NATURE JOURNALING ADVENTURE
***SPACES JUST RELEASED***
Are you a creative person who loves spending time in nature?
Looking to try out a wider range of artistic techniques and increase your UK species knowledge?
Want to enjoy learning some painting and identification skills out in a wild location?
Retreat outline
Monday: arrive, tents up (or settle into Hilda the bus or the Hideaway cabin). Introduction talk and explore site.
Tuesday: Introduction to nature journaling session followed by splitting of group into two. Group 1: a bird ringing demonstration by the local bird ringing team. Group 2: Pond dipping and aquatic life identification session.
Wednesday: Morning botany session with a botany expert. Learn to use the Francis Rose Wildflower Key and improve your botanical identification skills. How to use your nature journal to gather vital ID information about plants in the field. Afternoon outdoor painting session with Alex. Using Derwent Inktense pencils outside. Incorporating landscapes into our nature journals.
Thursday: Final morning of nature journaling on site. You are free to continue to nature journal as we pack away.
Tickets are £350 and places are limited to just 10 people to keep this retreat small and intimate with lots of time with Alex.
For those looking to stay in style, our converted school-bus and woodland cabin are available. Contact us directly at hello@castlewildcamp.co.uk to upgrade.
