Nature Care - Time for Me

For people caring for a family member or friend with a serious mental health condition.

Are you aged between 7 and 60+ and caring for a family member or friend with a serious mental health condition?

Nature Care is a fully-funded nature based course designed specifically for caregivers to:

  • Have a break: Take time away from caring in a natural environment and improve personal wellbeing.

    Learn: Gain new skills and enjoy a wide range of activities from gardening and conservation to arts and crafts.

  • Connect: Meet new people.

Find out more about each course below and dates for 2024.

This course is commissioned by NHS Oxford Health as part of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme.

  • Young People

    This course is for young carers who provide support for a family member with a serious mental health condition. During the sessions you will learn conservation, bushcraft, and gardening skills as well as other activities such as pond dipping, campfires and nature based art. These sessions will be a great way to meet other young people who are also carers.

    7-12 year olds
    Every Thursday 10am-1pm from 18th April to 16th May
    Every Friday 1pm-4pm from 19th April to 17th May

    13-15 year olds
    Every Thursday 10am-1pm from 30th May to 27th June
    Every Friday 1pm-4pm from 31st May to 28th June

  • Ethnic Minority Women

    This course is for Ethnic Minority women who provide support for family members or friends with a serious mental health condition. During the sessions you will explore our kitchen garden - growing and cooking vegetables as well as learning gardening skills and spending time connecting with others through storytelling and campfires.

    Dates:
    Every Thursday 10am-1pm from 11th July to 8th August
    Every Friday 1pm-4pm from 12th July to 9th August

  • Adults

    Grow your personal wellbeing through this course, aimed at adult carers who provide support to a family or friend with a serious mental health condition. During these sessions you will learn about gardening and conservation as well as exploring enjoy time around the campfire - cooking, reflecting and conecting with others.

    Adults (18+)
    Every Thursday 10am-1pm from 22nd August to 19th Sept
    Every Friday 1pm-4pm from 23rd August to 20th Sept

    Older Adult Carers (60+)
    Every Thursday 10am-1pm from 3rd October to 31st October
    Every Friday 1pm-4pm from 4th October to 1st November

Contact us

If you are unsure which of our Nature Care Courses is right for you why not contact the Programmes Team to discuss your needs in more details. Please get in touch using details below or submit a query via our form opposite.

referrals@lindengate.org.uk
01296 622 443

“Lindengate has been a lifeline for me for a long time and without it I don’t know where I would be.”

— Wellbeing Pathways Questionnaire Feedback 2022