A lush garden with various colorful flowers growing along a stone wall, next to a castle or historical building with an arched doorway and small windows.
A pink orchid flower with multiple blooms, green leaves, and a bulbous root.
Purple and blue hyacinth flower with green leaves on black background
Golden stars of various sizes forming a border on a black background.
Golden stars arranged in a semi-circular pattern with a black background.

The wisdom of the wild…

Golden stars arranged in a decorative circular pattern on a black background.
Close-up of a colorful bird, likely a European goldfinch, with a red face, black and white head, and yellow and black wings, isolated on a black background.
A rolled-up white parchment with a red wax seal and decorative ribbon.
Blank white banner with ribbons on a black background

Forest school & more…

Golden stars of various sizes around the border of a black background, forming a decorative frame.
“You will find something greater in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.”
— St Bernard de Clairvaux

Welcome to
the realm of the wilder wisdom way…

A blend of forest school and hedge school - in which the ‘school’ component is very much in inverted commas. And this is not just for children.

Inspired by the ‘forest school’ ethos, but prioritising nurture of the soul, magic and enchantment, these outdoor sessions synthesise ancient custom and seasonal tradition with philosophical spirituality in a way which brings nature engagement to life and illuminates it with opportunities for deeper understanding and reflection. Learning and togetherness which nurtures the soul and places spiritual development and nature connection at its heart. Truth, goodness, beauty, imagination, intuition… sacred space, nature and the sensory realm…here is where the true magic is to be found.

Join us for outdoor adventures designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and a love for nature.

Golden stars of various sizes forming a semi-circle on a black background.
A rolled-up magical parchment scroll tied with a red wax seal and string.
Enchanting gold star-shaped confetti scattered along the top edge.
Enchanting golden stars of varying sizes scattered along the top and right edges.
Close-up photograph of a mushroom with visible gills, taken from below with a blurred background of trees and grey sky.
Close-up image of a fantastical pine cone with snow or frost on its scales.
Enchanting golden stars of various sizes forming a decorative border.
A fantasy pinecone dusted with glittering snow.
Golden stars forming a decorative frame.
A fantastical orchid image with pink flowers, bulb, roots and long green leaves.
Golden stars of various sizes arranged in a swirling pattern.
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.”
— John Muir
Apothecary or herbalist mortar and pestle in a white mortar bowl
A blooming orchid with pink petals, growing from a round bulb with roots.
Gold stars of varying sizes forming a scattered border
Various colourful flowers in white ceramic mortar bowls with pestles on a wooden table, including yellow, purple, and some small blue flowers. Calendula, marigold, clover
Stone garden statue of St Francis of Assisi, with a beard, holding a staff or a stick, dressed in robes, surrounded by green foliage.

Holiday forest school

Neoplatonic Hedge School

Herbal & natural crafts

Sophia Sessions - mother & daughter workshops

Bespoke sessions & events by request

Thoughtfully crafted learning in nature to elevate what matters most.

Questions?
Questions?
A dense Nottinghamshire forest with tall trees, green foliage, and some underbrush, under an overcast sky.
A detailed illustration of a scroll with wax seal stamp.
A botanical illustration of pink and red geranium flowers with green leaves.
A large fantasy pinecone dusted with snow.
Golden star-shaped confetti arranged in a swirling pattern.
A potted fantasy orchid plant with pink flowers and green leaves.
A pine cone image decorated with small white glittery accents.
Golden stars of various sizes swirling.
Purple and blue delphinium flowers with green leaves.

Contact

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Close-up photograph of real purple violets growing among green leaves and grass.
Gold stars scattered across forming a decorative border.
A botanical illustration of a geranium flower with pink and red blooms, green leaves and stems.
Magic scroll with seal banner design
A white fox paw print image
A fox paw print.
A black and white fox paw print, paw pad.
White fox paw print
Black and white paw print from fox claws on the paw pad.
White outline of a fox print.
A fox paw print logo in black and white
Fox paw footprint black white image of the paw pad