Saturday 7 October, 10am – 2pm Explore Hill End in the autumn! Self-led days, for families and friends with activities for all ages: * Wild walks * Natural painting * Campfire and s’mores * Collect conkers * Seasonal crafts * Scavenger hunt £6 adult / £4 child Bring your own picnic Pop up café -…
The Hill End Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Thursday 28 Sept 2023 at 9.30am in the Barn, Hill End. If you would like to attend, please do get in touch at admin@hill-end.org Members are reminded of their right under section 324 of the Companies Act 2006 to appoint a proxy to…
We’ve been delighted to have Be Free Young Carers with us this week for fun and adventures at Hill End. Young carers from Oxford City and Vale of White Horse enjoyed bushcraft, cooking and orienteering and exploring! We’d like to give huge thanks to the Hedley Foundation who provided the grant that made this all…
Join Hill End tutor Sean Scatchard for some Bushcraft fun! Family Bushcraft Saturday 23 September, 1.30 – 4.30pm shelter building – campfire cooking – bread / marshmallows – outdoor games Friends of Hill End members £12 adult / £6 child capped at £36 per family Non-Friends of Hill End £18 adult…
Sessions for Primary ages on a Wednesday afternoon, 4.00 – 5.30pm. Get back out into nature for outdoor fun at Hill End – Bushcraft skills – Shelter-building – Orienteering – Campfires and more! 6, 13, 20, 27 September 4, 11 October (no session 18 October due to whole site closure) “The afternoon forest school sessions…
Wytham Woods are our neighbours – the University of Oxford’s ‘laboratory with leaves’ is a private woodland, but free to visit with a walking permit. Special education access can also be granted for groups, email: Wythamytham.woods@admin.ox.ac.uk directly for permission. Or, visit their website. The estate has been owned and maintained by the University of Oxford since…
Try green woodcarving and spooncarving with expert tuition in the beautiful surroundings of Hill End! Carving a wooden spoon from a simple piece of freshly cut tree branch is a deeply satisfying experience. Green wood is very yielding and all of your senses are stimulated, from the smell of fresh wood shavings being carved away…
Step into a truly immersive real life fantasy adventure with Real Kingdoms, for children aged 7 to 13 years old. Taking place at Hill End Outdoor Education Centre – once a month, on a Saturday from 10am until 12.30pm. Enquires to: info@greendragons.org.uk To book, please click here for the eventbrite page.
You can see all the details for L1, 2 and 3 courses, taster sessions and first aid on our Forest School Training Pages, and also download the application forms. If you have any queries at all we’d love to hear from you – do just get in touch!