Herbalism and Medicine Making Day with Elena Tornberg-Lennox

Come and explore nature in a new way at this Herbalism Walk and Medicine-Making Day led by Elena Tornberg-Lennox.

You will discover the history and medicinal uses of plants, deepening your appreciation and understanding of them and how humans have connected to them throughout time.

As we move into autumn, when the days are cooler and the nights are crisper, the abundance of the natural world invites us to explore her gifts. So many of the plants we walk past every day have medicinal properties, with some that might surprise you. Even bramble leaves and the humble nettle offer incredible health benefits, while haws can support the heart and joints and rosehips contain around 40 times more vitamin C than oranges.

Throughout the session, Elena will share her ecological and herbal knowledge as you explore a different way of connecting with nature. Together, you will walk the land, identifying medicinal plants, discussing their uses and learning how to forage for them respectfully. You’ll then enjoy a tasting of wild herbal teas before making your own hedgerow syrup, created over the firepit, to take home.

Timings:

• 10am: Arrival and welcome
• 11.30am: Walk of site
• 1pm: Lunch (please bring own)
• 2pm: Medicine Making Session over the firepit
• 4pm: Session ends

Refreshments will be provided throughout the day

About your guide, Elena Tornberg-Lennox:

Elena is a herbalist, ecologist, storyteller and rewilder, and loves to help people find ways to connect with the land and nature. Elena believes deeply in finding practical ways to work with the land, and honouring the natural rhythms and processes of the natural world.

Elena says, “By learning to work with plants, we notice more and create a deep connection with the world around us. To be able to name and understand a plant creates a relationship that will last. What we know, we can protect. Rewilding also needs us to rewild ourselves, and understand ourselves as a part of nature”.