Five Rivers Nature Connection

31/01/2023

Let’s keep the ball rolling with our land rights! Sign the petition and fight for access to our land!

Let's keep the ball rolling for a greater right to roam in England.

We currently have access to only 8% of land in this country and we've normalised this. Old Crockern, old spirit of Dartmoor, has been stirred and with him many, many people.

If you agree that we should have more access to land, that nature is for everyone, not just the privileged few, please sign this petition for a debate in parliament on the matter. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/631241

Thank you x

11/09/2022

11/09/2022

29/07/2022

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥S 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠!

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟐: Luke Newman | Lead Instructor

Luke Newman has been working with children and young adults for over 5 years, both in school settings and in the outdoors. He is an experienced bushcraft instructor and a forest school leader.

He enjoys sharing his knowledge of bushcraft and the natural world with children of all ages and is a father of two boys. He is passionate for earth based skills such as ethnobotany, natural fire lighting, green woodwork, foraging and wild cooking. Track and sign of animals, shelter building and archery are also really high on the list for Luke as a way of connecting with nature.

Through sharing his knowledge and passion in these areas he is able to engage with young people to inspire and empower them on their journey towards adulthood. Luke is a mentor within the Journeyman UK organisation and continues to develop his skills in deep listening and helping others.

More recently, Luke has embarked on a year long nature connection course, diving deeper into the 8Shields nature connection approach

Stay tuned next week for another meet the team member! 😃
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27/07/2022

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬! 🌳

Five Rivers exists to facilitate and guide people’s journey in reconnecting with nature, with each other and in so doing, with ourselves.

Join us at Five Rivers and reconnect with nature by checking out our upcoming events! 👇
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25/07/2022

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛?

Five Rivers will be offering full day sessions fuelled by nature at our beautiful woodland camp near Trudoxhill.

🍃 Running 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th August
🍃 Main session 9.30am – 4pm (can be extended to 8.30 – 5.30)
🍃 Age 6+
🍃 £35pp or five day pass £150 (extra £6 for early drop off / pickup)

If you would like to know more about Summer Forest Club, email Rhiannon at connect@fiverivers.life and she will be happy to call you back to discuss any questions you have.
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24/07/2022

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭? 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🌳

🍁 Leaves or needles? Is it a broadleaf (usually deciduous) or is it a conifer (usually with needles or scales)?

🌲 Look out for seasonal features. In winter, broadleaf trees have no leaves, but you can still use the twigs, leaf buds and bark.

💧 Where does it grow? Take notice of the surrounding area. Is it growing within a hedgerow, in the middle of a field, in parkland, in a wood or close to water?

🌸 Piece the clues together, including the overall shape and size of the tree, bark, leaves or needles, flowers, fruits, leaf buds and twigs. The more features you can see, the more accurate your identification will be.

Want to learn more about the magnificent trees nature has to offer? Join us at Five Rivers!
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23/07/2022

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠!

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭: Ben Gray | Director and Lead Instructor

Ben Gray is an experienced TV cameraman and director working in some of the remotest places on the planet honing his expedition skills in many different challenging environments.

In previous years, Ben trained in bushcraft with Ray Mears, joined the staff of Woodlore and taught a range of high level wilderness skills. He also trained with Frontier Bushcraft and Paul Kirtley.

Ben has spent time on an Ojibway first nations reservation, Ontario, and was inspired to discover more about living in in right relation with the natural world. This led to taking part in The Old Way, discovering more about what it means to be indigenous and living in tribe in the context of Britain including a journey to Namibia where he spent time with the Bushmen in the Kalahari desert.

Ben is particularly interested in rights of passage ceremony for boys, having felt the absence of such cultural practices in his own life. He works with the UK charity Journeyman, having instigated the Frome Journeyman group, and he continues to train as a mentor.

Stay tuned next week for another meet the team member!
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22/07/2022

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞...​ 🐞 🔥 🌳 🐾

From building dens, wood crafting and cooking on a campfire, to learning how to use tools and exploring the wonderful nature that Five Rivers has to offer.

​A fun fuelled day, full of all things nature. Introducing our Summer Forest Club!

A unique, memorable and positive experience for the kids, essential in learning vital skills in life. From team work and communication, to mental wellbeing and self esteem.

Running throughout August! Comment below for more details! 👇
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19/07/2022

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬!🌳

Five Rivers exists to facilitate and guide people’s journey in reconnecting with nature, with each other and in so doing, with ourselves.

Join us at Five Rivers and reconnect with nature!
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19/07/2022

Lovely article on Family Matters UK...

Let us know if you are looking for something wonderful for your children to experience this summer.

A group of highly experienced local bushcraft and outdoor learning experts have teamed up to create a unique series of nature-connected,

17/07/2022

𝐖𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛! 😐 🤣

We can't pinkie promise though! 😉
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