Summer Solstice Community Celebration

Course dates June 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 Summer Solstice to celebrate the height of summer.

We will share songs, stories, games and crafts inspired by the beauty and bounty of summer, deepening our connection to the natural world and to our true selves.

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

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

To read our refund policy, please see the latest version of our Terms & Conditions 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

Katie Smith: Katie is a local Forest School Leader, Home Education Mentor and Women’s Circle Facilitator. She loves playing in the woods, foraging, natural medicine making and celebrating the seasons together. She has been learning about herbal medicine for 6 years, thanks to the plant wisdom of Alice, Anna and Lucinda and is deeply passionate about sharing the knowledge with children and adults alike.

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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£10 drop-in per family, £35 block booking.

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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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