Woodland Connections

Woodland Connections At Woodland Connections we provide nature connection well-being based sessions in Derbyshire woodlands for children, for adults and for families.
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Private bookings, birthdays, staff well-being etc. Based in Shining Cliff and Shaw Wood but happy to travel!

🔥 unbelievably, people are still having fires in the woods!! So we ask a big favour from our local woodland community …A...
16/08/2026

🔥 unbelievably, people are still having fires in the woods!! So we ask a big favour from our local woodland community …

As you know, the woodland is exceptionally dry at the moment, so there is now a complete ban on fires and BBQs anywhere in Shining Cliff Woods.
We’re asking our lovely local community to help us keep an eye out.
If you see anyone lighting a fire, using a fire pit or BBQ, or having a fire anywhere in the woodland, please let us know. You can message us here or contact Shining Cliff hostel and we will deal with it by letting the relevant landowner know.
Or if necessary, just call 999

We know that approaching strangers can feel awkward — and please don’t feel that you need to confront anyone yourself. We’d much rather you stayed safe and simply let us know what you’ve seen.
This isn't about getting anyone into trouble. It’s about preventing what could be a devastating woodland fire. With the ground, vegetation and leaf litter so dry, even a small fire or ember could spread incredibly quickly.

Shining Cliff is precious to all of us, and protecting it is something we can all help with. 💚🌳
❌ No fires.
❌ No BBQs.
❌ No exceptions while the ban is in place.
And as always, take your litter home.

Thank you for keeping an eye out and helping us look after our woods. 🙏

Huge thanks to Foundation Derbyshire and The Wren Fund for supporting the continuation of our Women Gathering sessions f...
15/08/2026

Huge thanks to Foundation Derbyshire and The Wren Fund for supporting the continuation of our Women Gathering sessions from September 💚
Thanks to their generous funding, more dates have been added for these sessions to run from September till the end of January.
As before, you can join us at Shaw Wood, once a month on a Sunday and Shining Cliff Wood once a month on a Tuesday. You are more than welcome to take time out with us just the once, or become a regular in the woods with us for some breathing space from the busy world.

We're so thankful that our funders see the benefits that these sessions offer and we'd love you to be a part of Women Gathering too.

14/08/2026

NOTICE: You will see lots of new session dates being added over the next few days as I finally get chance to sit down with my jobs list!
Please be aware that there may be slight changes to timings and prices as our lottery funding draws to an end. But most of our sessions will continue and we're working away in the background to secure (hopefully🤞) more funding.

So please look out for what's coming up and book to secure your place as group sizes are always kept purposefully small for the best experience and ticket sales close at least a full day before).

Hope to see you all in the woods again soon
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Just a few sessions left in August: 💚 Women Gathering, at Shaw Wood Oakerthorpe, Sunday 16th 10am-2pm. Treat yourself to...
14/08/2026

Just a few sessions left in August:
💚 Women Gathering, at Shaw Wood Oakerthorpe, Sunday 16th 10am-2pm. Treat yourself to some time out with guided forest bathing, a healthy lunch, made and shared together, a mindful weaving craft to make and take home and time to relax and enjoy gentle conversation or snooze in a hammock!

🌳 Evening Forest Bathing at Shining Cliff Woods on Wednesday 19th, 6:30-8pm. This one hour midweek reset is a perfect way to try the mindful guided practice of forest bathing.

🌿 Midweek reset - Forest Bathing & Hammock Meditation, Wednesday 27th 7-9pm. This session is fully booked but there is a waiting list option in case of cancellations.

That’s a wrap on our kids summer adventure days! The heat has been a challenge the last couple of days, even under the s...
13/08/2026

That’s a wrap on our kids summer adventure days!
The heat has been a challenge the last couple of days, even under the shady trees. But we’ve enjoyed quieter, calmer activities and included time at the stream to cool down.
Huge thanks to all of the children that have joined us and to the adults that trusted us with your children for the day. They’ve been brilliant.
(Not sure about the kids but we’re worn out - Claire is currently relaxing in a paddling pool and Bonnie has just woken from a much needed nap!! 🤣)

Another gorgeous day in the woods and it was lovely to see the children really noticing nature as Claire showed them how...
11/08/2026

Another gorgeous day in the woods and it was lovely to see the children really noticing nature as Claire showed them how to create little books to print into.
They made such lovely front covers for them too. Some children chose to make a woodland medal and there were lots of games played today under the shade of the trees.
Back again tomorrow and we’ll probably head to the stream in the afternoon so if your child is joining us, bring wellies or shoes that can get wet and a spare pair of dry socks.

Taking a moment to catch my breath. Give yourself 5 minutes peace in nature today, what does your 5 minutes look like?
11/08/2026

Taking a moment to catch my breath.
Give yourself 5 minutes peace in nature today, what does your 5 minutes look like?

To say how much was going on in the woods today, it felt really chilled and laid back! The news from the woods at the en...
10/08/2026

To say how much was going on in the woods today, it felt really chilled and laid back!
The news from the woods at the end of the day featured “Campfire donuts” and “weaving” as the headline events of the day!
But there was also shelter building, catapult creating, slackline balancing, sensory scavenger hunting, friendship bracelet making, blackberry eating, hammock relaxing, bug spotting, mud kitchen creating and more!!

We’re back again tomorrow for more fun, laughter and adventures in the woods 😁

Ladies ... are you needing a break? Time to breathe and stop the rush? Join us at Shaw Wood, Oakerthorpe next Sunday (16...
09/08/2026

Ladies ... are you needing a break? Time to breathe and stop the rush?
Join us at Shaw Wood, Oakerthorpe next Sunday (16th) for Women Gathering, 10am-2pm

We will begin with a welcome drink and intention setting. Then take a guided mindful stroll through the woods before returning to the fire circle - no fire this session though due to the ongoing heat and dry weather. But we will still make a fresh, healthy lunch together to enjoy as we chat and relax under the trees.
There will then be a lovely nature craft to have a go at followed by time to reflect in nature journals. There are also hammocks if you prefer to just take some time to yourself.

We'd love to welcome you into the woods so come along - only £15 for 4 hours, includes lunch.

🐉When a child at a Woodland session tells you that they like doing origami so you give them a piece of paper and 5 minut...
07/08/2026

🐉When a child at a Woodland session tells you that they like doing origami so you give them a piece of paper and 5 minutes later they have created this incredible dragon!!
How amazing is this?!

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Shining Cliff Woods Near Ambergate
Derbyshire

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Sunday 8:30am - 7:30pm

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