About this Event
Join us at Rushcliffe Country Park for a mindful winter foraging workshop!
This event will be led by Poppy Wildman, a qualified Forest Therapy Practitioner and Forest School Leader and all-round foraging and nature enthusiast.
We will be based in private woodlands within the park for this event, and will also venture out into the main park to explore a range of interesting wild foods available to us this time of year.
This event prioritises the wellbeing of people and woodland, so will focus on how we can engage in foraging in a mindful and sustainable way. After all, foraging is about so much more than tasty treats - it is a means of connecting us to the natural world, and learning about the role we all play in the health and wellbeing of our beautiful, life-supporting ecosystem.
As such, throughout the workshop you will be guided in how to connect to all our senses to identify wild foods, inducing a deep state of mindfulness and nature connection, as well as learning about the history, folklore and role of each plant (or fungi) that we explore within the ecosystem, and how we can protect them.
We will finish with a guided forest bathing* meditation towards the end of the workshop, and enjoy a cup of warm, foraged winter tea to end our time together.
*(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.)
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.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rushcliffe Country Park, Mere Way, Nottingham, United Kingdom
GBP 15.87 to GBP 19.67
