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HARE - Holistic. Accessible. Regenerative. Education

Nurturing Families in Nature

HARE aims to improve the well-being of families in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, through mindful engagement with nature and building community.

We run workshops and courses incorporating Forest School, yoga, mindfulness and natural, traditional crafts.  All our services are SEN and neurodiversity friendly.

Gift Vouchers now available.

Find out more about what we do below, or use the menu at the top to navigate our site.

Please get in touch if you have any queries.

New groups coming soon! New site opening in Mitcheldean in June!

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Nurture in Nature

Weekly pushchair friendly walks for parents, babies and young children.

Meet like-minded parents while improving your well-being.

Forest of Dean

Wednesdays 10am

FREE

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Forest Play

A woodland Stay & Play for parents and babies/children aged

0-6ish years

Mondays & Thursdays

9:30-11:30am

Outdoor sensory play, mud kitchen, crafts, circle time, tea/coffee.

Parkend & Mitcheldean

 Home Education

Forest School for home educating children 6-12 years.

Mondays 12:15pm to 3:00pm during term time

Bursary places for families on very low incomes.

Beaver Lodge, Parkend, Gloucestershire

A young boy and forest play, hiding under the camouflaged netting used for den building.

Nurturing Neurodiversity: Accessible Crafts

Accessible traditional crafts, in our woodland, for neurodiverse children aged 6-12 years. 

Beaver Lodge, Parkend, Gloucestershire

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Welly & Waterproof Library

Wellies & waterproofs for long and short-term loan in the Forest of Dean. Bring your old wellies and swap for the next size up.

Yoga Stretches

Yoga for Women's Health

Slow Flow - Cinderford

Accessible, non intimidating yoga classes for ALL women.  Reduce stress and anxiety.  You'll leave feeling calm and rejuvenated.

School Holiday Workshops

Children's Forest Craft Workshops

4-12 yrs August 2024

FREE places for children in receipt of Free School Meals

Lunch included

Beaver Lodge, Parkend, Gloucestershire

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Family Forest Gathering

Bring the whole Family to enjoy Forest School.  Outdoor play, natural crafts, bushcarft.  Our next workshop will be in Summer 2024.

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About HARE

Holistic. Accessible.

Regenerative. Education.

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Read about HARE, our approach, aims, ethos and educational theory.

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What is Forest School?

Find out more about the amazing benefits of Forest School, the theory and principles, the aims and purpose of Forest School, and why we choose this pedagogy.

Meet our Team

Find out more about who we are, why we love being outdoors and why we are so passionate about nature and well-being.

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Blog

Read our blog posts about forest school, nature, education, mindfulness and family well-being.

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