, please cancel your place so it can be offered to someone else. Thank you for helping us care for this shared community resource.
Terms & Conditions
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About the tutors
Anna Richardson: Anna has been a nature mentor and trained forest school leader for over 20 years, working with children of all ages and mentoring adults in plant lore, foraging, nature connection and bushcraft. The 8 Shields deeply informs Anna’s work and approach. She is passionate about connecting to nature through creativity and reverence for life and is also a forest school trainer through Circle of Life Rediscovery and has co-authored two books : Learning with Nature and The Children’s Forest and am the founder of the Children’s Forest.
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.
