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 delivery of the benefits of the being in the natural environment.
In this work, the Trust applies the principles of Forest School to deliver successful projects tailored to the needs of diverse groups tackling isolation, developing confidence and more widely improving quality of life. Currently we are proud to be delivering a project working with people with dementia and their partners and carers.
Woodland activities in sessions have included:
• walking
• listening to bird song
• making kazoos
• making quills to write down thoughts
• making mallets
• using various flowers & berries to make hapa zome bunting
To find out more about our work, or to discuss a new project, email: jonclark@forestofavontrust.org