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Birkheads Wild Community Interest Company

Name: Birkheads Wild Community Interest Company
Address: 1 Birkheads Cottages Marley Hill, Newcastle, NE16 5EL
Telephone: 07984 688218

Birkheads Wild is a place for free range humans. We have a 2 acre meadow surrounded by mature trees on our almost-wild off-grid site in rural Gateshead which includes; a community garden, goats and hens, a parachute covered campfire area, award winning composting toilet, a Yurt and a pond. We deliver bushcraft and Forest School to young people of all ages and have a 28 day camping licence for overnight stays.

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Contact Details

Facilities

Car parking
Covered space
Hand washing facilities
Toilets
Wheelchair access

Yurt Parachute covered campfire area Covered seating area Award Winning Composting Toilet Wheelchair accessible path to Yurt Pond, goats , hens and Community Garden

Pricing

Our pricing varies depending on the needs of the individual and the type of provision however the average cost is £100 per person per day or £200 for groups of up to 4 people.

What we can offer

Bushcraft
Conservation and site maintenance skills
Cooking
Forest Schools
Growing crops and vegetables
Indoor crafts
Pre-visit information available
Provision of materials/equipment/livestock
Risk assessment
Self-guided activities
Set programmes
Small animal care (e.g. grooming, feeding, handling etc.)
Tailored programmes
Working with livestock (e.g. feeding, milking, egg collecting, daily maintenance, grooming (where appropriate))

Guided Walks in the local area Overnight camping School trips Space for 1:1 sessions, therapy and counselling (the Yurt)

Care Farms / Green Care Services

Related services:

Alternative provision
Qualifications
Skills provision
Care farming or green care services for SEND
Care farming or green care as part of Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
One to one support
Holiday provision
Family group provision

Other related services:

we have a 28 day camping licence so overnight camping either in tents or in our Yurt is available.

Care Farm

Are you a teacher and know a child with SEND? They could benefit from accessing a Care Farm.

Care Farms provide supervised, structured educational programmes of farming related activities for young people to support those struggling in school, help those with disability, behavioural challenges and improve mental health and wellbeing.

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