Sunday Soul Sessions
Wild Women in the Woods
Wild Women in the Woods
Winter: Sun 17 Nov - SOLD OUT
Spring: 2025 date tbc
Summer: 2025 date tbc
Autumn: 2025 date tbc
10.00 - 13.00
"I felt like myself for a few hours instead of being in mum or work mode..."
Adults 18+ £45 per person
Small group size - max 8, min 4
Perfect for beginners to bushcraft, no experience necessary.
Want to live more seasonally, tune into w
Winter: Sun 17 Nov - SOLD OUT
Spring: 2025 date tbc
Summer: 2025 date tbc
Autumn: 2025 date tbc
10.00 - 13.00
"I felt like myself for a few hours instead of being in mum or work mode..."
Adults 18+ £45 per person
Small group size - max 8, min 4
Perfect for beginners to bushcraft, no experience necessary.
Want to live more seasonally, tune into wild plants & native trees & rekindle your relationship with nature?
Need time away from screens & home demands?
In these sessions, you'll enjoy revitalising time in the woods, feel connection and camaraderie around the campfire, learn practical skills and give your thinking brain a break!
Winter
Roast chestnuts over the fire, enjoy tea & biscuits made from foraged ingredients & whittle your winter blues away. Don't worry if you're a beginner, you'll learn how to safely use a bushcraft knife, different knife grips and cuts and create a simple project to take home.
All Soul Sessions include elements of exploring the woods, food, fire, foraging and/or crafting with natural materials, depending on the changing seasons. As well as foraged snacks & tea!
Spring
Forage in the woods to make delicious wild greens pesto and tea with the plants that we find, and enjoy with bread around the campfire.
Summer
Harvest seasonal seeds & natural materials from the wild plants in the woods. Make seed cakes to enjoy together around the fire & learn one of the key skills used by our hunter-gatherer ancestors; making string /rope out of plant material.
Autumn
Get ready for winter by learning the art of fire-making. You'll learn about natural & man-made tinder, how to harvest kindling from the woods, ways of building the fire, how to get it started & how to keep it going!
Many people join these on their own, or bring a friend along, everyone is welcome.
There is shelter if it rains, and a toilet within walking distance from camp.
Wild Women in the Woods
Wild Women in the Woods
Wild Women in the Woods
Saturday 10 May 2025
09.30 - 17.30
This is an all women event.
Perfect for beginners to bushcraft, no experience necessary.
Max group size 10, min 4
18+
You'll delve into the abundance of wild spring edible plants, gathering as you go for wild tea and salad; learn to recognize native trees & their traditional uses; wander the woodland colle
Saturday 10 May 2025
09.30 - 17.30
This is an all women event.
Perfect for beginners to bushcraft, no experience necessary.
Max group size 10, min 4
18+
You'll delve into the abundance of wild spring edible plants, gathering as you go for wild tea and salad; learn to recognize native trees & their traditional uses; wander the woodland collecting tinder and kindling, hone your firelighting skills, get hands-on with a bushcraft knife and enjoy the therapeutic practice of whittling.
No previous experience required.
Light lunch & loads of foraged tea & cake provided!
Location - private woodland in Bramley, Surrey.
Wild in the Woods
Wild in the Woods
Wild in the Woods
Gather some friends and arrange a date for this private full-day bushcraft workshop.
£475 for up to 5 (ie £95 per person), small group size to allow for personal attention. 18+
Designed to provide you with skills that boost your confidence outdoors, this workshop will deepen your understanding of the natural world.
No previous experience
Gather some friends and arrange a date for this private full-day bushcraft workshop.
£475 for up to 5 (ie £95 per person), small group size to allow for personal attention. 18+
Designed to provide you with skills that boost your confidence outdoors, this workshop will deepen your understanding of the natural world.
No previous experience is required and this course is ideal for beginners.
This day course includes a comprehensive introduction to the following:
- Plant & tree identification and uses
- Seasonal foraging
- Knife skills and whittling
- Fire lighting techniques inc natural and man-made tinders
Sing 'n Supper
Wild in the Woods
Wild in the Woods
An evening of food and song around the campfire.
Singing in this setting is not about ability, it’s about connection and the feeling of well-being created by many voices raised together, so please don’t worry if you’re not a regular singer.
Email me to express interest in this. Date to be arranged.
"A fantastic, peaceful, nourishing morning spent in the woods with Elspeth and a group of lovely ladies. We foraged and made nettle, ground ivy and pine tea, learnt how to light fires in the wild, ate delicious cake and just made time to be with nature.
Elspeth is extremely knowledgable and passionate about the outdoors and is an expert guide - highly recommend!"
Kate B - Oct 2024
"Elspeth hosted some amazing workshops for the Bee Sober members this weekend at Bee Wild South 2024.
We absolutely loved every minute. Elspeth made it easy to help us all to let go of our inhibitions and joyfully embrace the activities including foraging, laughter yoga and campfire singing.
We can honestly recommend Joyful Outdoors to everyone, don’t be scared to give things a go, she has a beautiful way of making it amazing! Thank you Elspeth xx"
Lisa Elsworth - BeeSober May 2024
"When you get a chance to go on a Sunday Soul Session led by the fabulous Elspeth, for heavens sake say YES!
I spent a fun and peaceful morning in the beautiful woods in Bramley."
Jen T - Oct 23
"Elspeth had so many interesting tips & materials to help our fire starting. It was such a relaxing morning away from everyday life.
I loved wandering through the woodland to find wood, collecting edible plants for our cup of tea and having a tasty lemon and dandelion cake in front of the fire."
Sharon C - Oct 23
"Thank you so much for an amazing day! I really enjoyed the workshop and it was so lovely to meet you. You're doing such great work to encourage bushcraft and generally getting people outside in nature.
I will definitely be booking a place on your next workshop - I'm very much looking forward to it!"
Eve C - Nov 23