Tree Nursery Community Volunteer day

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About the day

Who is this day suitable for?

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

The day will cover

  • Learn some aspects of growing and caring for young native trees at each session.
  • Fireside connection
  • An opportunity to engage in simple nature connection
  • Connecting with local community

Further dates:

  • Saturday April 27th 2024
  • Sunday June 9th 2024

No booking necessary

Email Pippa for more information: [email protected]

Terms & Conditions

Please read our Terms and conditions, linked here.

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. 

Ellie Fuller: Ellie is an experienced nature mentor and wilderness skills facilitator. Her passion is supporting children and young people especially to connect with the natural world in reciprocal, fun and adventurous ways. The vision of Children’s Forest and her own are deeply aligned, and she loves her role as a Children’s Forest Facilitator.

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Upcoming courses

April 13 2026, 4-6pm

'Greet the Trees' Spring term (for community)

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

Weekly outdoor education sessions with games, songs, stories, crafts, food and tree tending as we experience the gifts of the trees.

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May 2-Oct 24 2026

Children's Forest Journey; a 6-month Online course

£175 - £350

The Children’s Forest Journey is a 6-month program to offer nature-based education leaders practical, creative tools and a framework to initiate and plant Children’s Forest projects with your groups in your local areas. You will be guided through the Four Step Journey and given guidance, mentorship and resources that will support your nature programs. Learn how planting trees can deepen the journey for the children, as we restore our forests ecosystems and our experience of ourselves a beneficial, caretaking key stone species.

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June 21st 2026, 10-12pm

Summer Solstice Community Celebration

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

Join us at the Summer Solstice to celebrate the peek of summer. We will celebrate the gift of the land through song, story & craft.

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