Booking from February 2026

As well as our regular community events (Agroforestry Open Weekend, Dal Festival and Apple Day), we have some special one-off events early in year, and our 2026 format of monthly “Wakelyns Activity Saturdays”.

For each of those Wakelyns Activity Saturdays:

• Nicola and Lindsay from Silva Kitchen and Bakery will be hosting their bread collection and lunch drop in from 11am.
• During the day we will be offering a variety of expert guided walks, courses and special events (all with a lovely lunch from Silva included) including:
  • Tree Walks from Paul Jackson our longstanding expert arborist,
  • Bird/Nature Walks from Harry Read of Wakelyns Nature,
  • Willow weaving courses from Emma and Adam of Willow Phoenix
  • Natural dyeing/weaving events from Kitty Wilson-Brown of Wakelyns Textiles
  • new for 2026, Wild Living – immerse yourself in learning practical skills for living in woodland environments with Edge of the Wild’s Martin Lyne (see more below).
• On Saturday evening join us for a Wakelyns Music Supper:
  • Food from Silva: A delicious two course seasonal vegetarian or vegan supper. Prepared with ingredients grown at Wakelyns and from our wonderful local food producers.
  • The Wakelyns Real Ale Bar with fresh beer from the Earl Soham Brewery
  • Music curated by SonicWave, who’ve been organising nights at The Cut in Halesworth, showcasing new music blending folk and world with a pinch of jazz and electronic. Behind the initiative are local artists Addictive TV, also known for their global music project Orchestra of Samples. Follow them here   @sonicwaveney @addictivetv
• And obviously, if you want to stay over, our farmhouse and ley alley pods will be available to book.

As for the exciting new offering from Martyn Lyne – Wild Living courses!:  

” Suffolk basedfieldcrafttraining provider ‘Edge of Wild’ are pleased to offer sessions in among our agroforestry for participants to learn about and then practice practical skills for living in woodland environments.  These will include safe use and maintenance of traditional bladed hand tools (such as the Bow Saw and Froe), shelter building, open fire setting & cooking and making items for use in the field out of natural materials sustainably sourced from the forest.   Due to the nature of activities, children attending must be eight years or older and accompanied by an adult.”

More details and bookings open from the start of February 2026. For now, here are some dates for your diary:

• Saturday 14 March – Learn to make Biochar (see below)
• Saturday 2 May – Wakelyns Activity Saturday (as above)
• Saturday- Sunday 16-17 May – Agroforestry Open weekend
• Saturday 13 June – Wakelyns Activity Saturday (as above)
• Saturday 4 July – Wakelyns Activity Weekend (as above)
• Saturday 18 July Community ‘Dal’ Festival
• Saturday 8 August – Wakelyns Activity Saturday (as above)
• Friday-Sunday 21-23 August – Hemp Harvest Retreat
• Saturday 12 September – Wakelyns Activity Saturday (as above)
• Saturday 3 October – Community Apple Day

BOOKING LINKS!

• Bird and Butterfly Walks (feat. Harry Read)
• Tree Walks (feat. Paul Jackson)
• Willow Weaving (feat. Adam & Emma)

Here’s some reminders of some previous events at Wakelyns:

Oxford Real Farming Conference In The Field 2025

Apple Day 2024

Hemp Harvest Retreat 2024

Wakelyns Dal Festival 2025

Wakelyns Dal Festival 2024

Wakelyns Dal Festival 2023

Hemp Harvest Retreat 2023

Community Apple Day 2022

Community Fruit Picking in 2022 also this one

Community Butterfly Day 2022

Willow Weaving 2022

Agroforestry Open Weekend 2022