COMMUNITY GROUPS

We run sessions at Shield Tree Wood or at your own setting for community groups. These sessions are ideally suited for Beavers, Rainbows, Cub Scouts, Brownies, and Guides as well as community groups and organisations looking to support wellbeing.
All sessions are aimed at offering experiences where everyone can choose and engage at their own pace. We believe that by offering choice, you can connect more with the natural surroundings and each other and engage more fulfillingly, providing a more positive growth outcome in your wellbeing.
Examples of experiences
  • Woodland Skills (campfire lighting, cooking, whittling, shelter building)
  • Nature Art
  • Woodland Crafts
  • Mindfulness
  • Connecting with our trees and woodland animals
  • Woodland sustainability
When can we book? Day or evening sessions can run as 1 off experience or as part of a longer programme.  Please contact us to discuss your needs.
Here are a few groups and organisations we have supported :

New Mills Women’s Group – Learning to whittle for mindfulness

Take Part in the Art – WELLBEING Outdoors – Woodland skills & Crafts

New Mills Guides – Campfire skills & Shelter building

New Mills WI – Wellbeing in the Woods – Willow weaving, firelighting and smores

1st New Mills Beavers – campfire lighting to cook your own nachos supper!

New Mills Women’s Group – Learning to whittle for mindfulness
Take Part in the Art – WELLBEING Outdoors – Woodland skills & Crafts
New Mills Guides – Campfire skills & Shelter building
1st New Mills Beavers – Learning to use fire-steels and create their own campfire for basic campfire cooking