• Forest School Training, Newcastle, UK
  • Art Garden

    Art Garden

  • forest school drawing

    forest school drawing

  • School visits

    School visits

      School Workshops for All Ages   Pond dipping (Habitat work): discover the amazing creatures that live in the pond, tally chart, drawing and observations of adaptations, cased caddis-fly larvae exploration: work in...

  • Willow Structures to Explore

    Willow Structures to Explore

    A range of living willow structures are in the garden waiting to be explored.

  • Forest School Programmes

    Forest School Programmes

    We offer Forest Schools Programmes for primary and secondary ages, either in our beautiful garden, or if you have the space, we can help you set up a Forest School area in your own school. Our education manager has 7 years experience running forest school session for children and young people...

  • Snowy Day

    Snowy Day

    The garden is to be enjoyed in all weathers.

  • Wild flowers

    Wild flowers

  • green crown

    green crown

  • Beautiful Ponds

    Beautiful Ponds

  • forest gardens

    forest gardens

  • forest gardens

    forest gardens

  • Volunteer at SNCG

    Volunteer at SNCG

    Find out more about volunteering

Scotswood Garden

The garden works with nature to create a great place for people and wildlife to enjoy. The garden is about our community, whether in Scotswood and Benwell or the wider area, and we welcome people of all ages and backgrounds to get involved in our work. This can be as a visitor to the garden, as a member of our volunteer team, or as a participant in one of our events. We welcome you to visit and enjoy the fruits of our labours.

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The Garden

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Two and a half acres of beautiful organic garden containing ponds, meadows, woodland, sculptures fruit and vegetables.

Youth Work/Schools/Learning

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Our education and youth programmes for young people cover a huge variety of themes and activities including pond dipping, environmental arts, forest schools, Duke of Edinburgh and more...

Get Involved

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As well as our everyday activities, staff and volunteers frequently become involved in projects.

Support

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We are always looking for support from our local community and beyond. Please come along and visit the garden.

Services

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We believe that it is far better to work with nature to create beautiful and productive places, rather than wage war on pests and weeds.