Children’s Forest is a movement to support children and their communities to reconnect with nature and plant forests for the future generations. It’s vision is for a vibrant and healthy world where trees planted now can one day become ancient forests where the children of all species can flourish.

Anna Richardson: Anna has been a nature mentor and trained forest school leader for over 20 years, working with children of all ages and mentoring adults in plant lore, foraging, nature connection and bushcraft. The 8 Shields deeply informs Anna’s work and approach.  She is passionate about connecting to nature through creativity and reverence for life and is also a forest school trainer through Circle of Life Rediscovery and has co-authored two books : Learning with Nature and The Children’s Forest and is the founder of the Children’s Forest.