Join us for a Wilder Blean Festival event from 9-13 July 2025, celebrating the inspiring woodland landscape of the Blean with guided tours, family activities and forest bathing.
We're celebrating the wonderful Wilder Blean with a series of festival events from 9 - 13 July.
Visit the brand new Bison Bridges on a guided tour with one of the Bison Ranger team, connect to the woodland by trying out Forest Bathing, or bring the family to meet Alice Hemming and Nancy Leschnikoff for a morning of activities inspired by West Blean-set children's book 'The Bison and the Butterfly'.
The Wilder Blean Festival 2025 is supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund.
As part of the Wilder Blean Festival, try out Forest Bathing as a way to connect to the woodland with this introductory session.
As part of the Wilder Blean Festival, try crafting with natural materials as a way to connect to the woodland.
As part of the Wilder Blean Festival, don't miss this special opportunity for a guided tour of West Blean with one of the Bison Ranger team.
As part of the Wilder Blean Festival, don't miss this special opportunity for a guided tour of West Blean with one of the Bison Ranger team.
Join Alice Hemming and Nancy Leschnikoff at West Blean & Thornden Woods for a morning of activities inspired by The Bison and the Butterfly!
Find out more about the Wilder Blean Initiative and the brand new Bison Bridges connecting the landscape.
