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Rewilding Youth is a Community Interest Company which means that it is not for profit and has been created to serve the interests of the community it was set up to serve, in this case YOUNG PEOPLE.
We know that spending time in nature can improve mood and wellbeing, but not everyone has easy access to the natural world especially those who live in an urban environment. This lack of access to the outdoors was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and research shows that this decreased exposure has led to young people suffering from ‘nature-deficit disorder’ (Louv, 2005) which presents itself through depression, social isolation, loneliness and a lack of decision making and problem solving skills.
The Rewilding Youth project aims to tackle these problems through providing the opportunities for young people to access and immerse themselves within the natural environment with a view to giving them the opportunity to develop their own life-long connections with the outdoor environment.
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We use nature to reconnect young people in the most disadvantaged areas with their local urban ‘wild’ spaces which ranges from one day to longer programmes of 'rewilding' experiences in which young people are introduced to bushcraft activities such as foraging, den making, fire-building, story telling, circle time and natural crafts. We also run wild camps and wild walks and more intensive 'rewilding programmes' which incorporate wild therapy, life-changing experiences and personal development opportunities for young people.
As well as all these fantastic activities that we facilitate outdoors, we also like to provide the space for young people to just... be themselves... to make decisions, take action, shout, climb, scream, run, swim or just sit and watch... and listen. We see ourselves as facilitators, we are just finding beautiful wild spaces which will help young people (and adults) to explore the world around them in whatever way suits them best - in this way they will ultimately learn to explore and discover themselves and their own capabilities.
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We also provide experiential learning opportunities for teachers, youth workers, parents, carers and anyone else who wants to learn more about some of the amazing ways we can all work together in and with nature to reconnect young people with their wild selves.
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Get in touch with us to find out more about what we do and how we can work with you to connect and engage young people to heal and be healed by this beautiful world that we share.
So, what do we do...
Rewilding Youth​
Immersive wild experiences for young people in local woodlands. Activities include fire craft skills; earth-building; den-building; foraging; wild cooking; natural art projects and much more...

Wild Therapy
Supported by our experienced team, we run therapeutic outdoor programmes where young people connect and engage with themselves using nature and outdoor activities as a therapeutic healer.
Environmental Action
Engaging young people in local, national and global environmental projects which deepen their connection with the more than human world and enact young people's environmental knowledge and agency.
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Creative Research Projects​
We are really interested in exploring how being outside affects the health, wellbeing and environmental agency
of young people.
Especially the young people we work with from disadvantaged urban communities
who may not normally engage with nature and the wild world.
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We like to play and get creative and we use film, photography, writing, singing, storytelling and discussion to explore how being outside is making young people feel.
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Upcoming Events and Sessions
Wild Child! - Outdoor play sessions for 0-4 year olds
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Come and join us in our wonderful outdoor play sessions for our littlest wild things so they can start their rewilding journey early.
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Activities change depending on the weather and the season but may include:
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Messy Play (Mud Painting; clay building etc)
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Firelighting (Yes, Firelighting!!!!)
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Nature Art
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Bug Hunts
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Den-building
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Wild Obstacle Course
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Foraging
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Campfire cooking
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Our session is based on the principles of freely chosen, self-directed play. We provide the beautiful outdoor environment filled with lots of natural resources for your little wildling to run free and get down and dirty with!
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Our wonderful creative staff are on hand to make sure the group has everything they need and there will also be drinks and snacks available to keep your little wildlings (and their big people!) fuelled up.
Session times:
Every Monday during term-time 10.30am -11.30am
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East Hull Community Farm
Barham Rd
Kingston Upon Hull
HU9 4EE
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Sessions are FREE thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and you can either turn up on the day or BOOK ONLINE NOW.
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No school? No worries!
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At Rewilding Youth we understand that, for many different reasons, not all young people attend mainstream school and this open group is for children and young people who are home-schooled/un-schooled.
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The session provides two hours of wonderful wild play in which parents/carers are welcome to attend. The session takes place in our beautiful Rewilding Space up on East Hull Community Farm where you can spend time in our awesome roundhouse, swing in a hammock amongst the trees or take part in an activity such as fire-lighting, campfire cooking, nature crafts, green woodwork and lots more...
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Sessions cost £7.50 per child for two whole hours and run on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month during term-time, 1 - 3pm and the dates this year are :
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13th Jan 12th May 13th Oct
27th Jan
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10th Feb 9th June 10th Nov
24th Feb 23rd June 24th Nov
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10th March 14th July 8th Dec
24th March
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28th April 8th Sep 22nd Sep
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Want to delve further into outdoors skills?
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This session has been created as a step up from Wild School that focuses on developing skills to a more advanced level. Sessions will follow on each week, with larger ongoing projects that the young people can sink their teeth into.
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There will definitely be whittling, fire lighting, campfire cooking and foraging, but other big projects may include wild pottery and pit-firing, willow weaving, wattle and daub and coracle building! The young people will also have the chance to steer this session in the direction they want, with projects focusing on the areas that interest the group the most.
This session is aimed at older children and young people, specifically preteens and teens and costs just £7.50 for 2 whole hours!
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The available dates are as follows:
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20th Jan 2nd June 3rd Nov
16th June 17th Nov
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3rd Feb 7th July 1st Dec
21st July
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3rd March 1st Sep
17th March 15th Sep
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5th May 6th Oct
19th May 20th Oct
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Are you local to Bilton Grange? Then you're in luck!
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This free weekly session, set up on Alderman Kneeshaw park, is part of a 12 week project which will end in a wild trip away or wild camp in May half-term for those who attend the sessions.
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We will be on Alderman Kneeshaw Park every Tuesday evening right up until the end of May, 4:30pm-7:30pm running loads of amazing outdoor activities.
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We'd love to see you!
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No need to book, just come and find us on the park to get signed up or email Neill@rewildingyouth.co.uk with any further questions.
Have you been to some of our sessions and want to get more involved?
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This free fortnightly session, takes place in our beautiful Rewilding Space on East Hull Community Farm.
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You'll learn lots of new skills such as earth-building, green woodwork and general land custodianship by helping us care for and maintain our lovely outdoor space.
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There will also be an opportunity for you to be part of our amazing Rewilding Youth Collective - where young people plan our activities ad make decisions about the things happening locally to nature and our environment that matter to them.
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We'd love to see you!
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No need to book, just come along but email colin@rewildingyouth.co.uk first to find out the next date!
Bransholme Postcode Gardener
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Thanks to funding from the fabulous folks from Friends of the Earth and the Cooperative Bank we are SUPER excited to have our very own Postcode Gardener based here in Hull on the Bransholme Estate!
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Our Postcode Gardener is called Jon Pearson and he's a lovely chap who is not only an amazing gardener but also skilled in campfire cooking, green woodwork, nature crafts, willow weaving, earth building and lots more!
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Jon's mission is to help Bransholme become as green and wild and even more beautiful than it already is by helping young people, the local community, schools, projects - anyone who lives or works there to learn the skills to grow, cook, eat, make things and play with plants, fruit, vegetables and all things green!
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​​If you have a green space you want to start growing in, want to rewild your garden, create an outdoor space to hang out in, learn more about nature and wildlife - anything really - then get in touch with Jon.
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Email: Jon@rewildingyouth.co.uk or message him on instagram/facebook @bransholme_postcode_gardener
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Do you want to learn some new skills this summer which will connect you to the natural world and it's bountiful resources around you?
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Would you like to spend time with our friendly, talented team and meet some like-minded people?
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Then sign up to our Summer Workshops NOW!
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(We don't receive any external funding for these workshops so do need to include a fee - if you would really like to attend but are finding the fees a barrier then please do get in touch with us at hello@rewildingyouth.co.uk as we have 2 free places for each session. If you can afford the fee then please be assured we are a not-for-profit community interest company and your contribution will go directly towards covering our resources and staffing costs.)
Make Your Own Herbal First Aid Kit
Saturday 5th July 11AM- 5PM £40PP
This workshop will explore the theory and practice of treatment of minor ailments using herbs and create a first aid kit to take home with 4 herbal preparations that can be safely used by all the family.
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A herbal skin balm for treating rashes and eczema
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A thyme and licorice cough syrup
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An immune glycerite to keep bugs and infections at bay
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A digestive tea mixture
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Participants will leave with an understanding of how to make a herbal balm, syrup, glycerite and tea mixture. What herbs can be used for these and how to forage or grow them, how the herbs work on the body and how to use the products safely for home treatment including dosage and contraindications.
Introduction to Herbal Oils and Balms
Sunday 6th July 12-2pm £15PP
Learn the art of extracting plants into oil and balm and which herbs can be safely combined for different ailments.
We'll take a look at the different methods of producing a potent herbal oil. In the session we will create our own balms for relieving joint and muscle pain to take home using willow gathered from the Rewilding Youth site.
Forage, Ferment and Feel Good
Saturday 19th July 10AM - 1PM £20PP
In the past the dividing line between food and medicine was less pronounced. Food was our medicine and medicine was our food.
In this workshop we are going to take a little walk around the Rewilding site, to see what common wild plants we can work with to create tasty fermented foods. We will also explore the importance of looking after our microbiome. Also including some simple wild home remedies to take away.
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DIY Wild Bodycare
Saturday 26th July 10AM-1PM £20PP
There are numerous reasons to create our own skincare and body care products: the toxic ingredients in many shop bought items, the air miles involved and their expense - to name but a few.
In this workshop we shall take a little walk around the Rewilding site to see which common plants we can work with, together with a few basic plant based ingredients, to make our own natural body care recipes.
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DIY Natural Cleaning
Monday 28th July 6PM-8PM £15PP
The chemicals involved in many shop bought cleaning products are toxic for our health, and polluting to the health of our planet.
In this workshop we are going to explore how we can clean our homes in ways that don't 'cost the earth', and are sometimes even for free!
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Introduction to Natural Teas, Decoctions and Syrups
Saturday 2nd August 12-2pm £15PP
Extracting herbs in water is a safe and fun method to create herbal medicines. In this workshop we'll learn how to create water based herbal extracts with foraged and grown herbs and how to blend herbs together for different ailments. In this session we'll be tasting teas and making an elderberry and echinacea syrup to take home.
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Introduction to Herbal Vinegars
Saturday 9th August 12-2pm £15PP
In this session we'll be looking at how to use vinegar to extract the medicinal properties of herbs using hot and cold processes. Everyone will have the chance to learn the science behind using vinegar for extractions. During the workshop, we will make a mineral rich herbal vinegar tonic and a modern day version of 'four thieves' vinegar which as the story goes, was said to be used by thieves to ward off the plague.
​Introduction to Whittling
Monday 11th August 6PM-8PM £15PP
Whittle the day away in our Rewilding Space, learning how to carve with a knife. Participants will have a go at using carving knives to shape fresh green wood. Our experienced outdoor facilitators will demonstrate and teach safe techniques, no previous experience required. We welcome families and have carving tools suitable for all ages, participants under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult
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Introduction to Willow Weaving
Monday 18th August 6pm-8pm £15PP
Learn the ancient and wonderful art of willow weaving! With a few simple techniques you can make pretty much anything out of willow! In this workshop you will learn from our experienced outdoor facilitator how to work with willow and learn how to make some basic willow structures.
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Local Myths and Legends
Saturday 23rd August 2pm-4pm £15PP
Local historian and author, Mike Covell, (appearing on Most Haunted, Most Haunted Live and Paranormal Lockdown) delivers an afternoon of ghostly myths and legends with stories from the history of Hull and our local area, delving into stories of ghostly monks, white ladies, and more.
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Willow Weaving Animals
Saturday 30th August 10am-2pm £25PP
Attending our Introduction to Willow Weaving Workshop will give you a head start but is by no means necessary. In this 4 hour session you will be guided by our wonderful green woodwork specialist to weave your very own willow animal! Whether that be a pig, a hare or even a dragonfly!
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Get in touch...
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We are based at:
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East Hull Community Farm
Barham Rd
Kingston Upon Hull
HU9 4EE
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Email: Hello@rewildingyouth.co.uk
or ring us on 07903 161 626
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