Celebrate autumn with interactive storytelling from Amanda Kane-Smith of Merry-Go-Round Storytelling, pumpkin carving, and planting Wild Daffodil bulbs. A creative seasonal adventure for children (4+) and parents.
We’ve got hundreds of wildflowers that need to go in the ground – and we need your help! 🌼
Tree Planting Season is BACK! Help keep YOUR community woodland thriving!
🌿 Don’t Miss Out!
Volunteer for our Schools’ Tree Planting and help create a lasting legacy for Andover. Spots are limited — reserve yours now!
We’re almost finished transforming the cabin’s outdoor space — now we need your help for the final push! Join us to lay patio slabs, mix cement, wheelbarrow materials, or help with lunch and refreshments.
💚 Get Your Hands Dirty for a Greener Future!
Families, friends, and neighbours welcome — come plant a tree, connect with your community, and leave a living legacy at Bury Hill Meadows.
Light up the season! Craft your own lanterns with your family in this festive, hands-on workshop for children and adults.
End of Year Celebrations! Help keep YOUR community woodland thriving!
Interactive storytelling from Amanda Kane-Smith of Merry-Go-Round Storytelling, reindeer headdress making, tree dressing, and lanterns, capped with a lantern lighting ceremony. A magical family event for ages 4+.
Wassail Celebration
Ring in the New Year with music, folklore, and community traditions. Featuring Loftsingers, Mayfly Morris, and Andover Pagans.
A springtime adventure with storytelling from Amanda Kane-Smith of Merry-Go-Round Storytelling and crafts inspired by fairies, bees, and nature. Perfect for children (4+) and their parents.
Hands-on music workshops for children to explore rhythm, sound, and creativity in a fun, community-focused setting.
Celebrate spring with folk tales from Amanda Kane-Smith from Merry-Go-Round Storytelling, natural egg dyeing, egg hunts, and seasonal games. An interactive adventure for children (4+) and parents.
Explore nature up close! A hands-on identification workshop for children (5+) to learn about plants, wildlife, and the natural world.
A magical hour of Room on the Broom storytelling for children (2+) and parents, followed by hands-on mini broom (and possibly wand) making from real hazel twigs. From Amanda Kane-Smith of Merry-Go-Round Storytelling!
Monday 27th October at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
We’ve got hundreds of wildflowers that need to go in the ground – and we need your help! 🌼
Monday 20th October at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
Monday 20th October at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
Monday 13th October at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
Its Wildflower Meadow Planting Day! Come and join us!
Monday 6th October at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
Monday 29th September at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
A sponsored walk for your chosen charity. Make it ATU?
Monday 22nd September at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
Monday 15th September at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
Monday 8th September at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
Annual General Meeting and Celebration of Achievements: Guided Walk. Member Talks. Thank-yous and Presentations
Monday 1st September at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
A workshop where sound meets soil, encouraging a deeper sense of connection to the living ground beneath us. Suitable for all ages.
Join us for an evening of sound, science, and art that reveals the hidden voices of the Earth. With award-winning sound artist Justin Wiggan!
A workshop where sound meets soil, encouraging a deeper sense of connection to the living ground beneath us. Suitable for all ages.
🧸 If You Go Down to the Woods Today…! Teddy Bears’ Picnic Event 🧺
📅 Date: Tuesday 26th August
⏰ Time: 11am–2pm
👶 Ages: 2+ (perfect for little ones and their families!)
Pack up your teddy and your picnic blanket—it’s time for a magical day in the woods!
Join Amanda from Merry-go-Round Storytelling, with support from Natalia and Hebe, for a delightful Teddy Bears’ Picnic adventure featuring:
🎉 Interactive storytelling
🐻 Make-your-own bear ears headdress
🎨 Fun crafts and games
This playful, family-friendly event is designed for children aged 2 and up, with plenty of activities to keep everyone smiling. Just don’t forget your picnic!
🎟 Cost: £10 per child
👧👦 Siblings: £5 each
🧑🤝🧑 Adults go free
🧸 Spaces limited to 30 children (plus accompanying adults)
Teddies welcome—picnic baskets encouraged! Come along for a bear-y special day in the woods.
Email abbey.sadler@andovertrees.org.uk
Storytelling and craft at Andover Library with Amanda Kane-Smith from Merry-go-Round Storytelling.
🌿 Plant Detectives: Secrets of the Wood 🌿
📅 Date: Tuesday 19th August
🔍 Ages & Times:
• 4–7 years: 10am–12pm
• 7–11 years: 2pm–4pm
Become a Plant Detective and uncover the hidden magic of Harmony Woods! Equipped with your own explorer backpack, set off on an exciting journey—follow clues on an old map, match leaves to trees, and reveal the secret stories of the plants all around you.
Then, bring your imagination to life by crafting your very own plant fairy folk using natural materials—and don’t forget to give them names!
Led by Hebe, with support from Amanda and Natalia, this outdoor adventure blends nature, creativity, and a dash of woodland magic.
🎟 Cost: £10 per child
👧👦 Siblings: £5 each
🧑🤝🧑 Adults go free
🌳 Spaces limited to 15 children per session (plus accompanying adults)
Join us for a day of leafy clues, enchanted trees, and hands-on fun! Book early to secure your spot.
Email abbey.sadler@andovertrees.org.uk
Monday 18th August at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
🐺 Little Red Riding Hood: Interactive Storytelling, Craft & Activities Workshop 🧺
📅 Date: Thursday 14th August
🎭 Ages & Times:
• 3–6 years: 10am–12pm
• 7–11 years: 2pm–4pm
“Oh Grandmother, what big teeth you have!”
Step into the woods with Amanda from Merry-go-Round Storytelling as she brings the classic fairytale Little Red Riding Hood to life in this lively, interactive workshop.
Children will enjoy:
🎭 Engaging storytelling
🧵 Puppet & mask-making
🎲 Drama games and fairytale-themed fun!
This hands-on session, assisted by Natalia and Hebe, is perfect for creative kids who love stories, crafts, and imaginative play.
🎟 Cost: £10 per child
👧👦 Siblings: £5 each
🧑🤝🧑 Adults go free
🌟 Spaces limited to 15 children per session (plus accompanying adults)
Come explore the magic, mystery, and mayhem of the fairytale forest—book now and join the adventure!
Email abbey.sadler@andovertrees.org.uk
Monday 11th August at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
Come and join us for some conservation fun! Help keep YOUR community woodland thriving!
🌳 Under the Awongalema Tree: Interactive Storytelling, Craft & Activities Workshop 🌳
📅 Date: Thursday 7th August
🎨 Ages & Times:
• 3–6 years: 10am–12pm
• 7–11 years: 2pm–4pm
Step into the magical world of The Awongalema Tree, a joyful African folktale that celebrates perseverance, courage, and self-belief. Join workshop leaders Natalia and Matt, with support from Amanda, for a lively, hands-on session packed with:
✨ Storytelling
✂️ Creative crafts
🎲 Fun games and activities
This is a warm and welcoming space where children can play, imagine, and create—perfect for curious minds and active hands!
🎟 Cost: £10 per child
👨👩👧 Siblings: £5 each
👫 Adults go free
👧👦 Spaces limited to 15 children per session (plus accompanying adults)
Don’t miss this inspiring, interactive experience that brings stories to life—book your spot early!
Email abbey.sadler@andovertrees.org.uk
Monday 4th August at Harmony Woods, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join us for our weekly Monday volunteer workday!
Help take care of our community woodland or help grow wildflowers! - dependent of time of year and tasks.
Book: email michelle.graham@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, volunteer session date and time and number of guests.
Booking ensures that we provide the correct amount of kit, refreshments, gloves, plants etc. You must let us know if you can no longer make it.
FREE event, no experience needed, all equipment provided.
