Nature NOW – Play and Explore, Witney

Thanks to the generosity of Witney Town Council and the support of Carl Whitehead, Biodiversity and Green Spaces Officer, we have now run 2 rounds of 6 morning sessions (despite the weather!) playing and exploring in nature with young children and their families and childminders in and around Ducklington Lake and Mill Meadow. Nearly 70 children attended over all the sessions. The play and explore sessions were run by two qualified and experienced Forest School Leaders. Find out more about what we got up to here: NatureNOW Facebook Page. It’s been great to see the children grow through the seasons, and to catch up with old friends and trainees from our Forest Kindergarten training course.

The Nature NOW project was originally set up by Where The Fruit Is and Oxfordshire County Council to counter the effects of the pandemic which restricted small children and their carers’ access to spending time together in nature. Nature N.O.W. (Nurturing Our Wellbeing) helps children and adults across Oxfordshire, whether parents, carers or Early Years educators, grow with and in nature. If you’d like us to bring Nature NOW to your area or setting, do get in touch.