Workshops

Continue your journey of connection and craft as morning light filters through the woods. Join us for intimate workshop experiences designed to deepen your relationship with the land after your nighttime encounter with the Nightingales.

Basket-Making Workshop

£45 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | Maximum 10 participants | For guests attending:

  • Saturday 19th April event (workshop held following morning)

  • Friday 25th April event (workshop held following morning)

  • Monday 28th April event (workshop held following morning)

Discover the art of weaving in this intimate morning-after workshop. Living on the land at our Sussex site, your host Lisa brings over 30 years of wisdom gathered from a life of travel and deep connection with the natural world. As a master of traditional crafts, she'll share how these timeless techniques once bound communities to their woodland homes while guiding you through an introduction to basket-making using willow sourced within meters of your creation. More than just a making session, this gathering offers a glimpse into a way of life where human hands still speak the language of the land. Transform the night's enchantment into a lasting creation and take home your own woodland masterpiece!

Walking Conservation Workshop

£20 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am | For guests attending:

  • Friday 11th April event (workshop held following morning)

  • Sunday 13th April event (workshop held following morning)

Join woodland conservationist Steve Jones, who has tended these ancient woods for 20 years, on an illuminating morning walk through the landscape he knows intimately. After your nighttime journey with the Nightingales, discover the daylight rhythms of their habitat - from the art of coppicing and seed collecting, to the careful stewardship that sustains this precious ecosystem. Steve's deep understanding of living in harmony with the land offers a rare glimpse into practical woodland conservation. Journey deeper into these woods as the morning unfolds, with plenty of time for questions and discussion, before returning to the fireside for a warming tea.

How to book

Important: These morning-after workshops are exclusively available to overnight guests as they take place the morning after your SWN experience.

Adding a workshop to your SWN experience is simple:

  1. Visit your event's booking page:

    1. Basket-Making Workshop following Saturday 19th April event

    2. Basket-Making Workshop following Friday 25th April event

    3. Basket-Making Workshop following Monday 28th April event

    4. Walking Conservation Workshop following Friday 11th April event

    5. Walking Conservation Workshop following Sunday 13th April event

  2. Click "Book Tickets & Camping"

  3. Scroll down to "Morning-After Workshops"

  4. Add workshop tickets to your basket

  5. Complete your booking

Already booked your SWN experience? You can still add a workshop through your event's booking page - it will automatically link to your existing booking.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Simply return to your event's booking page and follow the booking steps above. The workshop will automatically link to your existing booking.

  • These intimate workshops require careful advance planning. Our cancellation policy is:

    • 14+ days before: Full refund (minus £10 admin fee)

    • Less than 14 days: No refund

    If we need to cancel (due to weather or minimum numbers not being met):

    • We'll notify you at least 72 hours in advance where possible

    • You'll receive a full refund

    • Basket-Making: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

    • Walking Conservation: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

    Please arrive 5-10 minutes early so we can begin promptly.

  • Yes, all materials for the basket-making workshop are included and sustainably sourced from our woodland.

  • The walking workshop will proceed in light rain (please dress appropriately). The basket-making workshop takes place under shelter. In severe weather, we may need to cancel and will provide a full refund.

    • Bell tent guests must check out before the workshop begins at 10:00 am

    • DIY camping participants can pack up their tents after their workshop ends

    • We'll provide a safe space to store your belongings during the workshop

    • Weather-appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear

    • A water bottle

    • Any personal snacks

    • Your curiosity and creativity!