Calendar of events and activities

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Join us on one of our popular storytime events in Epping Forest; based on the beloved classic The Jolly Christmas Postman.

Monday 23 December 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

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Celebrate the season hygge-style: Follow the winter trail, make natural decorations, then enjoy music & marshmallows around the fire.

Saturday 14 December 2024 | 1pm to 3pm OR 4pm to 6pm

£12 per child and £6 per adult. 

Join us for an afternoon of winter and Christmas themed crafting using beautiful natural material from our Epping Forest site.

Saturday 30 November 2024 | 1pm to 3pm 

£12 per child

Forest School is an child-led learning experience that uses the natural environment to promote social development, safe risk taking, problem-solving and teamwork. Activities, supervised by qualified Forest School practitioners, may include; fire lighting, tree climbing, using tools, campfire cooking and much more!

NEW DATES 21 and 23 October 2024

Join us for an afternoon of autumn and Halloween themed crafting using beautiful natural materials from our Epping Forest site.

Friday 1 November 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us on one of our popular storytime events in Epping Forest; based on the beloved classic: The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark 

Wednesday 30 October 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us for a spooky afternoon in our grounds. Make a nature lantern, follow a Halloween trail and enjoy some campfire treats.

Saturday 26 October 2024 | 1pm to 3pm OR 4pm to 6pm

£12 per child and £6 per adult

A morning of weird and wonderful wildlife as we go looking for miniBEASTS in the forest and have the chance to hold some of our unusual pets.

Friday 25 October 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us on one of our popular storytime events in Epping Forest; based on the beloved classic Room on the Broom.

Monday 21 October 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us for an evening of nocturnal wonders - with a bat walk, moth trap, crafts, quizzes, trail and hot drinks (included).

Friday 4 October | 6pm to 8pm

£12 child | £6 adult

Join us for an afternoon of bushcraft and survival skills; building shelters and lighting fires!

Wednesday 28 August 2024 | 2pm to 4pm

£12 per child

All fairies and elves are invited to The Hive to take part in some magical fun. Take part in some magic themed games, whittle a wand or a broomstick, and much more!

Wednesday 28 August 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us on one of our popular storytime events in Epping Forest; based on the beloved classic: We are Going on a Bear Hunt 

Tuesday 27 August 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us on one of our popular storytime events in Epping Forest; based on the beloved classic: Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaurs

Wednesday 21 August 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us for a day of bushcraft and survival skills; building shelters, lighting fires, cooking on the campfire and using tools.

Tuesday 20 August 2024 | 10am to 3pm

£20 per child

Join us for a day of connecting with your wild side. Looking for animals in the forest and handling our weird and wonderful pets!

Tuesday 13 August 2024 | 10am to 3pm

£18 per child

Join us on one of our popular storytime events in Epping Forest; based on the beloved classic: The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Monday 12 August 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us on one of our popular storytime events in Epping Forest; based on the beloved classic: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Tuesday 6 August 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us for a morning of bushcraft and survival skills; building shelters and lighting fires!

Friday 2nd August 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Search for famous faces from fairytales, pond dip for the frog prince and much more in this fairytale inspired adventure.

Tuesday 30 July 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join us on one of our popular storytime events in Epping Forest; based on the beloved classic: Where the Wild Things Are

Monday 29 July 2024 | 10am to 12pm

£12 per child

Join volunteer, Zoi, for a hatha yoga sequence aiming to promote flexibility, strength, balance and coordination in the beautiful natural setting of The Hive. Zoi is a physiotherapist specialising in paediatric neurology and a newly qualified yoga instructor.

Sunday 2 June 2024 | 10am to 12:30pm

£4 to £6 per attendee

Bring your family to enjoy one of two 90-minute slots dipping in our nature ponds to see what creatures you can find. Will you scoop a newt? Or find one of the elusive water scorpions? Take a break between dips with some fun pond themed crafts and games!

Thursday 30 May | 10am to 11.30am or 1pm to 2:30pm

£10 per child

Join us for an evening of nocturnal wonders - with a bat walk, moth trap, crafts, quizzes, trail and hot drinks (included).

Saturday 5 April | 7pm to 9pm

£12 child | £6 adult

Join us at Fellowship square for a variety of activities such as animal handling, bushcraft fire lighting, wellbeing, free crafts and more!

Wednesday 3 April | 10:30am to 3:30pm

Entry is free, with some activities ticketed with a small fee

Artist Kat Hall leads workshops for families to take recycled materials and transform them into something beautiful and practical to celebrate Spring time and Easter.

Sunday 24 March | 10am to 2pm

£25 per family

A range of wellbeing activities aimed at discovering the power of nature to support your personal goals.

Saturday 23 March | 10am to 12:30pm

£30 (adults only)

Half term events for children aged 18 months to 11 years

Three Billy Goats Gruff Storytime 12 February

Brilliant Birds  14 and 21 February

10am to 12pm | £12 per child

Celebrate the successes and mark the closing of Radical Landscapes with workshops and activities from sober QTIPOC mental health collective, misery.

Saturday 17 February

4pm to 9pm