• January 2026 update

    January 2026 update

    We’re excited to be moving back into our renovated building this month, but it does mean we'll be juggling the move as well as our usual roles. As a result, our email and phone responses may be slower than usual. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

  • Our beautiful new children's book, created to celebrate our 30th anniversary

    Our beautiful new children's book, created to celebrate our 30th anniversary

    Order online for collection, local delivery or post

  • Scotswood Garden staff past and present

    Scotswood Garden staff past and present

    Photographed as part of our 30th Year celebrations in 2025

  • Beautiful Teasel

    Beautiful Teasel

    Find out more about the array of plants and creatures in the garden.

  • Relining the pond with clay in 2024

    Relining the pond with clay in 2024

  • We stand together with refugees.

    We stand together with refugees.

  • Bumper apple harvest in 2025

    Bumper apple harvest in 2025

  • Team photo from 2019

    Team photo from 2019

  • On sale here
  • Green Flag Award Winners 2025

    Green Flag Award Winners 2025

  • Part of our plant nursery
  • Inspiring connection

    Inspiring connection

  • Forest School Training Level 1 and Level 3

    Forest School Training Level 1 and Level 3

    Find out more about our outstanding Forest School training programmes.

Scotswood News!

Scotswood News!

  1.  We are delighted that two of our projects have been shortlisted for the Institute of Outdoor Learning national awards. Our Breeze Forest School project led by our Education Manager Harriet Menter,  in the research category and our Elderberries project led by Leanne Defty our Wellbeing  Garden Officer in the Lifelong Learning category. You can vote for us here https://www.outdoor-learning-conference.org/Outdoor-Learning-Awards-Finalists-and-Voting
  1. Please join us for a family fun day at Denton Dene on Saturday 17th November from 10.30am to 1.30pm. We will be on the field down the hill behind the sports centre. We are very pleased that Baywings Falconry will be bringing along their beautiful birds of prey, there will be a chance to plant trees, help with litter picking, and also our usual woodland games, art and crafts. For more information please contact Amber or Harriet on 0191 2004706.
  1.  As part of our Wildlife Superheroes Project we are collecting your hedgehog sightings. If you have seen a hedgehog in Newcastle or Gateshead please let us know by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.with the place, time and date and she will input the data into Environmental Records North East (ERIC) to help build up a picture of the local hedgehog population.
  1.  Finally we have just agreed dates for our Forest School Level 1 training in Spring 2019: March 4th, 5th and 7th. For more info contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or see our website https://sncg.org.uk/forest-school/forest-school-training-newcastle

 

Best wishes,

Harriet

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