Growing Wild Courses

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Growing Wild Forest School

Activities to reconnect adults & children to nature

Brigid, Spirit of Kildare Festival

Come and make a Brigid’s Cross!

School garden book
School Garden Book

Manual for teachers and educators, focusing on turning your school grounds into a living classroom

Growing Wild in the Community

Creating food gardens in local spaces

Seed Saving & Seed Sovereignty

Are you interested in learning more about the importance of seed saving?

Growing Wild Education & Training

Diverse nature-based training tailored to your requirements

Going Wild in Nature.

Connecting People to Nature, Food and Plants.

Growing Wild is run by Lucy Bell, a Kildare-based environmental education company working in the areas of Forest School, local food growing, seedsaving and seed sovereignty, community & school gardens, education & training, and climate action & biodiversity. Growing Wild was formed in 2009, and has been growing and changing since then!

About Me

My name is Lucy Bell, and I am the founder of Growing Wild, a Kildare based environmental education company. I am a organic horticulturist, horticulture tutor, environmental educator, and a trained Forest School Leader, with years of experience facilitating in a variety of outdoor settings, enabling for people both young and old to connect to nature. I am based in Donadea, North Kildare, and have realised a lifelong dream to buy my own land, where I am running adult courses and children's Forest School programmes.

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Growing Wild 2026 Courses

Do you want to learn more about how to grow your own food, how to save your own seeds, or take time out to reconnect in nature?

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Previous Projects

Check out some of my previous projects, from Forest School to community gardens to living willow work at festivals.

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Growing Wild on Countrywide!

Listen to this 7 minutes of gorgeous radio that captures the magic and essence of Forest School!