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HARE
Holistic. Accessible. Regenerative. Education

HARE aims to improve the well-being of people in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, through mindful engagement with nature, crafts and building community.  We run workshops, events and courses incorporating crafts, Forest School, mindfulness and natural, traditional crafts.  All our services are SEN and neurodiversity friendly.

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

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Gift Vouchers now available.                 Please get in touch if you have any queries.

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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

(Currently closed for Winter 2024, back in Spring 2025)

A photograph of a toddler drinking a potion he had made from a silver cup.

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

(Currently closed for Winter 2024, back in Spring 2025)

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.

A child sat on the floor with bright yellow wellies on. There is a magnified glass and a yellow bottle that matches the colour of the wellies.

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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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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