Nature School for Grownups - Fall Foraging Journey - Bridgend Farmhouse

🌿 Nature School for Grownups – Back to School! Fall Foraging Journey (4 Sessions) - Bridgend Farmhouse

A small-group nature-based experience to help you reconnect with the outdoors, learn practical foraging skills, and follow the changing season into autumn.

🍂 What This Is

A 4-session outdoor series designed to help you get to know a handful of common autumn plants and berries — through direct experience, not just theory.

Each session is 2 hours and follows a similar rhythm:

• we begin with a simple, low-pressure game to help everyone settle in
• we focus on one seasonal plant or tree — how to identify it, where to find it, how to harvest it responsibly, and how people have traditionally used it
• we forage together and turn what we find into a simple preparation
• we make time for nature connection, questions, conversation, and a chance to connect outdoors together

Across the 4 sessions, we’ll follow the autumn landscape through plants such as rowan, elderberry, hawthorn and rosehip.

Depending on what the season is doing, the exact plants may shift slightly — wild food doesn’t always follow our calendars! Each week we’ll work with something that is abundant, appropriate to harvest, and in season at the time.

By the end of the journey, you’ll:

• feel more confident identifying a small number of autumn berries, trees and useful plants
• understand some of the key safety and processing steps involved in wild food
• explore different ways to preserve and prepare autumn harvests
• leave with your own notes and a simple preparation from each session
• build a stronger sense of how to forage thoughtfully, rather than simply memorizing individual plants

This series is beginner-friendly and designed to be welcoming and accessible — no prior experience with foraging, herbalism or bushcraft is needed.

The sessions work best as a full journey, as each week builds on the last, but single sessions are also available if you’d like to try one out.

👥 Small Group

Sessions are capped at 15 people to keep things relaxed, participatory and personal.

Many people come alone — you’ll be welcomed either way.

💷 Tickets

🚨⚠️ IMPORTANT: If booking a Fall Journey Pass (all 4 sessions), select 1 date only and purchase your Fall Journey Pass. This will sign you up for all 4 sessions. Do NOT purchase more than one Fall Journey Pass. 🚨⚠️

🌿 Fall Journey Pass – £56
Includes all 4 sessions
✔ Guaranteed place each week
✔ Save vs booking individually
✔ Recommended for the full experience

🎟 Single Session – £15
Book an individual session
(If you can, we recommend joining the full series for the most benefit.)

📍 Details

4 sessions across the autumn season
Each session: 2 hours
Location: Bridgend Farmhouse, 41 Old Dalkeith Road, EH16 4TE
Dates: Fridays from 2–4 PM

• Friday September 4
• Friday September 18
• Friday October 9
• Friday October 23

🚨⚠️ NOTE: There is no parking at the venue! Please plan accordingly. 🚨⚠️

🌿 Who This Is For

This is for you if you:

• want to reconnect with nature
• are curious about autumn foraging
• want to learn how to safely identify and process a few common wild plants
• enjoy learning by doing
• want something social but low-pressure
• like the idea of following the season rather than rushing through it

Come as you are!

💬 Testimonials

• “I didn’t expect to enjoy spending time with strangers this much.”
• “Natasha’s facilitation was amazing — warm, clear, and encouraging without ever being pushy.”
• “I wasn’t expecting to learn so much — it was fun, hands-on, and really engaging.”
• “A really lovely balance of activities — playful, practical, and calming.”