• Events are held in Sussex woodlands and green spaces near Eastbourne
  • Different events are for adults, families, or children
  • Children are to be accompanied unless stated - come and join in!
  • You will need to book in advance 
  • To book, email sarah@cherrywoodadventures.co.uk or call or text 07887 556336
  • Booking terms are found here

    *STOP PRESS June 2022: Many of the summer events are fully booked, but please do contact me to be on the cancellation list.
    ​ If there is enough interest, I may be able to add other days. 
Wood wildlife
​Tuesday 5 July 1-3     Home ed special
Discover who lives in the Bluebell Wood! Exploration, clue hunting and games, focusing on squirrels, foxes and mice - but who knows who else we might find!  Take home a little wildlife booklet to which you can add your own findings.  Drinks for all included. 
£9 per child, 4-9, accompanying adult free    Bluebell Wood, Arlington
Camp and cook
Tuesday 16 August    10.30-12       Fully booked *
Build a cool camp from branches and leaves with a lookout tower, secret entrance, table and flagpole and whatever else you would like to add! Help to light the fire to toast buns, cook popcorn and other treats, and enjoy them in your den.  
£9 per child aged 3-10              Bluebell Wood, Arlington
Bugtastic
Tuesday 16 August    1-2.30
​Investigate under logs, in the fields and in the pond to find all kinds of creatures. Make a model bug from clay and woodland materials to take home. 
​£9 per child aged 4-10                  Bluebell Wood, Arlington

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Blackberry baking
Friday 19 August    1-3
Help gather some blackberries from the woods and hedges, and learn different ways of lighting the fire. We will make blackberry crumbles and blackberry squash, and make toast to enjoy with blackberry jam.   
£10 per child aged 5-14                        Bluebell Wood, Arlington
Brilliant bugs
​Tuesday 12 July 1-3    Home ed special
The invertebrate life of the Bluebell Wood is fascinatingly rich - come and rummage under logs, on leaves, in the pond, in the meadow to find as many different kinds as we can.  What do they eat? What is their life cycle? Who eats them? Make a model bug to take home.   
£9 per child, 4-15, accompanying adult free. Bluebell Wood, Arlington
Dino day
Friday 5 August 10.30-12    Fully booked *
Follow the giant footprints to find the dinosaurs hiding in the woods! What's inside the enormous egg?  Examine fossils and learn where to find them on the Downs. Make a dinosaur swamp for the creatures to play in and create your own fossil to take home.  
£9 per child aged 2-9                         Bluebell Wood, Arlington
Dragons and dragonflies
Friday 5 August    1-2.30       Fully booked *​
Follow the clues to find the dragon of the woods! She is guarding some special treasure - can you be a brave knight and conquer the dragon and win the prize?  We might be able to cook the treasure!
We will investigate the small dragons of the wood - the dragonflies - and make a dragonfly to take home.
£9 per child aged 2-10            Bluebell Wood, Arlington
Wands and potions
Friday 19 August    10.30-12  Fully booked * ​
​Find the magic wand tree in the woods and create your own very own wand.  Older children can try carving wands too. Discover the potion patch and make a delicious drink to enjoy, whilst playing with the fairy houses. Cast a spell to keep the woodland fairies safe. 
£9 per child aged 2-10                  Bluebell Wood, Arlington
Autumn events will include fungi forays for all the family, more camps and cookouts and Hallowe'en adventures. 
The Nest workshops
​Watch out for occasional events at The Nest at Wilmington, where we will be enhancing the area for wildlife and learning woodworking skills.