The visits for the families that attended the Access2Nature Projects have been received extremely positively! They have enjoyed spending time together without the pressures that often a weekend brings and being able to do something different together has been...

Everyone at TELUS International (U.K.) Ltd look forward with anticipation as the Summer approaches and our annual TELUS Days of Giving arrives. Come rain, but more often shine, there is always plenty of work to do to suit the needs, interests, and skill levels of all....

During lockdown, many older people lost confidence in leaving their own home, even popping to the shops was an ordeal for some. The lockdown for so many elderly people has become the new normal, as a home care provider, we still see that our clients struggle and make...

This was just one of the many random questions that we discussed as we swept and collected the fallen leaves over several weeks. Each week we thought that we’d finished, but more magically materialised.Anyone who thinks that winter is jobless should come to Kingswood...

Thanks to a £10,700 grant from Postcode Community Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, earlier this year, Kingswood Trust can now provide a range of nature based activities both outdoors and indoors for older people.We...

In July, Kingswood Trust volunteers created a log garden at the south end of the new fence in Holyhead Wood. This is a place where logs – sound and rotting – are piled and partially buried to provide habitats for a variety of creatures. The logs can later be gently...

I started volunteering at Kingswood Trust in 2018 ...I'd given up my teaching job and wanted to give something back to the community that would benefit the children of Wolverhampton. Being a person who enjoys the outdoors and isn't afraid of hard work, this seemed...

We have been volunteers at Kingswood Trust for 14 years, starting off as fairly fit retirees, raising money for and helping plant fruit trees in the orchard and keep the grounds pleasant and attractive. Now, older and less fit, we undertake a ‘meet and greet’ role...

One warm Tuesday morning cutting back a willow arbour (overgrown with the good weather) I had sweat in my eyes and some blood from scratches from getting into the dense willow. I did not have any tears, just the joy of a chance encounter whilst doing my volunteering...

I am writing this blog about People having greater wellbeing. I needed something to focus my love for the outdoors and having visited Kingswood Trust with various groups felt this was as an ideal place to channel my energy.I go every Tuesday morning (and other days...

It does not seem so long ago since I was helping to plan and mark out the site for the new raised beds in the Kingswood Trust growing area last spring. In no time at all the plan materialised and with the help of other trusty volunteers, the raised beds literally rose...

We’re getting very excited about our second Family Outdoor Music Festival and camp-out too taking place this year on Saturday 28th July 2018. Last year seven bands joined us for an afternoon of fun, listening to music and playing games at our Family Music Festival and...

An army of visitors joined the hunt for the little people hiding at Kingswood Trust. Our first ever Fairies and Elves festival kicked off some afterschool fun on Friday, with children dressing up and entering the spirit of a fabulous fairy hunt. Children of all ages...

I’m an advocate for outdoor learning and I’m going to tell you why I believe nature is good for your health, so here goes…. Not enough people are getting outdoors often enough. Perhaps it is lack of time, too many things to do indoors, too much technology, tv screens...