What do we offer?
Participants gain the opportunity to delve into creative and immersive outdoor experiences. Our diverse programme of activities includes horticultural therapy, forest school, forest bathing, bushcraft, green woodwork, permaculture, forest gardening, nature based and eco therapy practices. Together we will explore and hone new skills within woodlands, parks or community settings in London. Reflect, re-wild, find your creative spirit, through play and by accessing your deep imagination.
What sets us apart
We root our work in mindfulness and inclusive practice, incorporating elements of horticulture, art and eco therapy.
Our work is about nurturing and giving back to our green spaces, as well as ourselves.
We work collaboratively with local groups. We hold spaces to benefit vulnerable and marginalised communities, such as refugees and asylum seekers, those with Special Educational Needs (eg. autism), mental illnesses, those from the global majority, women and girls, the over 50s population, and LGBTQI+ groups.
What we believe in
We feel that sustainable change comes from the bottom up, in the hands of local people. In practice, this means working closely with local community organisations, social prescribers, charities and activist groups born out of and serving their local areas.
Our Team
Our programmes benefit from caring, fully trained, certified practitioners, with decades of expertise in our field. We are DBS certified, at least one paediatric outdoor first aid trainer per workshop. We insure all collective members and events (public liability).
Get In touch!
Join a workshop, collaborate as a funding partner, or join London’s leading collective as an freelance gardener, OT, SHT or artist. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Additionally, are you a local business that wants to help the community? We provide bespoke corporate away days that can fulfil your corporate social responsibility. Build teamwork, boost employee motivation and support our community projects in local green spaces across London. Your support will help us offer free forest school and nature based therapeutic work to some of London’s most disadvantaged communities, including children in care, refugees, older people and young people with special educational needs.
To get involved email info@urbanforestcollective.org.
All of this would not be possible without the kind support
of our generous donors and funders.
