March Wood in Kent – healing and learning outdoors
by Karen, 5 February, 2017, 4 comments
The March Wood project in Kent is using nature to help young people and families with "additional needs" and adults with mental health issues. We run educational and therapeutic programmes and teach a range of practical skills. For example we help people to use hand tools, identify trees and plants. We also do firelighting and show how to managing risk around fires and edge-tools. we also help young people and adults deal with social and emotional issues through group discussions and one-to-one therapy sessions.
Our project has been running for almost two years and we've worked with over 100 young people and their families; young people with physical disabilities that include blindness, young people with autism and ADHD. Read more...
