Live Wild

Foraging, bushcraft, kids' nature clubs, and wild time for people of all ages in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
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We are a team of outdoor leaders working passionately to reconnect people with nature and their wilder selves.

10/06/2026

LGBTQ+ Foraging Session on Saturday in collaboration with Happy Valley Pride. Join us on one of our most popular LGBTQ+ Nature Qu**rs sessions, seasonal foraging for the edible fungi, flowers and leaves that can be found as this abundant time of year. Learn Identification skills, how to harvest and prepare wild plants and mushrooms, and enjoy a cook up of wild tasters over the campfire. Booking essential, link in comments.

06/06/2026

✨WILDLINGS HOLIDAY CLUB - BACK FOR SUMMER 2026!✨

Knott Wood - Hebden Bridge

We're happy to announce that our Wildlings Summer Holiday Club, now in its eleventh year, will return to Knott Wood this August.

BOOK HERE: https://www.livewild.org.uk/wildlings-school-holiday-programme/

✨Nessa and the team look forward to seeing familiar faces, and welcoming new arrivals, at our cosy woodland camp amidst the bluebells and birch trees.

✨Activities include woodland crafts, campfire cooking, bushcraft skills, games, adventures, exploring wildlife, and relaxing in nature.

✨We'll be running the club for three weeks of the summer holiday, with dates as follows:

✨Tuesday 4 August - Thursday 6 August
✨Tuesday 11 August - Thursday 13 August
✨Tuesday 18 August - Thursday 20 August

The club is for children aged between 5 and 12 and is bookable as three day blocks. Days run from 9.30am-3.30pm

31/05/2026

🌼Recent Adventures at our Calder Valley Woodland School 🌼

🐝We've continued our exploration of the elements at our weekly home education group, Calder Valley Woodland School, this half term. The children and young people created incredible bee art using different mediums, and we celebrated these fascinating insects by making our own dandelion 'honey'.

🪺We also had a focus on birds, nests, and eggs, delving into wildlife and ecology as well as games, stories, and crafts.

🦋This coming half term we'll be honing in on the wonderful world of insects, exploring the creatures that share our woodland habitat. We'll also be continuing to develop bushcraft and outdoor skills, and making plenty of time for play, creativity, and relaxation at our beautiful woodland site.

SPACES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE: Children are welcome to join us for a 'Taster Day' to meet the leaders and group, and find out what woodland school is all about. Get in touch via valleywoodlandschool@gmail to find out more or arrange a session.

29/05/2026

✨FORAGE with us this Sunday 31st - 3 TICKETS AVAILABLE✨

We've had a wonderful time on recent foraging courses, exploring the season's edible abundance in woodland, hedgerow, and meadow.

🌼From wild flower truffles to feral kimchi, our recent group enjoyed a range of tasters, and snacked on delicious wild leaves as we wandered along the paths of the bluebell wood.

🍄A highlight was discovering this incredibly fresh, bright chicken of the woods mushroom on an old oak tree! The group cooked it up over the fire along with hogweed shoots, wild crisps, and ramson pesto. It was our first chicken of the woods of 2026... and it was delicious!

☘Book the final tickets for this Sunday 31st May, or to join us on a Foraging Taster Session Wednesday 3 June, here: https://www.livewild.org.uk/courses/foraging-courses-west-yorkshire/

14/05/2026

🏳️‍🌈Next at NATURE QU**RS - Forage & Healing Balm Making🏳️‍🌈

Thursday 21st May 10.30-2.30 - Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge

Join us in LGBTQ+ community for this relaxed, welcoming workshop to learn about the edible and medicinal herbs and plants that can found as this abundant time of year.

We’ll share plant identification skills, and ways to harvest and prepare the wild treasures we find for both food and medicine. You’ll also make your own pot of healing balm to take home with you.

Tickets on a sliding scale from £30.
BOOK HERE: https://www.livewild.org.uk/courses/nature-queers-hebden-bridge-yorkshire/

12/05/2026

🌱FORAGING IN THE BLUEBELL WOOD🌱

We had a wonderful day of spring foraging with a recent group, celebrating the Calderdale tradition of making 'dock pudding' by cooking up our own version over the fire. Our woodland basecamp was surrounded by bluebells, and the air smelled so sweet!

With the hedgerows bursting to life, we found an array of tasty edibles and there was much laughter and joy at this beautiful time of year amongst the flowers and blossom.

Thanks to all who came along and made it such a fun, joyful day 🌞

05/05/2026

✨☘This Saturday 9th – BOTANICAL CERAMICS ☘✨

It's forecast to be a lovely day this Saturday 9th for part one of our unique Botanical Ceramics course, combining foraging, ceramics, and whittling.

☘Join our foraging expert Leonie in beautiful local woodland, collecting flora for the decorative botanical design on your ceramic item.

✨After that we'll settle in at the cosy study to get started, with the talented Pheobe Ward as your ceramics teacher.

We're down to the final tickets now, would you like to join us?

Book here: https://www.livewild.org.uk/courses/botanical-ceramics-course-hebden-bridge-yorkshire/

28/04/2026

☘CERAMICS, FORAGING & WHITTLING COURSE ☘

Hebden Bride, W. Yorkshire - Saturday 9th & Saturday 23rd May

Join us for this unique Botanical Ceramics course combining foraging, ceramics, and whittling, in collaboration with the wonderful Phoebe Ward.

Over two sessions, create your own unique ceramic utensil rest (dublé) and accompanying hand-carved wooden spatula. The workshops include:

🌿A guided foraging walk in a beautiful local woodland, collecting flora to create your decorative botanical design.
🌿Crafting your fired and glazed ceramic item: a dublé (spoon or spatula holder) under expert tuition from local ceramicist, Phoebe Ward in the studio.
🌿Whittling a spatula to go with your finished piece. You’ll be introduced to the traditional craft of whittling wood using hand-tools, and hone techniques shared by our experienced Live Wild whittling tutors.
🌿 Wild tea tasting. Sample a range of wild brews as we explore and craft together.

BOOK HERE: https://www.livewild.org.uk/courses/botanical-ceramics-course-hebden-bridge-yorkshire/

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Hebden Bridge
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07979207296

Website

http://www.livewild.org.uk/

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