Outdoor Tribe

29/10/2025

Todays Wellbeing Wednesday was all about rescuing trees in tubes knocked over by deer and collecting logs for winter fires. Such fun. https://outdoortribe.co.uk

28/10/2025

Is Nature good for you? I think we know the answer to that one..!
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1422344359900091&id=100063736222230

Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know the link between nature and our wellbeing.

27/10/2025

The wood-wide-web

Beneath the forest floor lies a hidden world more alive than most can imagine.

It’s called the mycorrhizal network — a vast web of fungal threads that links trees together like an underground internet.

Through this living system, trees share water, minerals, and even warning signals about drought or insect attacks.

But the most astonishing discovery is the role of “mother trees.” These ancient giants can recognize their own offspring and send them extra nutrients, keeping their young alive in deep shade where sunlight cannot reach.

In some cases, scientists have even found centuries-old tree stumps still alive — being kept nourished by their neighbors long after their own trunks were gone.

Far from competing for survival, forests are built on cooperation, intelligence, and connection.
Every step we take in the woods is above a quietly pulsing network of life, communicating, supporting, remembering.

Nature is not silent. It’s speaking beneath our feet.

Text &Image creidt: Earth Unreal

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26/10/2025

Machine working in the woodland today helping cut-back the brambles, opening up areas we’ve not seen for some years. Great to see such a difference!

23/10/2025

Wow! Create your own ‘indoor plant’ woodland at home!

23/10/2025

Must try this…

23/10/2025

Outcomes from working with a 5 year old who’s missed out on early year play experiences. https://outdoortribe.co.uk

23/10/2025

Gathering a stash of dry sticks is an important pre-winter task to make sure we can keep enjoying a brew up with cake at the end of our Wellbeing Wednesday sessions through the winter. https://outdoortribe.co.uk

23/10/2025

If you’re interested in this, there or here, let us know or get in touch direct.

Join us for our upcoming Wellbeing in Nature (WIN) Level 2 courses:

📍 Llyn Parc Mawr, Anglesey
🗓️ Thursday & Friday, 20–21 November
Open to all - get in touch for more info!

🩺 Special NHS Staff Session (BCUHB, North Wales)
🗓️ Wednesday & Thursday, 13-14 November
Tailored for NHS workers - contact us if you're interested!

📧 Contact: hellotraining@smallwoods.org.uk
🌐 Learn more: https://wellbeinginnature.org.uk/

02/10/2025

The ‘team’ are excited, waiting for their new 5-year old friend to arrive who’s spending a few weeks with us learning how to have fun, relax and feel safer inside. https://outdoortribe.co.uk

26/09/2025

The ‘team’ getting into position, ready for delivery of therapy sessions for children, every week between now and Christmas. Find out more https://www.outdoortribe.co.uk/wellbeing-in-nature-therapy/

22/09/2025

We have reclaimed the meadow at the woodland, which is just so delightful.