Woman with flowing hair sits with her back to the camera looking out at nature — Tim Horton

Wellbeing Programmes

We are offering a six week programme to experience the wellbeing benefits nature has to offer, within a group setting. Participants can be referred onto these sessions by a social prescriber or can self-refer through our options listed below on this page.

Our 6-week programmes are free and designed for individuals who may be experiencing a lowered wellbeing, living with mental or physical health conditions, or are feeling lonely or isolated. Participants can be referred to these sessions by a social prescriber or can self-refer through our options on this page.

Programmes are run on an ad-hoc basis in line with funding, but we try to ensure that there are programmes evenly spread across the county.

When attending, please bring any refreshments you may want and wear suitable attire for the weather. Facilities and accessibility of the site can be checked on our reserve pages (which will be linked from the programme information), or a member of the Wilder Wellbeing team can answer any questions you may have.

Our current and upcoming Wilder Wellbeing programmes

You can find our upcoming Wilder Wellbeing programmes below. You can also click through to find out more about the locations where we are holding each programme. To book onto any of these programmes, please click on the booking link below.

Booking form

parent with young baby in nature smiling

Maidstone - Tyland Barn for new and expectant parents

For new and expectant parents. Enjoy the calming benefits of nature with your baby or bump, connect with other parents, learn relaxation techniques and try nature based crafts. Our taster sessions are running on 4 and 11 February and our full six week programme will run on Tuesdays from 18 February - 25 March, 12.30 - 2.30pm

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Book your place or join the waiting list

Isle of Sheppey - Elmley National Nature Reserve

For adults living on the Isle of Sheppey living with a physical or mental health condition. 6 week programme: Thursday 3 April to Thursday 8 May, 10.30am - 12.30pm

About Elmley

Cross leaved heath at Hothfield Heathlands — Ian Rickards

Ashford - Hothfield

For adults residing in Ashford who are seeking to improve their mental and social wellbeing. 3 week programme: Wednesday 12, 19 and 26 March, 2pm - 4pm

About Hothfield Heathlands

Book your place or join the waiting list

People’s experiences of our programmes

We totally understand wanting to read or hear about someone else’s experience before you commit to something!

Here are a couple of useful resources to that end.

Read about Sam’s experience

Trevor and John's story

You can watch Trevor and John's story of their Wilder Wellbeing experiences below. The programme Trevor & John attended was funded by Active Kent & Medway.

More information

Sessions are free, but you must have completed a registration form prior to joining a programme. These are not drop-in sessions, but 6-week programmes which we ask participants to attend in full (although we understand events such as sickness may occur) - this is so you can receive the full benefit of the programme to your wellbeing.

Once this has been submitted, a member of the Wilder Wellbeing team will be in touch to discuss the course/s you'd like to join and book you on. Please note that filling in the generic enrolment form does not automatically book you onto the programme – you must have had contact with a member of the Wilder Wellbeing member to do this. Please do not turn up to a Wilder Wellbeing programme without confirmation.

If you have any questions, or would like to register, please contact Nikki Cresswell, the Wilder Wellbeing Officer.

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Join us for a Weekend Wellness event

Our Weekend Wellness events are open to everyone. They can give you a small taster of what's offered during our Wilder Wellbeing programmes, or offer you the opportunity to do something for yourself during the weekend to boost your mental wellbeing!