Spring Equinox Community Celebration

Course dates March 21st 2026, 10-12pm Forest Row

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 course

On this morning, we will gather together at the Spring Equinox to celebrate this time of rebirth and renewal as the land is fertile with new life.
Wandering together we will learn about tree and plant lore as we celebrate the gifts they provide through song, story and craft.

There will be time for joy and simple ceremony to honour this special time of year and the awakening 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 spring.  We will use established nature connection practices to awaken your senses and restore wellbeing, and offer some skills that you can take with you to practice in your daily life.

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
  • Plant and tree lore
  • Nature based well being practices
  • Nature inspired song and story & craft
  • Create an opportunity to engage in simple ceremony together
  • Connecting more with local community

Course Fees & Pay-It-Forward Pricing

  • 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.

Any additional contributions 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

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.

Jen Beaufoy Jen is a nature mentor working for children and adults, has worked as a permaculture designer and teacher, and is also a home educating mum. Jen is passionate about caring for Earth and for people and feels it is a great privilege to facilitate people’s connection to nature and witness what it brings forth.

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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Upcoming courses

March 14 2026, 10am-3pm

Tree Planting day at Hackhurst Farm

Donations welcome

Join us for a hands-on day of tree planting for all ages where you will be guided to plant young trees to extend the existing Children’s Forest at Hackhurst Farm, and to tend some of the trees planted in previous years. Full instruction and all materials and tools will be provided.

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October 13-14th 2026, 10-4pm

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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Oct 15-18th 2026

Three day Facilitator Training Course 2026

Standard: £600, Supported: £750, limited concessionary spaces

This immersive 3-day camp in a beautiful woodland while experiencing the four step journey of the Children’s Forest. Experience deep nature connection practice, practical knowledge and indigenous wisdom.

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