A talk all about relieving the pressure to be flawless – just real tools, shared wisdom, and a chance to grow together Kim McCabe is the author of From Daughter to Woman, a parenting guide praised for its wise and practical support through the teen years. A child development expert featured on BBC and Sky…
A dynamic heart-centered 60-minute closing session where Andrew shares his radical transition from finance to nature-aligned living, fused with Michelle’s grounding rituals and relational wisdom. Together, they introduce the MY/Compass Life Storyboard—a nature-inspired framework to crystallise festival insights into lifelong action.
Tree Wisdom as Cultural Heritage and Source of Wellbeing. This talk brings together perspectives from botany, ecology, folklore, and history, and looks at how trees (especially native ones like oak) can help us reconnect with a deeper sense of place, meaning and belonging. Yannick Dubois is the author of Ancestral Oak and the founder of…
A path-defining exploration of herbs which, using only seven key plants, provides a revolutionary guide on how you can support the planet and all humankind. Born from nearly a decade of working solely and closely with these seven plants, Karl Elliot-Gough’s groundbreaking book presents a new paradigm for understanding our relationship with plants, encouraging all…
Come and join Mrs. Whiby in journey with the local superstars – Winnie The Pooh and friends. Kirsteen Whitby is a retired local teacher with a great passion and skill in story telling.
What if neurodivergence wasn’t a disorder, but a vital expression of life’s intelligence?In this moving, rebellious and tender talk, Tansy Dowman invites us to reimagine neurodiversity through the lens of biodiversity. Drawing from her lived experience as a neurodivergent woman, her work with nature-based wellbeing, and her deep relationship with the land, she explores how…
“The world has only one border. It is called humanity. The differences between us are small compared to our shared humanity.” Nadia Murad, Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist and Nobel Prize winner. Benita will share some positive stories of change happening around the world to illustrate and evidence her point. Sending out those Good Vibrations……
Representing Music For All, Simon will be speaking on the power of music and its potential to remake your mind! for infomation on Music For All can be found here – https://www.musicforall.org.uk/ Simon is a communications technologist. He is an Honorary Professor at University of Bristol and has worked for the likes of Ofcom and…
“The Mouse and the Mushroom Blooms”, an educational, whimsical tale with the mushroom kingdom at its centre. The 32-page rhyming story follows a little lost mouse who doesn’t know of her own special magic, so she ventures into the forest to find it. The mushrooms, mycelium and even tiny spores help her on her journey.…
Birds of Prey you can find on Pippingford & the working birds here. Discover fascinating facts on falconry and meet Guido the Chiliean Blue Eagle. Local to Pippinford Park, Ross works with birds of Prey on the Ashdown Forest and is an expert in falcony.
