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WORKSHOPS

Held on the first Thursday of the month 

from May until October 2025


For 2025, the Bates Green Garden Team present a series of plant propagation workshops, covering cuttings, seed collecting and sowing techniques.


In addition we are hosting two nature-based walks covering bird spotting and song identification, woodland trees, plants and fungi. There are also two creative workshops introducing cyanotype printing and the art of sketchbooking.


All sessions will include access to Bates Green Garden, the Wildflower Meadow and Beatons Wood (except during the Arlington Bluebell Walk) and a complimentary hot drink and delicious homemade cake.


Tap the workshop titles below for further details and booking links.





1st May 2025

8 am - 10 am

£30

Take a gentle walk through the ancient woods to discover some of the many species of bird that live here. They might be hard to spot high in the canopy, but their songs ring through the trees. Learn to identify them by song with the help of Sarah, from Cherry Wood Adventures, who has worked in the woods for over a decade. 

Find out folklore and facts about the birds and take home a woodland birdsong spotter. 

Payment is made on arrival at the workshop but you do need to enrol first. A small processing fee will be added to the course cost.

Friends of Bates Green Garden and Arlington Bluebell Walk receive a 10% discount on all workshops and this will be deducted on arrival

5th June 2025

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

£35

Create a sun print, otherwise known as a cyanotype – one of the first methods of photography that does not require a camera or darkroom. We will gather natural materials from the Garden to create your own unique, botanical print. 

Run by Alison, a local photographic artist.

3rd July 2025

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

£40

The Bates Green Garden Team will guide you through some propagation techniques, a valuable and cost-effective skill. You will take some potential new plants home to develop your own garden or to share with friends and family.

7th August 2025

10 am - 12 noon

£35

We will use various mindful drawing, playful mark-making and collage techniques to explore and foster a grounding connection with the garden and it’s wildlife. Run by Emma, a local artist, we finish the session by discussing collecting and composition.

4th September 2025

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

£40

Autumn brings an abundance of seeds that we can collect and sow in readiness for next year. This useful resource is sometimes overlooked but seed sowing is one of the most cost-effective propagation techniques to use in your garden. The Bates Green Garden Team will show you suitable plants to collect seeds from, then you will learn different methods of seed collection and sowing in this hands-on workshop.

2nd October 2025

9:30 am - 11:30 am

£30

Discover the secrets of autumn on this woodland wander. Your experienced guide, Sarah, from Cherry Wood Adventures, will help you get to know the trees, birds, plants and the wide range of fungi in this ancient and magical woodland.

Bates Green Farm

Arlington

Polegate, East Sussex

BN26 6SH

England

+44 (0)7818 888440

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