Tortworth Forest Centre

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  • Craft workshop – Introduction to Basketry

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Join us for a delightful day immersed in the ancient art of willow weaving at our serene outdoor venue, nestled within an ancient arboretum. Our one-day "Introduction to Basketry" course offers a unique opportunity to learn the traditional craft of basket-making, focusing on creating your very own foraging or berry basket. Whether you're a complete...

    Get Tickets £55.00 – £65.00 10 tickets left

  • Walk and Talk – Foraging

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Join guide Anna for a relaxing walk around the arboretum, exploring the edible, medicinal, and toxic plants and fungi that thrive here. Start in the roundhouse with a hot drink made from foraged ingredients, while discussing foraging and historic food practices. Then, head out to focus on easily recognisable and accessible plants. Don’t forget to...

    Get Tickets £10.00 – £15.00

  • Forest Bathing: Breathe with the Forest

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Join Ainsley, a Breathwork and Nature Connection Facilitator, for a grounding afternoon of resourcing through the breath beneath the canopy of Tortworth’s wonderful trees. These sessions offer a space to slow down, reconnect with your body, and meet the present moment with openness and curiosity. Through gentle breathwork and forest bathing practices , we’ll explore how the...

    Get Tickets £25.00 – £35.00
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    Bluebell Season at Tortworth Arboretum

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    This month we’re celebrating a forest floor spectacle as bluebells carpet the arboretum!

    Get Tickets Free – £11.00
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    Women’s bushcraft workshop – Feast and Forage

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Celebrate the return of spring with a gentle day of connection, curiosity and good food.

    Get Tickets £50.00 – £60.00

  • Walk and Talk – Bluebells

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Join us for a happy ramble around the arboretum during this beautiful season. We'll learn about facts, figures and folklore around bluebells, and why they grow here in such abundance. 

    Get Tickets £9.00 – £11.00

  • Lavender workshop

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Spend a relaxing few hours on a summers evening enjoying working with the wonderful aroma of lavender. Learn how to make lavender wands to place around your home to ensure a lasting scent of calm. And create some natural products using lavender to make the most of its natural relaxing and calming qualities. You'll need...

    Get Tickets £5.00 – £22.00

  • Bushcraft Workshop – Nettle Cordage

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Nettles are amazing plants; no only do they provide us with the materials to make stinging nettle cordage, they’re also edible, full of nutrients and have medicinal properties. Did you know that nettles have been made to make everything from binding, necklaces cords, bracelets, hafting tools, nets, small baskets etc for more than 3000 years?...

    Get Tickets £18.00 – £22.00

  • Mini Explorers Nature Day

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Join us for a morning of woodland adventures! We’ll be bug hunting, trail exploring, enjoying hands-on woodland activities and finishing with a well-earned hot chocolate around the firepit. Whether you’re a budding naturalist or just looking for fun-filled time together outdoors, pack a picnic and come make some wild memories in the forest! Minimum age:...

    Get Tickets £5.00 – £20.00

  • Walk and Talk – Bats

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Join us in September to hunt for bats on a unique guided night walk through the arboretum.

    Get Tickets £11.00 – £14.00

  • Craft workshop – Willow weaving

    Tortworth Forest Centre Tortworth Arboretum, Off Tortworth Road, Wotton Under Edge, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Join us for a delightful workshop immersed in the ancient art of willow weaving at our serene outdoor venue, nestled within an ancient arboretum. This course offers a unique opportunity to learn the traditional craft of crafting with willow, focusing on creating your very own bird feeder, decorative dragon-fly and bullrush. Whether you're a complete...

    Get Tickets £35.00 – £45.00