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Exploring the benefits of the Forest School approach
Activities at Ashton Court The Forest of Avon Trust has been using the Forest School approach with a number of groups of adults with learning disabilities over the last few years. Getting groups out in...
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Showcasing our Work
The Trust celebrated its third ‘birthday’ in December by taking on the lease of The Retreat and by filming three videos at the site, illustrating our work. Trust patron and One Show regular Mike...
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Woodland Works
Two groups of adults with learning difficulties have been visiting The Retreat over the last year to learn new skills and help us manage the woodland. Last week people from Choices4U helped clear...
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Woodlands for mental wellbeing
This summer we’ve been running a series of woodland sessions aimed at people with low to mid-level mental health needs based in the community. We wanted to encourage people to get outside, spend some...
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Woodland Wellbeing Projects
Central to our ethos has been to demonstrate the value of activities in the natural environment to people’s health and wellbeing. We have run a number of evaluated projects to apply (and develop) best...
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Woodland Wellbeing Dementia Project
The Forest of Avon Trust’s Woodland Wellbeing Dementia Project is an example of a fundamental part of the ethos of the charity at work. This has been to both apply and develop best practice in the...
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Dementia Wellbeing Pilot Project
“If my son could see me now, he wouldn’t believe it” People with dementia and their carers had the opportunity to try out a range of environmental art, woodcraft and outdoor cooking in the Forest of...
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Professor Alice Roberts
Trust Patron: Professor Alice Roberts talks about the importance of woodlands, the Forest of Avon Trust and a major new research project launched this week: ‘I’m passionate about the importance of...
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Young People Getting to Know Local Woodlands
We are working with 10 secondary schools across the area and taking young people with a range of physical and learning needs to visit a local woodland to learn about the woodland environment and...
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Dementia Wellbeing
Rachel and Sue with their woven willow butterfly and dragonfly; Jeannette decided hers was a long-eared bat! Through 2017 we have worked with the Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service to deliver a...
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