Reconnecting People with Nature

Going Wild since 2008

 
'Tell me, what do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?'
(Mary Oliver)
Rediscover Your Wild
Our mission is to help reconnect people of all ages with nature, with each other and with their own wellness.
We offer a variety of wild, accessible experiences which suit all needs and budgets.

Our offerings

Kids

Kids

Forest School inspired holiday activities for your Wild Ones. Kids Wild Adventure Clubs for age 6-11 and 9-13, plus Quest days for children who love a mission!

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Organisations

Organisations

Rewild Your Team. Bespoke wellness experiences for small corporate teams. Discover new ways to work, connect and destress together.

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Adult training

Adult training

Unique, participant-led courses for people who are interested in bringing outdoor learning to others.

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Schools and Community groups

Schools and Community groups

Bespoke sessions for Primary and Secondary, SEND and mainstream. Forest School, Wellness and day trips.

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Families

Families

Affordable days out for the whole family throughout the year, and free flow half day family sessions for younger children.

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Heartwood

Heartwood

Our Woodland Wellness Hub. We are creating a Place in Nature for everyone. Support us here!

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Woodland Yoga

Woodland Yoga

Reconnect your mind, body, and spirit with Wildheart Yoga's outdoor yoga sessions set deep in the woods at Heartwood.

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Our people
We have a huge team of volunteers, supporters, partners and facilitators, all of whom are the beating heart of everything we do.  We can't show you all of them here, but we'd like you to know that Everyone Counts.

Team

Suzy Strudwick

Executive Director and Founder

Suzy has a deep connection to nature and is passionate about supporting others to rebuild their own connections with the Wild. Highly experienced and qualified practitioner, passionate about accessibility and affordability for all.

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Hannah Beadle

Senior Facilitator

Facilitator of Kids Holiday Schemes and our Corporate Wellness experiences. Trained and highly experienced PT - outdoor specific, retreat coordinator and facilitator. CEO of Wildfitness.

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Damian Clark

Senior Facilitator

Facilitator of Kids Holiday Activities and weekly Forest School sessions at St Peter's Primary School. Many years experience in Outdoor Education with Statutory Sector, D of E and Scouting Leader.

Andrea Whitfield

Senior Facilitator - Families and Marketing

Facilitates our regular Homestart family sessions, and drop in family sessions at Heartwood. Also facilitates weekly Forest School Sessions at Ridgeway Primary School. Undergoing a Masters in Child Psychology. Off duty PR and marketing consultant.

Team

Anne-Marie Abalo

Senior Practitioner - SEND specialist

Co-facilitates our Bensham Manor Forest School. With 25 years of experience in working with children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in both the formal and informal education sectors.

Clare Steedman

Senior Facilitator

Facilitates our regular Forest School sessions at Ridgeway School. Qualified Forest School Leader Runs her own Forest School 'Branch Into The Woods'.

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Jon Strudwick

Facilitator - Socials

Co-facilitator at Kids Holiday Activities, family activity days, and festivals. Many years of experience in this work. His background is as a DJ in the music industry, currently with Croydon FM. Oversees our socials and publicity.

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Karen Acford

Facilitator - Design and SEND specialism

Currently facilitates at family sessions and festivals, and has many years experience of work with our SEND forest school sessions and kids holiday activities. Design consultant for all our logos, merchandise and oversees the website.

Roots to Leaves

  • Volunteers

  • Young Volunteers

  • Partner Organisations

  • Supporters

Testimonials

     

 You are my Forest Family 

Jamie: Volunteer
     

 The rewilding day really just hammered home to me that (a) I want more of that in my life (b) I have non-work skills that could, in time, be as useful as my work ones and (c) the way you expressed your work/life balance makes me feel like I have a model/rubric I could be guided by to explore future options. 

David: Participant Rewild Your Team
     

 We'll definitely be back next year! You're brilliant at what you do! 

Alex: Dramatherapist - Tangled Feet
     

 Brilliant experience. Particularly after lockdown as I was shielding until just before KWAC, so H only went into the garden for several months. She really regained her 'joie de vivre' being able to be so (safely) free and able to take on new challenges out of doors. She now has a safe understanding of fire, instead of being completely terrified of birthday cake candles. And she's just grown massively in confidence. 

Ellie: Parent
     

 Just had to email to say I had my first campfire cooking session at Oasis nursery. I was so nervous but it was fantastic. Children loved it! Your enthusiasm and great training burned into me and it was wonderful to make it happen in a controlled and safe environment. Thank you. 

Eve: Teacher
  

Contact

  • Heartwood Woodland Wellness, Frylands Wood Scout Centre, Croydon, UK
  • CR09AA