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Lea Archer Free-range Forest Families

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Therapeutic Forest Certified Outdoor Mental Health Practitioner, Approved Practitioner & Mentor, Independent Forest School Leader & Certified Mindful Walking Guide

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10.08.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Become a Writer - Free Webinar with Sue Cowley In this free webinar, bestselling author Sue Cowley guides you through the process of writing a book, from first idea to final publication.

Last shout for this webinar that I'm running next Wednesday on how to 'become a writer'. Free to attend with the option to make a donation. Please repost. Thank you! ☺️
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24.05.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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A busy end to a week,
Friday, Animal Therapy & 1:1 support session before driving to Manchester.
Saturday, Elders in the Woods, training with The Therapeutic Forest.
Sunday, drive home & finish my Animal Therapy Diploma!
#Forestschoolpractitioner #Animaltherapy #Certifiedoutdoormentalhealth

06.05.2025 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just one lovely day in a very busy week which hasn’t even finished yet! @outdooredchat #forestschool #earlyyearsmatters #getthechildrenoutside

01.05.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saw lots of gorgeous Butterflies on our Mindful Walk in Kings Wood yesterday but this one definitely stopped to pose for us! #forestschooladventures #mindfulwalking #noticethesmallthings #naturetherapy #peacockbutterfly

27.04.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A wonderful day at Forest School, time with some funny small humans, a bit of Animal Therapy and gardening…. Back home and so happy to have some surprisingly close interaction with Soozie my Jumping Spider #ForestSchool #curiouschildren #AnimalTherapy #gardening #naturetherapy

01.04.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still time to sign your young person up for this if you are in the Surrey area 😊 #animaltherapy #animalcare #wellbeing #mindfulness #empathy #socialskills

22.03.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When we took the Kingswood Shetlands & Friends, Therapy Animals to UCA Epsom 😊 #studentenrichmentday #animaltherapy #mindfulness #wellbeing #empathy #friendship #connection

15.03.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on Saturday is a pleasure, I get to be a child again 😊 #forestschooladventures #mindfulwalkingforchildren #denbuilding #foraging #naturephotography

15.03.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Special Vermont Resistance edition Lucy Welch, a hero for the moment.

Move over Ethan Allen, here comes Lucy Welch

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01.03.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1825    πŸ” 407    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 80
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Such a happy Forest School session at Blossom Years Childcare, Chislehurst. I got time to work on a new Nature Habitat and notice signs of Spring & curious treasures to fill my own emotional bucket! #Forestschooladventures #EYFS #SENinclusion #Naturetherapy #Animaltherapy #Appreciatethesmallstuff

28.02.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A special moment at Forest School today. The lovely horses in a field next to us like to interact with the children. A little boy rushed to find me, worried the horse would eat the bale twine, this is the moment he handed it to me for safety Today he turned 3! #animaltherapy #empathy #childled

20.02.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well we did come home and I think they were pleased to see us! #schnauzerlove #cockapoo πŸ₯°

16.02.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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But when are you coming home? #schnauzer #cockapoo

14.02.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yay! 😁 just spotted in Iceland πŸ‹ #humpbackwhale #iceland #bucketlistevent #happyvalentinesday

14.02.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Keeping play alive. Thank you to everyone who continues to keep play at the centre of practice. Children’s curiosity and joy is so important. Play and learning has a place, holistic development too. Let’s collectively champion a true child centred approach, that is play. #PlayMatters

11.02.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s lovely! Even without any veg yet! 🀭

10.02.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œI’m too cool to have parents look”

10.02.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

While trotting across the frozen river, this coyote paused to look back at me for a moment 😊 #mammals 🌿

10.02.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 717    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 3

Thanks, I never thought we’d get through it but we did. A friend once told me that, β€œif you give them good values , they’ll come back to you.” - I’ll never forget her πŸ₯°

10.02.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t think we need worry about drugs anymore, unless his penchant for sleepytime herbal tea & rescue remedy’s going to be a problem going forward! Then there’s youngest who likes to β€˜catwalk’ outfits before he goes out & discuss how he’s attempting to style his hair & what β€˜look’ he’s going for!

10.02.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just having a laugh to myself remembering the nightmare we went through with our eldest when he reached 17 & was going through that horrible period with us….
#troubledteens #familyproblems

10.02.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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My lap obviously wasn’t comfy enough and needed some rearrangements #therapyanimals

07.02.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Visited a Care Home with the Small Therapy Animals from Kings Wood Shetlands & Friends this morning. A lovely end to the week where we got to chat with some very lovely humans & carers. royalalfredseafarers.co.uk/about-us/bel...
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07.02.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Updating my profile before heading out for another exciting Forest School session at Blossom Years Childcare, Imperial Way! #forestschool #naturetherapy #mindfulwalking #animaltherapy

04.02.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed a Mindful Walking session in Kings Wood, Sanderstead this morning & managed to avoid being hit by a catapult arrow! πŸ˜‚ #forestschooladventure #naturecrafting #mindfulwalkingwithchildren

02.02.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When your Schnauzer’s a bit broken…. #sleepyschnauzer

30.01.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is a mighty fine staff …. πŸ₯°

25.01.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Young boy with spade looking very proud of a rock he’s just dug up covered in moss.

Young boy with spade looking very proud of a rock he’s just dug up covered in moss.

It took all my negotiation skills & a lot of gentle persuasion to avoid this beautiful rock being β€˜stolen’ during our Mindful Walk in Kings Wood, Sanderstead today! #forestschooladventure #mindfulwalkingwithchildren

25.01.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Therapy Animal session at Castle Hill Academy today. We enjoyed putting on a little fashion show while the children were at lunch. It made the humans laugh although Toothless, Cupid & Hope didn’t seem very impressed! #animaltherapy #laughtertherapy #crochetcrafting #SENinclusion

22.01.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0