Spring Foraging for Wellbeing (for adults)

Course dates May 18th 2025, 10-3pm Forest Row, East Sussex. Location announced upon booking

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Suggested donation £10-£20

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About the day

Come and connect to the quiet of the woods as you learn about and befriend some of the plants that are abundant in late spring and explore their uses for food and medicine.

Medical Herbalist Lucinda Warner of Whispering Earth will guide you on plants and practices that nourish our hearts and nervous systems as we walk the land and gather respectfully.

We will share tea and other medicines and learn through story, song, information and experience.

Who is this day suitable for?

  • This course is suitable for adults, no experience necessary.

The day will cover

  • Learn to identify spring edibles safely and sustainably
  • Explore plant medicines to nourish the heart and nervous systems to boost resilience and wellbeing
  • Learn tree songs and story as we forage
  • Create an opportunity to engage in simple nature connection
  • Connecting with local community

Course Fee

Suggested donation £10 – £20.

These days are fully funded so that all are welcome. Your donation will support the longevity of Children’s Forest and enable us to plant more trees with children. Thank you.

Terms & Conditions

Please read our Terms and conditions, linked here.

About the tutors

Lucinda Warner: Lucinda is a medicinal Herbalist, naturopath and nature lover. She loves to spend time on the Downs with the plants that grow there and can often be found in her kitchen blending, brewing, bottling and batching any number of strange and wonderful potions and elixirs. Lucinda loves sharing her experience of the many gifts that the natural world has to offer and empowering others to know and use some of the common plants that grow freely around us. You can find her at www.whisperingearth.co.uk

Erica Shorter: Erica has been learning and playing in nature as a Forest School Leader and Nature Connection Mentor for over 10 years. She is happiest wandering barefoot in the forest and brings a flavour of deep nature connection into her work with children and adults. She is informed and inspired by the 8 Shields and is passionate about creating spaces for people to deeply connected with nature and their inner landscapes.

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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