Book a Groundwork Nature Day
Bookings are now open for the first Groundwork Nature Days.
These small group days give children the chance to spend time outdoors climbing, exploring, building and reconnecting with nature.
April School Holidays
📍 Locations: South Brighton, Red Zone, Bottle Lake Forest. (exact meeting point shared after booking)
🕘 Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
👧 Ages: 5–10 years
👥 Small group: 12 children max
Available dates
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Wednesday 15th April- South Brighton
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Thursday 16th April- Red Zone
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Friday 17th April- South Brighton
Introductory price: $50 (normally $70)
Small groups. Limited spaces.
School Holiday Nature Days
These are small-group outdoor days where children can explore, move, imagine and reconnect with the natural world.
They offer something many children don’t get enough of anymore - time outside, space to breathe, and the freedom to follow their curiosity.
There’s no packed timetable or constant entertainment.
Instead, children spend the day in natural spaces - collecting shells, building with sticks, climbing, creating games, making friends, and simply being kids.
Because time outside isn’t a treat.
It’s regulation.
Why Nature Days Matter
Unstructured time in nature helps children:
• Feel calmer and more settled
• Build confidence and independence
• Strengthen creativity and problem-solving
• Develop social skills through natural play
• Come home tired, happy, and regulated
When children have space to move, explore and follow their own pace, their nervous system has a chance to reset.
This is where regulation, confidence and resilience grow naturally.
What to Expect
Nature Days are small and calm, with a maximum of 12 children.
There’s no busy schedule or set activities.
Children are given space to explore, create, move and follow their own curiosity.
They might climb, build, imagine, rest, or spend time figuring out what to do next.
We don’t rush boredom, because that’s often where the best learning and creativity begins.
The day is relaxed, supported and child-led.
Along the way, children are gently guided to notice the natural world around them - things like native trees, birds, weather, animal tracks and the small details that are often missed in busy everyday life.
These moments help children build awareness, curiosity and connection with the environment they live in.
Making Nature Days Accessible for Every Child
Because time outside shouldn’t be a luxury.
OSCAR Support (WINZ)
School holiday programmes like this fall under the OSCAR (Out of School Care and Recreation) scheme.
We are currently working towards WINZ OSCAR approval, so eligible families will be able to access financial assistance for School Holiday Nature Days.
Our goal is simple:
To remove financial barriers so more children can spend time outdoors, moving, exploring, and reconnecting with nature.
Pay It Forward - Gift a Nature Day
Some places in each Nature Day are set aside as Manaaki Spots - funded spaces for children who may not otherwise have the opportunity to attend.
Manaaki means caring for others, showing kindness, and helping people feel supported.
If you’d like to help, you can contribute towards a Manaaki Spot and give a child the gift of a day outdoors - space to explore, move, breathe, and simply be a kid.
Because time outside should be available to every child.
Your contribution helps a child:
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Spend a day outside instead of on screens
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Experience confidence, freedom, and adventure
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Feel included and part of something positive
Small acts of generosity create big ripples.
Launch Offer – $50 Nature Days
To celebrate the first Groundwork Nature Days, places are currently $50 (normally $70).