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Wellbeing In Nature training options
Overview of Wellbeing In Nature training options
Choose to learn about Wellbeing In Nature or Mindfulness in Nature for your own benefit, or enrol on an Agored Level 2 or Level 3 accredited training course. All are designed, at different levels, to help participants further their interest/passion for understanding how nature connection can deliver much, to improve mental, emotional and physical health.
We provide blended training options that embrace both face-to-face and online aspects, developed to best support preferences and life circumstances.
Whatever ‘Nature Connection’ training option you choose, it will enhance your life through deepening insight into not only what it means to really connect with nature, but how to gain ‘meaning’ from the experience that benefits personal development.
Mindfulness in Nature – online training
Although not delivered outdoors, this training has been very well received by people who cannot attend the face-to-face training requirements of the Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications. Delivered over a number of sessions, this is the only learning pathway delivered completely online, via Zoom.
Wellbeing In Nature weekend immersion experience
The Wellbeing In Nature weekend experience is delivered completely face-to-face at our woodland base in Northamptonshire. Designed to be essentially practical, the weekend will introduce participants to reflective and practical nature-connection activities that can deliver benefit to an individual’s wellbeing.
Wellbeing in Nature Level 2 Accredited training
Level 2 Supporting Wellbeing In Nature training is suitable for people wanting to deepen their own knowledge, concerning the benefits of Nature Connection. The training is less theoretically based and more practical than is the case with the Level 3 training. This is a good option to choose if you don’t, realistically, have the time available to take on the Level 3 Practitioner Qualification. You can decide to progress to the level 3 at a later date. Currently, this is our most popular training pathway.
Wellbeing In Nature Accredited Level 3 training
The Level 3 Practitioner training is pretty in-depth. Considered very worthwhile by those who have completed it, many can find they struggle with the required study-time commitment and the practicalities concerned with actually running 6 sessions (which are assessed). However, if you are wanting to run Wellbeing In Nature sessions, this is ‘benchmark’ training you need.
Use the ‘quick links’ below to read more about the various training options we have available. We hope you will decide to start a conversation as the first step on your path to deepening your connection with both nature and yourself.
Wellbeing and Mindfulness In Nature training for adults
Use the Quick Links below to read more about the Mindfulness and Wellbeing In Nature training options we offer.
Mindfulness in Nature
Delivered online, via Zoom, this 4-session course is highly recommended for anyone wanting to deepen their knowledge about Mindfulness and about how to harness the healing power of nature for personal wellbeing benefits.
For those wanting to do the Level 3 Wellbeing In Nature practitioner qualification, 50% of the cost of this training will be reimbursed when they sign up for that training programme.
Developing a nature connection based mindfulness habit can have considerable positive effects on both emotional wellbeing and physical health.
Sessions – 60 minutes online using the Zoom platform
Cost: £100 (£25/session), to include course resources/recordings provided after each session.
Mindfulness in Nature enquiry
Supporting Wellbeing In Nature - Accredited Level 2 training
This training option delivers much in the way of personal insight into how nature supports wellbeing, with opportunity for plenty of practical experiences.
This is a Level 2 training, designed around a core Unit that explores the theoretical aspects that underpin the benefits to be gained for wellbeing through nature connection.
In addition to the Core Unit, there are options for the additional Optional Unit, including ‘Coppicing’, ‘Healthy Lifestyle’ and ‘Using Nature-based Activities for Wellbeing’.
This Level 2 training is mainly delivered over a long-weekend at the woodland in Northamptonshire, with a few aspects being explored in online sessions before and following the residential weekend. Students then answer set questions that come together as a Portfolio, which forms the basis for the Level 2 qualification.
The training can deliver much to those who are just beginning their ‘nature connnection’ journey, as well as equally for those who are already working with people in the outdoors, wanting to extend their core skillset.
Accommodation: Camping in the woodland is possible. There are also a variety of accommodation options within a few miles of the woodland.
Please contact us for more information. The next Level 2 training is planned for June 2026, with the Optional Unit being ‘Using Nature-based activities for Wellbeing’. The cost for the Level 2 training is £550, which includes registration fees with the accrediting body.
Supporting Wellbeing In Nature Level 2 training
Wellbeing In Nature weekend experience
This option could be very valuable for anyone who is considering doing the Level 3 Wellbeing In Nature qualification, but wants to ‘dip their toe in the water’ first. Experience two days of experiential adventures in the woodland, including sensory mindfulness activities, land-art, cooking over an open fire and greenwood crafts.
The weekend will deliver practical ‘hands on’ experience and insight into what’s going to be needed for developing your professional and personal tool-kit, related to running Wellbeing In Nature sessions, whether your potential venue is your garden, a woodland, by the sea, in a meadow or in a horticultural environment.
This weekend is also just as relevant for anyone who wants to learn more about how to benefit their own wellbeing, through deepening their connection with nature. Immersion, in a tranquil ancient woodland, can provide much in the way of insight into the emotional and physical benefits that can be gained through spending time in nature, allowing yourself to relax and ‘just be’, soothing body and mind and restoring emotional equilibrium.
Accommodation: Camping in the woodland is possible, or if you prefer access to more home comforts, there are a variety of accommodation options within a few miles of the woodland.
Cost: £400. Includes all resources provided as part of the weekend, including refreshments and a vegetarian lunch on Saturday and Sunday. There is opportunity to camp within the woodland, or there are plenty of accommodation options available within a short distance.
Wellbeing In Nature weekend experience
Wellbeing In Nature -Accredited Level 3 Practitioner Qualification
Nurturing awareness in service-users to how nature connection can not only soothe the over-thinking mind, but help rebalance emotions is central to the ethos underpinning the running of Wellbeing in Nature sessions.
The restorative effects to be gained through nature connection are well recognised and scientifically proven. The provision of meaningful invitations that engage individuals more deeply with nature can foster a deeper sense of connection with themselves, an important step in facilitating awareness about what it is they ‘need’.
The full training package for the Level 3 WIN qualification is made up of 3 Units covering the theories underpinning the use of nature connection to benefit health and wellbeing, practical aspects of Wellbeing in Nature session delivery and insight/guidance concerning sustainable management of natural resources.
Accredited by Agored and developed with recommendations from the NHS, the training includes a requirement to deliver 6 face-to-face sessions to a group of service users.
Read the brochure for the Level 3 Wellbeing In Nature training, including a more detailed breakdown of what’s covered follow this link. Read more about WIN Level entry requirements and cost.
Much of the theoretical course content is delivered online. There is a requirement to attend a 2.5 day residential at our woodland base in East Northants (between Thrapson and Corby).
Featured below is a recording of some recent student feedback following the 2.5 day residential element of the training. We hope you find it helpful to hear, unfiltered, the experience of past students.