Tree Nursery Community Volunteer day
About the day
Join us to tend the tree nursery and learn about growing trees. These are volunteer work days where we tend the young trees growing in our tree nursery. Work includes watering, weeding, pricking out seedlings, sowing tree seeds and more depending on the time of year. You’ll learn some aspects of growing and caring for young native trees at each session.
Fire and refreshments provided.
Individuals & families welcome. Bring tools & snack
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:
- Sunday 11th August 10am-1pm
- Sunday 22nd September 10am-1pm
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.
