Each Thursday at WWT Slimbridge join Grounds Warden, Rachel, for a buzzing, passionate hour of pollinator chat. Learn all about Slimbridge’s many bugs and insects on this weekly walk around Slimbridge’s Grounds, with some handy take-away tips for your own garden! Date and time: Tours run every Thursday at 10.30am, subject to availability. Tours last […]
Each Thursday at WWT Slimbridge join Grounds Warden, Rachel, for a buzzing, passionate hour of pollinator chat. Learn all about Slimbridge’s many bugs and insects on this weekly walk around Slimbridge’s Grounds, with some handy take-away tips for your own garden! Date and time: Tours run every Thursday at 10.30am, subject to availability. Tours last […]
A chance to share observations on our local plants this season. For our October first-Saturday-of-the-month herb walk, we’ll will meet by Cam&Dursley police station at 10am. From here we’ll walk down through Holywell Orchard and along Littlecombe to Long Street where we can join the Apple Pressing in the Chantry Centre garden. Wear footwear suitable […]
Join Stroud Valleys Project and fungi enthusiast Tony Hardware on UK Fungus Day for a delve into the wonderful world of fungi at Crickley Hill. Autumn is a great time to spot some of the weird and wonderful fungi that lurk amongst the leaves on the woodland floor. Don your wellies and walking boots, get […]
Mindful walking and meditation in Hawkwood’s woodland Facilitator: Dee Aebischer Come and join Dee Aebischer, a qualified guide with the UK Forest Bathing Institute, who holds a Masters & PhD in Forest Science, as she leads you on a journey of discovery through the art of Forest Bathing (also known as Shinrin Yoku). This gentle, […]
For November our herb walk will be at Breakheart Quarry We’ll meet at 10am at the carpark at Breakheart Quarry and walk for about an hour around the different environments of the quarry. We’ll be particularly on the look out for interesting trees and fungi. Come along and join us, it look like it will […]
Mindful walking and meditation in Hawkwood’s woodland Facilitator: Dee Aebischer Come and join Dee Aebischer, a qualified guide with the UK Forest Bathing Institute, who holds a Masters & PhD in Forest Science, as she leads you on a journey of discovery through the art of Forest Bathing (also known as Shinrin Yoku). This gentle, […]
Sorry to say that due to the weather warnings, we will not be having the planned herb walk. Do join us in January (first Saturday, 4th Jan) – meeting point will be announced on the events page.
It’s our first walk of the year. Come along and see what green shoots of hope we can see in the darkest time of the year. We’ll meet at 10am in the carpark at the base of Cam Peak and explore for an hour until 11am. Do wear sturdy footwear as it’ll likely be muddy, […]
Forest Bathing (Shinrin Yoku) is a gentle, nature-based therapeutic practice developed in Japan during the 1980’s to help reduce stress and improve mental and physical wellbeing. Although Shinrin Yoku is translated as “forest bathing”, there is no water involved, the term rather describing a state of becoming fully immersed in the forest atmosphere through awareness, […]
