EventCow is working with the Forest of Hearts to create an innovative and inspiring Garden of Wellbeing at Stratford upon Avon Hospital. In a unique partnership with the Forest of Hearts and South Warwickshire Foundation Trust we will build an edible community garden which will be enjoyed by thousands of visitors, patients, staff and volunteers whilst growing food for the Wellbeing Hub cafe. You can get involved in four exciting ways as we aim to take action towards four of the global sustainable development goals.

Energetic and intrepid teams from adi Group and Box Factory join with Forest of Hearts VIPs to raise over £1200 to support the Harvest Share and Green Therapy projects. The teams enjoyed a fun and fast moving treasure hunt around the lovely streets of Stratford upon Avon whilst visiting some of the Shakespeare properties to discover clues and find the source of health and wellbeing.

Join us on 28th September 2018 in Stratford upon Avon for a fun, fast paced and memorable team challenge whilst raising funds for the Forest of Hearts. Book now for only £495 for a team of four to discover the source of well-being in this treasure hunt around this lovely town.

An enthusiastic team from National Grid discover the source of health and well-being at Riverside and make a generous donation to Forest of Hearts Green Therapy Project. Thanks and well done!!

On a crisp and clear December morning we are joined by over 90 volunteers who plant 1000 trees and create a lasting legacy, "Honey Bee Wood" in Warwickshire. The wood will be home to 12 beehives with over 400,000 bees. The trees planted include English Oak, Silver Birch, Alder, Beech, Goat Willow, Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Hornbeam.
We also have support from Dr Who, Walder Frey from Game of Thrones and Filch from Harry Potter in the shape of the actor David Bradley.

 Volunteers help out from Brewin Dolphin, Box Factory, adi Group, Calor, NFU Mutual, Q Hotels, Co-op Travel, Co-op Energy, Jaguar Land Rover, Air Ambulance Service, Speller Metcalfe, Cass Worldwide, Parkinson's UK, Planting Ideas, Graduate Planet and Camden 360 Communications.
With so many helping hands and a beautiful day the trees are planted, mulched and protected in no time.

We want to pay a huge thanks to local corporate sponsors who have donated time, tools and money to support the Forest of Hearts. These include Buildbase, Box Factory, Vale Fresco, Jewson, Cass Worldwide and adi Group. 
Thanks also to The Conservation Volunteers and The woodland Trust for donating the trees.

Honey Bee Wood is a place for environmental benefit and provides a haven for wildlife and biodiversity. In the future groups will use the wood for education and enjoyment.  You can get involved and dedicate a tree by making a donation here.

We've had a busy few weeks at EventCow, with team building events at The National Space Centre,  Wroxall Abbey and Warwick. Now with our favourite charity Forest of Hearts and Graduate Planet we are helping to create Honey Bee Wood and you can get involved by joining us to plant 1000 trees in one day on 1st December. You can also meet David Bradley the much beloved Caretaker from the Harry Potter and Games of Thrones Walder Frey. 

We have worked with some wonderful teams who have made a real difference by helping to create the new forest garden in Stratford upon Avon with the Forest of Hearts. From planting a herb garden in giant tractor tyres, building bee hotels, painting the education centre and generally providing much needed volunteer support. Contact us now for your CSR team event.

​It's been a busy week at the Forest of Hearts with the creation of two show gardens in straw bales and clearing of the onion shed at Anne Hathaway's Cottage ready for our Harvest Share project.   Watch out details of that and our "GreenHaus"...coming soon...

A team of enthusiastic and energetic young people work with the Forest of Hearts and our new apprentices to design and create a Fruit Tree Guild Show Garden. A soil test carried out by the teams, led by Frank Head from Jaguar Land Rover reveals that the soil is neutral and perfect for planting over 100 types of edible plants, shrubs and trees.

This week has brought so many generous volunteers into the open and into our field! We salute the people who want to do something useful by planting hedgerows in our new 5 acre forest garden near to Stratford upon Avon. Also, we are grateful to the army of people who are involved in creating edible gardens for good. It's at times like this that you know you are making a difference.
Special thanks this week goes to Stuart at Firefly AI for his brilliant aerial shots of a forest garden in the making.

If you would like to make a difference like the team of graduates from Jaguar Land Rover who are planting over 1000 trees in www.forestofhearts.com just get in contact with carolelongden@longden.co.uk or call me on 07774 424404. 
You can see the range of edibles that will be planted here. You might also want to become a Hedge Fund manager yourself and sponsor a metre or two of hedgerow this Spring.