A community forest school for Sittingbourne, Maidstone and Medway
Out to the Woods Join us in Milton Creek Country Park We have been lucky enough to be awarded funding from Imago, to offer nature based sessions for anyone over 55 and is aimed primarily at reducing social isolation and loneliness. The World Health organisation reports: “High-quality social connections are essential to our mental and physical health and our… Continue Reading Wilder Wellbeing
Do you want something different this year for your child’s birthday party? Did you know that Out to the Woods offer bushcraft and woodland forest birthday parties for children Why not try something new for your special day – not just an ordinary birthday party but a woodland or bushcraft party! Do you want to… Continue Reading Woodland/Bushcraft forest birthday party
Discover Gorham & Admirals woods What’s so important about ancient woodlands? How much of the UK is covered in ancient woodland? Why is deadwood so precious? Are all soils the same? Can you really hear sap rising in a tree? To find out the answers to these questions and much more then sign up for… Continue Reading Amazing Ancients
Why does a forest school have Evergreen Elders? The inspiration for Evergreen Elders is my mum: she is amazing, positive and inspirational; she’s always been there for me and always has the right advice too! However, she has been living with dementia for the last 6 years and as the disease progresses there has been… Continue Reading Evergreen Elders
On Sunday 5th March, we spent a fantastic day at Gorham and Admiral Woods with Mike Phillips of Whitehorse Ecology. Mike led an enjoyable and informative woodland management course at Out to the Woods. Thankfully the weather was in our favour and we learnt all about different management techniques: coppicing, coppice with standards, pollarding as… Continue Reading Woodland Management
It is thought that wreaths originated in ancient Greece and Rome, where members of the Greco-Roman society would hand-craft ring-shaped decorations called “coronas” from fresh leaves, branches, twigs, fruits and flowers, before hanging them on their door as a symbol of victory. In this video, Avril will show you how to create a wreath to help… Continue Reading How to create a wreath to help feed the birds
As a community forest school, we will be running a number of fully funded sessions to help people to connect with nature activities include : Cooking in the Woods program, funded by National Lottery to our amazing Ancient Woodlands education sessions, with activities designed by Anna Outdoors and our Evergreen Elders sessions to help people… Continue Reading What’s on this year at Out To The Woods CIC?