BE Closer School Sessions 2025-26
BE Closer at Belmont's Rewilding Project. For groups of up to 12 children. A day of nature connection, immersion and inspiration.
Location
Watercress Farm (Belmont Estate)
Watercress Farm Bristol Road Wraxall BS48 1NE United KingdomGood to know
Highlights
- 4 hours, 30 minutes
- In person
About this event
BE CLOSER SESSIONS AT WATERCRESS FARM
Aimed at a smaller group of up to 12 children/young people, identified by you, who would particularly benefit from spending time connecting with nature, once a term.
BOOKING DETAILS
Please book 6 visits for your class/classes as follows.
- One visit in Term 1
- One visit in Term 2
- One visit in Term 3
- One visit in Term 4
- One visit in Term 5
- One visit in Term 6
We have very limited availability and these sessions are only available to a few settings each year. If a school fails to book all six visits or if they cancel more than once, their place may be offered to another setting.
By visiting six times over the school year, your group will experience an immersive experience designed to enhance your student's connection to themselves, each other and nature: building confidence, self-esteem and a sense of wellbeing, as a part of nature.
ABOUT SESSIONS
Our BE Closer programme is an immersive nature experience designed for school nurture groups, charities and community organisations. By joining us more frequently, people have the opportunity to connect with nature, develop confidence, and build a strong sense of wellbeing.
"If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it.”
David Sobel
"The students had an amazing time. They've come into school today tired out and buzzing about the day; laughing about their memories and asking when they can come back.
You were so understanding and patient with them and I really liked the combination of education about nature, and introductions to topics such as sharing and mindfulness.’ Broadoak Secondary School
Frequently asked questions
Yes, all 6 sessions (1 a term) must all be booked together. If you do not book all six of your visits at the same time then your booking will be cancelled. Please honour your bookings as last minute cancellations prevent other children from visiting in your place.
All sessions take place at our rewilding project, Watercress Farm. The address is Watercress Farm, Bristol Road, Wraxall, BS48 1NE.
Watercress Farm can be accessed from Bristol Road. The postcode is BS48 1NE and this will take you to the top of the lane. You must follow the lane to the carpark which is signposted. The what3words location is: ///lives.occurs.finely.
Visits to our programme are completely FREE OF CHARGE. We believe in removing barriers to nature connection therefore, your experience is funded by Belmont. We cover the experience from staff to snacks, we just ask that you organise travel to and from the site for the group.
No. Research shows that connecting to nature happens best through play and self-led discovery. So, we base our sessions on this rather than planned activities like forest school.
Yes. We have toilets in our nature connection barn which is a 5 minute walk from our woodland base. We also have fresh drinking water and handwashing facilities at our woodland base.
We love being in nature in all weathers so we make it part of the fun. We advise to check weather in advance and dress appropriately. On very rare occasions, we may have to cancel a session if there are storms or very strong winds.
Yes, we have comprehensive risk assessments and a robust risk assessment policy which will be provided upon request, after booking. We recommend that you also complete your own risk assessment prior to your first visit and we are always happy to arrange a visit to accommodate this.
Yes, we aim to remove barriers to nature connection and as such, strive to be as inclusive as possible. However, our site is not entirely accessible so to ensure that our sessions can meet your groups' needs, please contact nature.connection@belmont.estate before booking.
While we appreciate you may have many willing parent helpers that would like to come along, please only bring enough adults with you to cover your ratio requirements. Belmont staff are not included in your ratio.
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