Mindful Spring Foraging

Join foraging and nature enthusiast Poppy Wildman for a relaxing and informative woodland workshop exploring common and interesting wild foods available to us in spring time, focusing on mindfulness and sustainability. Suitable for all levels including beginners.

Schedule (subject to change):

• Introduction
• Guided foraging wander through the country park and our private woodland area
• Guided forest bathing invitation in woodlands
• Warming cup of foraged tea
• Reflection and close

What is foraging?:

Foraging is the act of searching for and collecting natural resources. This is most often associated with wild foods, however foraging can also encompass collecting natural resources for other uses, such as natural cosmetics or herbal remedies.

Foraging promotes sustainability, resourcefulness and self-confidence. It is a brilliant way for people to develop a more profound connection to nature, supporting the health and wellbeing of both people and planet. It also fundamentally connects us as humans to our ancestral past, keeping alive a skill of knowledge and self-sufficiency that has been important to human survival throughout history.

This foraging walk will have a particular focus on the mindful elements of foraging, and will encourage you to use a range of senses to develop a deeper connection to the natural world around us

It is important to always know what you are doing when you are foraging, as searching for, collecting and using any wild resources can pose risks. You should only ever try any new foods if you know it is safe for YOU, considering any intolerances, allergies and your overall condition, and therefore please note that this event aims simply to provide participants with a starting point to discover wild foods available locally in a mindful way, and should in no way be seen as an encouragement to try any specific natural foods during or as a result of this event, unless you know through your own research that it is safe for YOU.

What is Forest Bathing?

Forest Bathing, or ‘shinrin yoku’ in Japanese, is the wonderfully restorative, mindfulness-based practice of immersing oneself in the forest, woodland or any green space,  using your senses to connect to the natural world around you. 

The event will be guided by a qualified Forest Therapy Practitioner. Additional information will be sent out to all attendees 2 days before the event by email - if you have not received it by then, please check your spam then message me at [email protected].

Please see FAQs below for information on accessibility, parking and other info. Any other questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.

Where to meet?

Outside the 'cake by the lake' café, by the visitor centre and car park. Full details will be sent to attendees nearer the time.

What to bring:

For your comfort, please bring: something comfy to sit on (yoga mat or camping chair is ideal); a blanket / warm layers; and a mug. Limited spares may be available.

Accessibility:

If you have any specific accessibility requirements, please get in touch and I will do my best to inform, advise and accommodate appropriately. The site is accessed via flat, soft and sometimes uneven ground, a 5 minute walk from our meeting point. Disabled parking and toilets are available.

Parking:

Parking, including disabled, is available in the main car park by the meeting point (charges apply). If full, there is usually space to park along Mere Way, just behind the car park, too. Please be advised that parking can get busy on sunny days.

Facilities:

There are toilets, including disabled, by the meeting point behind the ‘cake by the lake’ café. These are a 5 minute walk from the location we will be based at.

Concession:

Concession tickets are available for those who feel this term applies to them and for whom cost would otherwise be a barrier to participation. This may include - but is not necessarily limited to - pensioners, students, disabled people or those on low/no income.

Refunds and cancellations:

Cancellations made more than 7 days before the event will receive a full refund, minus the non-refundable Eventbrite fee.

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