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A not-for-profit organisation helping to care for an area of land including ancient woodland, wild meadow, and glade with historic cabin site at the southern tip of Whittle Dene near Ovingham, Northumberland.

🌿✨ The magic we created in the woods.. ✨🌿Awwww we’re still feeling the warmth from our beautiful Woodland Creative Retre...
10/08/2026

🌿✨ The magic we created in the woods.. ✨🌿

Awwww we’re still feeling the warmth from our beautiful Woodland Creative Retreat and all the incredible feedback from so many of you who came to experience it with us. 💚

We gathered on the green, and there was a feeling of peace, connection, creativity and community..

Paula Marie shared her beautiful herbal teas and sweet treats.
Dreamy opened the day with his beautiful wisdom, bringing peace and harmony as we unveiled the Peace Plaque, now finding its home here at Whittle Dene, joining the Guru Rinpoche plaques placed around the world like a beautiful web of peace and magic.

Then the creativity began..
Nic Stead brought her gorgeous mushroom pottery and fairy doors.
Jenni invited us to explore art in nature.
Linda shared the ancient craft of willow weaving as we created our own beautiful fish.
Lindsay & Ian guided us into the woods, slowing down, awakening our senses and finishing with the beautiful sounds of nature, drumming and rattles.

Ahhh the icing on the cake..
Durgesh brought a little taste of Earthlings - the Healing Cafe to the woods, sharing delicious dhal, rice and samosas.

Beautiful humans coming together, each bringing a little piece of themselves and creating something far greater together.

Thank you to everyone who came, shared, created, laughed, listened and simply was.

The woods held us beautifully.

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Woodlands Creative Retreat This Saturday 💚Linda – Creative willow sessionLinda brings a gentle presence to the woodland,...
07/08/2026

Woodlands Creative Retreat

This Saturday 💚

Linda – Creative willow session

Linda brings a gentle presence to the woodland, sharing her love of traditional willow weaving through an easy going session.

With two decades of connection to natural materials and handcraft, Linda will guide participants to shape simple woven forms using willow, offering a calming way to slow down and connect with the landscape.

Her approach is welcoming, informal, and perfect for anyone curious to try willow work for the first time.

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Woodlands Creative Retreat This SaturdayDremay – Inner Peace & MindfulnessDremay offers a gentle grounding moment in the...
07/08/2026

Woodlands Creative Retreat

This Saturday

Dremay – Inner Peace & Mindfulness

Dremay offers a gentle grounding moment in the woodland, guiding everyone into a quiet space of calm that can be carried back into daily life. Dremay will also share a mindfulness peace plaque inspired by Padmakara, part of a global initiative to support harmony and steadiness in uncertain times.

Through conversation, reflection, and a short meditation, Dremay creates a peaceful pause for dharma, balance, and tranquillity.

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Woodlands Creative Retreat This Saturday 🧚‍♀️Jenny Purrett – creative nature focused sessionArtist and educator in equal...
07/08/2026

Woodlands Creative Retreat
This Saturday 🧚‍♀️

Jenny Purrett – creative nature focused session

Artist and educator in equal measures, Jenny Purrett uses drawing as a means to investigate the world around her. She founded DRAW studios in 2021 in order to share her love of drawing. Her dream was to create a space where people can come together to explore, to experiment and share in the experience of that fundamental urge we all have to make marks.
Jenny shared some words, please enjoy:

“My practice centres on drawing. It is something I do to connect myself to the world around me, rooting me to a place and moment in time. I see these drawings as collaborations, letting all of the elements involved (materials, weather, my surroundings, other people) work together, watching to see if, and where, the magic will happen”.

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Announcement 🏞Woodlands Creative Retreat This Saturday 💚🍄🧚‍♀️Nic is a potter from Whitby who will be weaving in her magi...
06/08/2026

Announcement 🏞

Woodlands Creative Retreat
This Saturday 💚🍄🧚‍♀️

Nic is a potter from Whitby who will be weaving in her magic with therapeutic clay work in the woods. Nic will be bringing her Clay to the woods so you can create some small mushrooms to hang in your home or plant around your fairy houses..

There will also be opportunity for you to decorate your own fairy door..

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Hey 👋 here's the * Woodland Creative Retreat Timetable 🌿Whittle Dene WoodsSaturday 8 August 11:00am til 3:00pmBook your ...
01/08/2026

Hey 👋 here's the * Woodland Creative Retreat Timetable 🌿

Whittle Dene Woods
Saturday 8 August
11:00am til 3:00pm

Book your free space here:
https://events.humanitix.com/woodlands-creative-retreat

11:00am
Meet in the woodland near the ruins for a 🕊 Mindful Peace Meditation & Unveiling of the Peace Plaque

11:45 am & 1:15 pm:
Creative Workshops
🍄 Clay Mushroom Making
🎨 Art in the Woods
🧺 Willow Creations
🧚 Make a Fairy Door

2:15pm
🌳 Forest Walk & Soundscape

2:30pm
Gather for a mindful close

3:00pm
Close

✨ Chill-out area available throughout the day.
☕ Refreshments available.
🙏 Donations are warmly welcomed.

Please come dressed for the woodland and the weather, and bring a packed lunch.

With love,
The Whittle Dene Team ❤️

Hey all, We have now finalised details of our next event..Here it is WOODLAND CREATIVE RETREAT 🌿Sharing Inner Peace Thro...
23/07/2026

Hey all,

We have now finalised details of our next event..

Here it is

WOODLAND CREATIVE RETREAT 🌿

Sharing Inner Peace Through Creativity

Whittle Dene Woods, near Ovingham
Saturday 8 August
11:00am – 3:00pm

Step into the peace and beauty of the woodland for a free, family-friendly day of creativity, nature and wellbeing.

✨ Enjoy:

🌿 Inner Peace Meditation

🍃 Forest Bathing

🫖 Herbal Tea Making

🌸 Flower Crown Making

🧚 Fairy Door Creations

🍄 Clay Mushroom Making

🎨 Painting & Drawing Inspired by Nature

Whether you'd like to create, explore, relax or simply spend time immersed in nature, everyone is warmly welcome.

💚 FREE EVENT

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Friendly

Come and plug into nature on a super powerful 8:8 Lionsgate and the magic of the woods. We look forward to welcoming you!

Book here

https://events.humanitix.com/woodlands-creative-retreat

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Ps: Our event takes place during the symbolic 8:8 Lionsgate, a time associated with renewal, creativity, intention and connecting with your inner wisdom. A beautiful opportunity to slow down, reflect and create in nature.

Happening today.. ### ❤️
04/07/2026

Happening today.. ### ❤️

Hey 👋Are you feeling the beautiful Summer Solstice energy 🫶🌟 Come and join us this Sunday 21 June at 11 am at Whittle De...
17/06/2026

Hey 👋

Are you feeling the beautiful Summer Solstice energy 🫶🌟

Come and join us this Sunday 21 June at 11 am at Whittle Dene CIC..

We'll slow down, wander through the woodland, listen to the birds, connect with nature, sit around the fire together, and create a simple charcoal drawing inspired by your spirit bird or whatever the woodland awakens in you.

No experience needed, just come as you are.

🌿 Mindful woodland walk
🕊️ Spirit bird insights & reflection
🔥 Fire circle meditation
🎨 Charcoal art on a natural wood round

☕ Herbal teas, cacao & treats
Sunday 21 June
4-hour guided experience
£35 (concessions available)
Bring suitable clothing, sturdy footwear, a packed lunch, and an open heart.

Book here: https://billetto.co.uk/e/woodland-connection-spirit-bird-journey-a-summer-solstice-gathering-tickets-1926085⁠

We'd love to share this special Solstice gathering with you and spend some time reconnecting with nature, creativity, and community.

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Ian is a facilitator of nature connection, using the outdoors as a platform for reflection, guided exploration, and mean...
10/06/2026

Ian is a facilitator of nature connection, using the outdoors as a platform for reflection, guided exploration, and meaningful reconnection with ourselves. Through immersive experiences in nature, he creates opportunities for people to slow down, reset, and deepen their relationship with the natural world.

A trainee Breathwork Facilitator and Forest School Leader, Ian’s own connection to nature began at an early age, inspired by adventures such as completing the Three Peaks challenge as a child and later walking Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route as a young man. These experiences sparked a lifelong appreciation for the healing, grounding, and restorative power of the natural world.

At our spirit bird gathering, Ian will guide participants in exploring the wisdom, symbolism, and presence of the birds that share our woodland spaces, inviting us to observe, listen, and reconnect with nature through a deeper lens.

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