Garden Needs · A project of Social adVentures

Woodland Wellbeing.

Forest-school skills applied to adults of all ages and backgrounds — guided walks with foraging, shelter-making, tree ID and nature navigation in parks and woodland near you.

What it is

Skills that stay with you — for any green space near home.

We’ve taken the learnings from our forest school programme for children and applied them to adults of every age and background. A qualified forest school leader guides the group on a walk at a local park or woodland, incorporating forest school skills along the way.

Participants find that combining a walk with an activity helps them easily connect with nature, reduce thoughts of worry or anxiety and pick up skills they can use in green spaces close to home.

What you’ll try

Six things a walk can include.

  • Nature navigation
  • Foraging
  • Identifying invasive species for conservation
  • Shelter making
  • Tree identification
  • Woodland weeding & wetland exploration

Coming up · Sensory sessions

Every other Wednesday · 11am

Free sessions at Garden Needs, 1 Radford Street, Salford M7 4NT. Book via email or through Eventbrite.

  • Wed 15 MayEyesExploring the colours of the woodland.
  • Wed 15 JuneHandsWoodland weeding — tackling invasive species.
  • Wed 26 JuneMouthLearning what's toxic and poisonous in our woodland.
  • Wed 17 JulyHandsIdentifying trees in our woodland.
  • Wed 31 JulyNoseGuided by smells as we navigate to the wetlands.
  • Wed 14 AugEarsExploring the sounds of birds in the woods.

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On the walks.

Book a walk with us.

Sessions run on Saturdays and weekdays throughout the year. Call 0161 710 1075 or drop us a line for the latest dates.