Nature Facilitation Training
An immersive learning journey for those seeking to catalyse positive change.
Tue 12 - Sun 17 May 2026
Tue 15 - Sun 20 September 2026
Hawkwood College, Stroud
Join a vibrant community of 180+ facilitators who have trained with us.
In their words: testimonials from past participants
“Life changing. This course has had a huge impact on my sense of self, wellbeing and purpose.”
“The most transformative experience that I have ever been involved in.”
“This is the ultimate course for facilitating in nature. There is honestly nothing else like it.”
Nature Facilitation Training
Our signature six-day intensive training is for anyone who wants to lead transformative, nature-based experiences that support personal, social and ecological renewal.
You’ll learn through a powerfully woven blend of theory, experience and hands-on practice, with ongoing support from a vibrant and inspiring learning community.
Over 180 people from diverse backgrounds including health, education, social care, the arts, public policy and impact-driven business have trained with us and applied the learning in their own contexts.
Impact:
❈ 96% gained confidence to lead groups
❈ 95% built a strong ongoing community
❈ 96% deepened connection to nature
❈ 94% felt ready to apply new models
❈ 93% significantly improved wellbeing
❈ 85% clarified their facilitation offer
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"Life changing experience. Does what it says on the tin, with tons and tons more!"
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"An exquisite safe space to learn and experiment with your ability to facilitate."
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"An incredible twin path of self discovery and skilling up to be a change agent."
Grow your confidence and skills to…
Facilitate powerful experiences in nature
Build trust, depth and community within groups
Design sessions using tested models of transformation
Lead with clarity, purpose and ecological awareness
Draw on a varied toolkit of nature-connection practices
Communicate and listen with greater presence and skill
Navigate the emotional terrain of change work
Bring nature-based approaches back into your own context
Ongoing support network:
You’ll join an active alumni network of 180+ facilitators who connect through:
Monthly online workshops
Annual in-person gatherings
Local meet-ups
Many alumni go on to co-create workshops, nature camps and new initiatives together.
An immersive experience
This is far more than a professional training course. For a week, we live together in nature - creating a temporary village with no electricity or walls, cooking over fires, eating under the stars, and being led by nature's rhythms.
You’ll disconnect from screens and routines, giving yourself the rare chance to be fully present with the living world. It’s a space to experiment, play, reflect and connect. Together we co-create everything we need, from nourishing meals to games, songs and stories around the fire.
For many, this is their first sustained experience of nature-based living. Participants describe it as transformational, stretching and restorative; a glimpse into how humans have lived, learned and grown together for much of our evolutionary history, and still do in many parts of the world today.
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"A joyful celebration of what it truly means to be a human in this world."
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"Transformative, healing, challenging, welcoming, creative, connecting."
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"The course positively affected pretty much every facet and aspect of my life."
Course content highlights:
Head: Theory & Frameworks
Explore the theory of nature connection and its role in transformation
Learn core facilitation frameworks including the “8 Shields” and Joanna Macy’s “Work That Reconnects”
Hands: Practical Skills
Practice designing and leading sessions + receive constructive feedback
Develop practical outdoor skills: fire-making, fire-cooking etc.
Heart: Presence & Connection
Experience powerful practices to deepen your connection with nature
Learn tools & techniques to foster trust, depth & co-creation in groups
Course format:
❈ Six days of in-person training in nature, including hands-on practice + feedback
❈ Two sessions you facilitate in your own context afterwards
❈ Peer learning groups + buddy system
❈ Course handbook
❈ Shared resources in online folder
❈ Ongoing support via WhatsApp
Our training courses have been oversubscribed in recent years, so early booking is recommended
Secure your place
12 - 17 May 2026
15 - 20 Sept 2026
Key info:
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"An ingenious balance of skill-building and self-discovery, blended seamlessly."
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"Nurturing and energising with just the right learning edge of challenging."
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"A complete experience that will ripple through your life."
Facilitators: Chloe Revill & Andy Raingold
Change in Nature was created by Chloe Revill and Andy Raingold, two senior sustainability professionals who after many years of working to influence business and policy in Westminster, went on personal journeys in nature to renew their sense of purpose and drive.
They set up Change in Nature to help people and organisations deeply connect with the change they would like to see in the world and be fully resourced to make a meaningful contribution in this extraordinary time. Click here for full bios.
“Wonderful frameworks and teachings shared by two deeply present, knowledgeable and loving facilitators.”
“Expertly facilitated. Depth and learning were growing the whole time. Six transformational days with the best team!”
Why facilitate in nature?
"I am determined to fight for a relationship between humankind and nature that is a relationship of brotherhood and sisterhood." António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
We facilitate in nature to help restore our relationship with the living world. To cultivate ways of seeing, being and leading that recognise our interdependence and bring us back into reciprocity. More and more people are naming what Indigenous communities have always known: that rebuilding kinship with nature is essential if we’re to turn the ecological crisis around.
We also facilitate in nature because it’s good for us. Research now confirms what we instinctively know: that time outdoors boosts creativity, vitality, generosity and a sense of purpose, while reducing anxiety, depression and attentional fatigue.
Those are our reasons. Why does it call to you?