walk in the woods with The Tree Council
Walk in the Woods is The Tree Council's month-long festival to encourage everyone to enjoy trees and woods during spring. Across the UK, walks, talks and other events are taking place in towns and the countryside throughout the month of May. It's a great time to go down to the woods, the local park or just for a stroll along tree-lined streets. Spring flowers, birdsong and lush green leaves make them all particularly inviting places to be. Just click your local area on the map opposite to see all the walk in the woods events near you.
While you're on a walk in the woods why not take along a copy of our kids tree trail game that you can download by clicking the green box below...
county: East Sussex
date: mid April to mid May, depending on season
location: Hadlow Down, Nr Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ
town: Hadlow Down
organiser: Wilderness Wood
contact: 01825 830509
details: Bluebell Walk - signed paths of different lengths take you through the best of the spring flowers. An entrance charge applies, please contact Wilderness Woods for details.
cost: Free
county: East Sussex
date: May 27th, 10am to 12 noon
location: Hadlow Down, Nr Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ
town: Hadlow Down
organiser: Wilderness Wood
contact: 01825 830509
details: Survive in the Wild - What are the four things you need to survive? Find them in the woods! Hands-on activities to test your survival skills; cook marshmallows on your fire.
cost: (aged 8-13) £7.15, adults £3.40 Booking required.
county: East Sussex
date: May 27th, 10.30am to 11.30am and 2pm to 3pm.
location: Hadlow Down, Nr Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ
town: Hadlow Down
organiser: Wilderness Wood
contact: 01825 830509
details: Fairy gardens - find the fairy place and listen to a story about the woodland elves. Make a garden in the woods for the elves and fairies to enjoy and a wand to take home.
cost: (aged 3-6, adult must accompany) £5.35 Adult £3.40. Booking required.
county: East Sussex
date: May 28th, 11.30am to 2.30pm.
location: Hadlow Down, Nr Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ
town: Hadlow Down
organiser: Wilderness Wood
contact: 01825 830509
details: Castaway - join an expedition deep into the wood;have fun building shelters and cooking dampers over a camp fire. Bring sausages and a picnic lunch, wear old clothes. Adults welcome to accompany and help.
cost: (aged 6-11) £9.85, adults £3.40. Booking required
county: East Sussex
date: May 29th, 10am to 4pm.
location: Hadlow Down, Nr Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ
town: Hadlow Down
organiser: Wilderness Wood
contact: 01825 830509
details: How to survive with grown ups - spend a day in the wood learning basic family bushcraft. Can you build a better shelter than your mum, dad? What food can you cook and eat? How do you purify water? Learn to light your fire without matches or paper.
cost: Children (8-15) £4.50, adults £3.40. Booking required.
county: East Sussex
date: May 29th, 10.30 to 11.30am
location: Hadlow Down, Nr Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ
town: Hadlow Down
organiser: Wilderness Wood
contact: 01825 830509
details: Baby Bug Hunt (for 3-6 year olds) - How many minibeasts can you find hiding in the wood? Explore the woods and discover who they are and what they do. Make a model bug from woodland materials to take home.
cost: (3-6) £4.50, adults £3.40. Booking required
county: East Sussex
date: May 29th, 10.30 to 12.30pm
location: Hadlow Down, Nr Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ
town: Hadlow Down
organiser: Wilderness Wood
contact: 01825 830509
details: Big Bug Hunt (for 7-11 year olds) - search in different area of the wood for all sorts of creepy-crawlies and find out how they live. Investigate your favourite bug and make a book and a model from woodland materials to take home.
cost: Children (7-11) £6.50, adults £3.40. Booking required.
county: East Sussex
date: 30th May, 2.45pm to 4.15pm.
location: Hadlow Down, Nr Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ
town: Hadlow Down
organiser: Wilderness Wood
contact: 01825 830509
details: Teddy Bear's Picnic - an exploration for bears and their owners, with simple games and a woodland picnic. Please bring a carrier bag, a picnic tea and a bear.
cost: £5.35 per bear (to be accompanied by a child of 3-6), adult £3.40. Booking required.
county: Hampshire
date:
location: Eastrop Park
town: Basingstoke
organiser: Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council
contact: For more details call 01256 844844
details: Eastrop Park Tree Trail was designed by the Basingstoke Tree Wardens & Park Rangers. It is a self-guided walk around the park where you can enjoy the beauty of a variety of trees.
cost: Free
county: Hampshire
date:
location: War Memorial Park
town: Basingstoke
organiser: Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council
contact: For more details call 01256 844844
details: The War Memorial Park Tree Trail was designed by the Basingstoke Tree Wardens & Park Rangers. It is a self-guided walk around the park.
cost: Free
county: Hampshire
date: 4 May, 5.30am
location: The Wildgrounds
town: Gosport
organiser: Gosport Borough Council Council
contact: The Countryside Office-023 9258 8666
details: For the early birds. Meet in the Wildgrounds Reserve car park to enjoy birdsong as the day breaks. The walk is a gentle stroll through woodlands and meadows, which will last approximately 2 hours.
cost: Free
county: Hampshire
date: Sunday 11th May, 1pm
location: Whiteley woods, Meeting Place- Community Centre, off Yew Tree Drive, Whiteley
town: Gosport
organiser: Gosport Borough Council Council
contact: Lisa Parker 02380 456484
details: As its National "Walk in the Woods" Month come and discover the delights that Whiteley Woodlands has to offer. A pleasant amble through as many woodlands as we can reach with occasional stops to find out more about woodlands and their management. Please wear stout footwear as areas may be muddy. Terrain can also be uneven as not all woodlands are pathed. Length- 5.3 miles. Time : up to 4 hrs
cost: £3 Adults, £1.50 Children
