Herb events

Join Medical Herbalist, Yasmin Kerr, for an afternoon of foraging and hands-on medicine making at the beautiful Stover Country Park.

• When: 18th April 2026
• Where: Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot TQ12 6PW, UK
• Host: Yasmin Kerr, Herbalist
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-foraging-walk-remedy-making-workshop-tickets-1964289252030

Immerse yourself in the knowledge and practical teachings from Rebecca Lazarou, a medicinal plant scientist and botanical scholar, who will dive deep into the history and politics of herbalism, the science behind herbal medicines, practical advice for using herbs at home for your health, ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology, and much more.

• When: 18th April 2026, 7pm
• Where: St Luke’s Church, Hampstead, NW3 7SU, UK
• Host: Rebecca Lazarou
• More information: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/laztheplantscientist/2126056

From dandelions in spring to elderflowers in early summer, and the heady aroma of wild roses in full bloom, this workshop will introduce you to the culinary potential of some of nature’s most stunning and sustainable ingredients.

• When: 17th April 2026
• Where: Devon, UK
• More information: https://www.groundupcookeryschool.co.uk/products/wild-flowers

This is a talk about the relationship between people and cacao, from the ancient temples of South America to the modern cacao ceremony.

• When: 13th April 2026
• Where: Online
• Host: Association of Master Herbalists
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-cacao-ceremony-tickets-1985134749474

Join Medical Herbalist, Yasmin Kerr, on an informative exploration of our local hedgerows and meadows!

On the day, you will discuss key identification features of seasonal plants; delve into their botanical folklore; and consider their historic and contemporary uses in Western Herbal Medicine. Participants will learn how local plants can support them throughout the Spring for common conditions such as hay fever.

• When: 28th March 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
• Where: Longdogs Lane, Ottery St Mary, Devon
• Host: Yasmin Kerr, Herbalist
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-foraging-walk-tickets-1981706399186

Some herbs bring serenity through their fragrance and beauty, as with the rose, clove pink, and the bitter orange or lemon trees. Christina Stapley explores how you can use these soothing herbs to cheer the melancholy and ease stress.

• When: 22nd March. 9.30a.m. – 4.30pm
• Where: The Dower House, Daglingworth near Cirencester, UK
• Host: Christina Stapley
• More information: https://christinastapley.co.uk/workshops/

Join Ayurvedic practitioner Jo Webber for seasonal, Ayurveda‑inspired foraging days in the Somerset countryside. Jo guides participants to “eat something wild every day” through hands‑on plant identification, wildcrafting and delicious tastings. Across spring, summer and autumn dates, each workshop includes a handout, practical ways to use what you gather, such as infusions, vinegars, salts, pestos and snacks, plus time in the fields and woods followed by making and sharing food back in the kitchen. Take home two things you have made to stay inspired. Rooted in two decades of Ayurvedic study, the workshops emphasise the healing power of local plants

• When:  Spring sessions run on 8 March, 22 March and 12 April
• Where: Batcombe, Shepton Mallet BA4, UK
• Host: Joanna Webber, Ayurveda Practitioner
• More information: https://www.joannawebber.com/foraging

Join Medical Herbalist, Yasmin Kerr, for an afternoon of exploration and hands-on medicine making.

During this introductory workshop, participants will discuss hay fever, explore seasonal herbal remedies used to alleviate common symptoms, and learn invaluable tools to support you throughout hay fever season.

• When: 21st March 2026, 14:00 – 16:30
• Where: Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St, Exeter EX4 3LS
• Host: Yasmin Kerr, Herbalist
• More information: https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/herbal-remedies-tincture-making/

What is the real value of spices? It is certainly more than flavour! Christina Stapley explores the medicinal properties of nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, pimento, cloves, galangal, cubebs and grains of paradise. In this workshop, you will be making recipes, together with practical experience of exploring the depths of spices’ antibacterial, pain-relieving, digestive and anti-inflammatory properties.

• When: 21st March, 9.30a.m. – 4.30pm
• Where: The Dower House, Daglingworth near Cirencester, UK
• Host: Christina Stapley
• More information: https://christinastapley.co.uk/workshops/

Join Hackney Herbal for a herb walk where you will be exploring the edible and medicinal plants that are around this time of the year. You will meet by the cafe at Springfield Park and head towards the canal to explore the marshes and the Lea Valley Park.

• When: 21st March 2026, 3pm – 5.30pm
• Where: Springfield Park Cafe, Springfield, London, E5 9EL, UK
• Host: Hackney Herbal
• More information: https://www.hackneyherbal.com/workshops/herbwalk/21/3/26

This talk explores urban foraging, the relationship with plants and place, and spiritual ecology through the lens of Western herbal practice. Drawing on her work as a medical herbalist, foraging teacher and author of The Green City Witch, Lynn Shore examines how meaningful relationships with urban environments can support ecological awareness, mental wellbeing, and a sense of belonging — both for practitioners and the communities they serve.

• When: 16th March 2026, 7pm – 8pm
• Where: Online
• Host: Lynn Shore (Herbalist)
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-green-city-witch-with-lynn-shore-tickets-1981581371224

Discover the art of creating delicious meals using foraged, seasonal, and local ingredients in the heart of the stunning Devon countryside. This unique two-part course combines the thrill of foraging with the joy of cooking, offering an unforgettable day out.

• When: 14th March 2026
• Where: Devon, UK
• More information: https://www.groundupcookeryschool.co.uk/products/wild-food-foraging

The School of Herbal Medicine holds an open day on Saturday 14th March 2026, promoting their 6 year Advanced Diploma in Herbal Medicine, which is being accredited with the European Herbal and Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (EHTPA).

This is a thorough course with real time in person training, that will lead you to a professional Advanced Diploma in Herbal Medicine. It covers all the skills that you will need to practice as a Medical Herbalist safely, and legally in the UK.

Come and see for yourself, and meet some of the herbalist teachers and students, who can tell you more and answer questions. The day includes hands-on Pharmacy, Clinical Skills and Student Clinic info, plus a look at Materia Medica and Restricted herbs.

Basic refreshments and herb teas are provided, as well as a tour of many of the herbs studied, both in pots at the school, and outside in a nearby amenity park. Finishes with an optional herb walk until 4pm.

• When: 14th March 2026
• Where: Bridgwater, Somerset, UK
• Host: The School of Herbal Medicine
• More information: www.schoolofherbalmedicine.co.uk or contact info@schoolofherbalmedicine.co.uk

Join herbalist Julia Behrens for an enlightening event focusing on the menopause and women’s health on International Women’s Day 2026 at One Garden Brighton.

• When: 8th March 2026
• Where: One Garden Brighton, UK
• More information: https://herbal-consultant.com/product/menopausal-matters/

Join medical herbalist Medical Herbalist and women’s health specialist Melinda McDougall for an interactive afternoon focused on natural support for peri/menopause. Learn about the key herbs used to support women’s health through this imoportant transition and enjoy a sensory experience as we taste herbal teas and create a personalised blend for you to take take home.

• When: 8th March, 2pm – 4:30pm
• Where: Planet Organic, Broadway Market, London, UK
• Host: Clapton Botanica Apothecary
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/herbal-medicine-for-menopause-workshop-tickets-1982828049071

In this cooking workshop you uncover the edible treasures of the sea and seashore, and learn how to turn them into something delicious.

• When: 28th February 2026
• Where: Devon, UK
• More information: https://www.groundupcookeryschool.co.uk/products/seashore-foraging-cookery

Hackney Herbal will be sharing their favourite recipes and showing you how to use herbs, spices and essential oils to create your own products.

• When: 22nd February 2026, 2pm – 5pm
• Where: Hackney Herbal, Unit 16, Celia Fiennes House8-20, Well Street, E9 7PX, UK
• Host: Hackney Herbal
• More information: https://www.hackneyherbal.com/workshops/staying-warm-22/02/26

Join medical herbalist, Yasmin Kerr, at Sacred Grounds for a wholesome evening of meditation and plant medicine.

• When: 18th February and 22nd April 2026
• Where: Sacred Grounds, Exeter, EX4 3AN, UK
• Host: Yasmin Kerr, Herbalist
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/herbal-medicine-club-herb-journey-meditation-tickets-1975301473882

The 2026 Virtual Herbalism Conference is a free, global gathering devoted to whole plants, whole people, and the wisdom that lives between us.

• When: 15th – 20th February 2026
• Where: Online (Free)
• Host: Different speakers
• More information: https://tickets.herbalismconferences.com/2026-virtual-herbalism-conference/

Have you got the guts to join me, Jo Webster, to celebrate World Ferment Day?

The gut microbiome is essential for digestion, immunity, metabolism, mental health, and beyond. While this is often in the news, not enough people take the next step, changing their behaviour.

That’s why Jo Webster founded World Ferment Day — to transform theory into practice and empower you to integrate fermented foods, such as kimchi, kefir and more, into your diet.

• When: 1st February 2026
• Where: At home
• Host: Jo Webster
• More information: https://jo-webster.com/world-ferment-day

Join the Minded Institute for their offering of free yoga sessions. Experience a 50-minute yoga therapy session, delivered online by advanced trainees from The Minded Institute’s internationally respected Yoga Therapy Diploma.

• When: 15th January 2026
• Where: Online via Zoom
• More information: https://themindedinstitute.com/take-part/

This course is for the complete Luddite, the over-confident adopter, and anyone in between. By the end of this course, you will not just know about AI; you will be equipped to use it confidently, ethically, and strategically to become a more efficient and better-informed practitioner.

• When: 14th and 21st January 2026
• Where: Online
• Host: Association of Master Herbalists
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-literacy-for-the-practitioner-tickets-1976009446447

Join Julia Behrens for a fun and festive Crafty Christmas Herbal Workshop where you’ll create handmade herbal gifts and decorations.

• When: 6th December 2025
• Where: One Garden Brighton, Lewes Road Stanmer BN1 9SE, UK
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crafty-christmas-herbal-workshop-tickets-1366699698589

David Lambie has a passion for studying and growing plants from around the world. He will look at herbs and other plants that have evolved to flower in the winter, their relationship with their environment and pollinators, and how to care for some of the ones we grow indoors.

• When: 2nd December 2025
• Host: West of England Herb Group
• More information: https://www.herbgroup.org/talks-2025

Experienced herbal practitioner and teacher Anne Stobart from the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust joins the West of England Herb Group for an online meeting to tell us about her work with amazing medicinal trees and shrubs.

• When: 18th November 2025
• Host: Anne Stobart
• Find out more: https://www.herbgroup.org/talks-2025

Join Josh Williams talk about herbs, medicine crafting, applications, and folkloric approaches to these sacred plants of the Malvaceae family.

• When: 18th November 2025
• Where: Online
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-malvaceae-family-a-deep-exploration-of-softening-medicine-tickets-1513384988239

This conference will dive deep into the broad spectrum of neurological conditions that are prevalent in our modern society today.

• When: 13th – 16th November 2026
• Where: Online
• Host: Garden without Borders
• More information: https://herbconference.com/

This Rest, Restore, Revitalise Retreat Day promises to take you away from the worries and responsibilities of everyday life, and give you the chance to rest and revitalise all layers of your being. With gentle restful yoga, a beautiful eco-spa with hot and cold water experiences, additional optional massage, and delicious nourishing food to accompany time in nature and journalling on the themes of winter, we can begin to reconnect to our lives and our hearts with a renewed sense of peacefulness and energy.

• When: 2nd November 2025
• Host: Mel Skinner
• Register: https://www.melskinneryoga.com/retreat-day-hill-farm (Now fully booked but you can add your name to the waiting list)

Join Samantha Almond talk on her comprehensive and full colour materia medica of western herbs focusing on using traditional and forgotten remedies.

• When: 20th October 2025
• Where: Online
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/old-remedies-for-modern-living-with-samantha-almond-tickets-1702832069559

Ayurveda Day 2025 on 18th October is a full day’s celebration of the Vedic health system with best practise on how to integrate ayurveda in modern health care with insights from keynotes from India and Europe, panel talks, food, music and exhibition and meeting people.

• When: 18th October 2025
• Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
• More information: https://ayurvedaday.dk/

This year’s CPP Autumn CPD Seminar is organised by the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy. The title for this event is “The Cardiovascular System”. Available at Mary Ward House or webinar via Zoom.

• When: 4th October 2025
• Host: College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy
• Register: https://thecpp.uk/cpp-seminars/

Between 29 September and 3 October, FairWild week will shine a light on the power of wild, and the role sustainable harvesting plays in protecting nature, people, and traditions.

This year, FairWild Week invites everyone to FOLLOW THE WILD – to trace each certified ingredient back to the landscapes it comes from and the hands that harvest it.

• When: 29th September – 3rd October 2025
• Host: FairWild
• More information: https://www.fairwild.org/

The Ayurveda Immersion course is a 25 hour face-to-face course held over 3 days. It is a small cohort with 2 teachers, making it an intense and rich learning experience. By completing this course on top of Introduction to Ayurveda and Applying Ayurveda (or an equivalent level of qualification), you will then be qualified as an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Advisor as recognised by the Ayurvedic Professionals Association (Category H). You can use this as a stand-alone qualification or use it alongside other therapies such as yoga, nutrition, massage therapy and naturopathy.

• When: 25th – 28th September 2025
• Host: Jo Webber / The Ayurveda Academy
• Register: https://theayurvedaacademy.com/product/ayurveda-immersion/

Join Josh Williams in this verdant meditation workshop to learn more about different techniques of meditation, journey, spirit flight, and inner vision with the plants.

• When: 23rd September 2025
• Where: Online
• Host: Association of Master Herbalists
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/verdant-meditation-with-josh-williams-tickets-1513148861979

This year’s AHPA Botanical Congress from 16th to 17th September will bring industry experts together to discuss increasing domestic herb production, protecting native plant populations through sustainable harvest and cultivation and current and future challenges facing the wildcrafting community.

• When: 16th – 17th September 2025
• Where: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• Host: American Herbal Products Association
• Register: https://www.ahpa.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=2025-09-17&eventid=224

Join the International Herb Symposium for a gathering in the heart of Cincinnati, Ohio, to celebrate the rich history, spirituality, and eclectic roots of herbalism.

This symposium is a great opportunity to build community, honour the crossroads of plant medicine, and explore how herbal knowledge flows through history—like the mighty Ohio River—connecting us all.

• When: 12th – 15th September 2025
• Where: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• Host: United Plant Savers
• Register: https://www.internationalherbsymposium.com/

Join Anne McIntyre for an autumnal herbs and herbal medicine day course with particular focus on how we can promote health and boost our immunity to prepare for the winter. This course takes place in Anne’s beautiful spiral herb garden in the Cotswolds and Anne will give you a tour of the garden showing you the seasonal medicinal plants available at this time of year, describing their medicinal and healing properties before you have the opportunity to make elixirs and glycerites to take home with you.

• When: 11th September 2025
• Where: Cotswolds, UK
• Host: Anne McIntyre
• More information: https://annemcintyre.com/product/the-healing-power-of-autumnal-herbs/

This year’s International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society of Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research will explore the connection between sustainable production methods and botanical quality, sharing current research about how sustainable practices directly impact plant yield, potency, and environmental health.

• When: 31st August – 3rd September 2025
• Where: Naples, Italy
• Host: Society of Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research
• Register: https://ganaples2025.org/index.php/sustainable-botanical-ingredient

Join One Garden Brighton for a day filled with learning about the wonders of herbal medicine, including herbal medicine harvesting and making medicine. This event is perfect for beginners looking to delve into the world of natural remedies.

During this hands-on experience, you will learn the art of harvesting herbs and transforming them into powerful medicinal concoctions. Our knowledgeable instructors will guide you through the process and share their expertise.

• When: 24th August 2025
• Where: One Garden Brighton
• Host: Julia Behrens
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introductory-day-in-herbal-medicine-harvesting-and-making-medicine-tickets-1339735397639

Karl Elliot-Gough presents a radical insight into how just seven plants can bring about a shift in our economic, health and food systems.

• When: 19th August 2025
• Where: Online
• Host: Association of Master Herbalists
• More information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seven-plants-to-save-the-world-with-karl-elliot-gough-tickets-1501183322729

Indian Classical Yoga hosts the One Planet-One People Yoga Festival at the idyllic Centre Lothlorien in northeastern France.

The festival includes  a diverse Yoga program with Asana, Pranayama and meditation; ceremonies, workshops, inspiring lectures from different cultures worldwide;
Music, dance, massages, booths with unique products
Personal consultations.

• When: 10th – 16th August 2025
• Where: France
• Host: Indian Classical Yoga
• More information: www.indianclassicalyoga.com/activity/yogafestival/

From beautiful botanical illustrations to the world’s oldest mechanised lawnmower, ancient herbals to guerrilla gardening zines, the British Library’s exhibition Unearthed reveals how gardeners have cultivated more than just plants – they’ve sown the seeds of change.

• When: Until 10th August
• Where: British Library, London, UK
• Host: British Library
• More information: https://events.bl.uk/exhibitions/unearthed-the-power-of-gardening

Join Plant Savers United for a special live conversation with the founder of the International Herb Symposium, Rosemary Gladstar.

• When: 20th July 2025
• Where: Online
• Host: Plant Savers United
• More information: www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-from-the-heart-celebrating-the-international-herb-symposium-tickets-1450692693899

Join the National Centre for Integrative Medicine for their very first Integrative Healthcare Festival, hosted by NCIM in collaboration with Weleda UK.

From traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and naturopathy to herbal medicine, homeopathy, and biodynamic farming, this event will immerse you in the principles and practices that are supporting physical, mental and emotional wellbeing in a new, evidence-informed way.

• When: 18th July 2025, 10am – 5pm
• Where: Weleda’s Biodynamic Gardens, Derbyshire, UK
• Host: National Centre for Integrative Medicine and Weleda UK
• More information: https://ncim.org.uk/event/integrative-healthcare-festival

The British Society for the History of Pharmacy’s summer excursion will be held in Cambridge this year on 18 July 2025. There will be a private viewing of the materia medica cabinet of William Heberden (1710-1801), Fellow of St John’s College, who used the cabinet to illustrate his medical lectures. And, in the afternoon, a guided tour of the Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World exhibition.

• When: 18th July 2025
• Where: Cambridge University Library, UK
• Host: British Society for the History of Pharmacy
• More information: www.bshp.org/post/bshp-summer-excursion-18-7-25

Do you know that plants can perceive their environment, support each other and respond to sounds? Helen Gray of Bristol-based Malago Medicinals updates us on the latest understanding of how plants communicate, sense their surroundings and interact with one another.

• When: 15th July 2025
• Host: Helen Gray
• Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/malagomedicinals

NIMH’s Power of Plants festival will take place from 10th July to 13th July in the beautiful grounds of Hopton Court in the small hamlet of Hopton Wafers, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire DY14 0EF.

• When: 10th – 13th July  2025
• Host: NIMH
• Register: https://nimh.org.uk/pop-festival-2025/festival-tickets/

Yoga and Ayurveda believe in the self-healing properties of the human body. Nature provides us with those ingredients to stimulate our healing process. These ingredients are still growing everywhere around you. In the gardens, parks and forests, but often also just in front of your house or in the streets.

This 7-day retreat is a practical course to learn simple applications on improving your health by using local and ayurvedic herbs and spices.

• When: 6th – 12th July 2025
• Where: France
• Host: Indian Classical Yoga
• More information: www.indianclassicalyoga.com/activity/ayurveda-and-herbs-2025/

Herbalist Sarah-Jane Cobley is passionate about reconnecting people with their local healing herbs. This midsummer herbal foraging walk will be followed by a drink or food in a local pub in the evening. Starts at 6.30pm. Details of meeting point will be available nearer the time.

• When: 24th June 2025
• Host: Sarah-Jane Cobley
• Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/sarahjane.cobley/

Organised in association with The College of Medicine UK, Integrative & Personalised Medicine is fast becoming a landmark annual event where the community comes together to discuss the benefits of taking a whole-person, patient centre approach to health.

• When: 19th – 21st June 2025
• Host: The College of Medicine UK
• Register: https://ipmcongress.com/

Join Anne McIntyre for a day discovering the untapped potential of your garden and its hidden pharmacy. Anne will give you a tour of her beautiful spiral herb garden and talk about well known and well loved garden plants, such as roses, geraniums, daisies, fennel and thyme, that we all have in our gardens, introducing their hidden medicinal and healing properties.

• When: 16th June 2025
• Where: Artemis House, Cotswolds, UK
• Host: Anne McIntyre
• More information: https://annemcintyre.com/product/the-garden-pharmacy/

Join United Plant Savers and Soulshine Acres for a hands-on mushroom cultivation workshop that will build on the basics of log-based mushroom cultivation. Participants will learn about the later stages of production, including successful fruiting, harvesting, drying, and processing techniques to create value-added mushroom products.

• When: 14th June 2025
• Host: United Plant Savers and Soulshine Acres
• Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-harvesting-and-processing-your-own-medicinal-mushroom-products-tickets-1272998365379

What better way to learn about herbal medicine than immersing yourself in it for a whole week? This Betonica Summer School teaches a variety of skills. Plus, you will also leave with your own herbal first aid kit.

• When: 11th – 15th June 2025
• Host: Betonica
• Register: https://www.betonica.co.uk/summer-school

Join Julia Behrens and discover the world of medicinal plants, natural remedies, and holistic wellness in this once-a-month herbal course throughout the year.

This immersive program is crafted for anyone passionate about foraging, healing plants, and hands-on learning in nature.

When: Starts 1st June 2025
Host: Julia Behrens
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/embark-on-a-year-long-herbal-medicine-journey-tickets-1270309091689

Wasing Estate’s ancient woodlands will be transformed into a haven for writers, nature lovers, and wellness enthusiasts at the debut of Well Read. This exciting new literary festival promises a refreshing approach to literature, blending creative expression with the healing powers of nature in a stunning, immersive environment.

• When: 25th and 26th May 2025
• Host: Wasing Estate
• Register: https://www.wasing.co.uk/wellread

Join Helen and the Betonica Team to take a look at the different body systems over six sessions in detail for this Advanced Home Herbalist Course. We go on a herb walk every day and cover safe plant identification and use, foraging, harvesting and storing herbs. A 2 course lunch is provided.

• When: 24th – 25th May 2025
• Host: Betonica
• Register: https://www.betonica.co.uk/in-person-advanced-home-herbalist-course

Local medical herbalist Helen White explores the history, folklore and uses of elder: a plant which has been venerated, vilified, feared and loved across many generations. She will look at this duality of thought and the superstition with which elder is associated, as well as some acclaimed uses and less well known remedies. With tasters and a balm to sample.

• When: 20th May 2025
• Host: Helen White
• Find out more: https://www.healanherbalistbristol.com/

Herbfeast Ireland from 16th to 18th May 2025 will be filled with talks on herbal medicine and clinical practice, workshops, discussions and herb walks. There will also be yoga classes in the mornings with herbal yogi Lara Oberlin.

• When: 16th – 18th May 2025
• Where: Ireland
• Host: Community of Irish Herbalists (CIH)
• Register: https://herbfeast.ie/

This introduction to Ayurveda course is a 3-month online immersion course, designed to cover everything you need to know to start applying Ayurveda’s wisdom on diet and lifestyle to your daily life to improve your health and well-being. With a range of content (including webinars, PDFs, video, a community forum, health diary, quizzes and case studies) the course offers both theoretical and practical learning to bring the concept of the doshas (mind-body types) to life. All content is direct from the classical Ayurvedic texts combined with modern interpretation, supported by research.

• When: 3-months course, starts 12th May 2025
• Where: Online
• Host: The Ayurveda Academy
• Register: https://theayurvedaacademy.com/product/intro/

Herbs are an excellent choice for many first aid and acute medicine situations, whether minor or a little more serious. In this herbal first aid workshop, Nikki Darrell shows how to apply compresses and poultices, dress wounds, and ensure proper healing.

This will include a practical demonstration and suggestions for herbal blends suited to various scenarios.

• When: 29th April 2025
• Host: Nikki Darrell
• Register: https://theamh.uk/event/herbal-first-aid-and-wound-management-with-nikki-darrell/2025-04-29/

In this free 5-day home herbalism workshop on Zoom, Dr. Sam Watts shows you how to confidently forage for wild herbs and craft a home herbal pharmacy to treat common household ailments and improve overall wellbeing.

• When: 28th April – 1st May 2025
• Where: Online
• Host: Sam Watts, Ayurvedic Consultant
• Register: https://www.mind-body-medical.co.uk/wildwellnessweek25

Join Helen and the Betonica Team to take a look at the different body systems over six sessions in detail for this Advanced Home Herbalist Course. We go on a herb walk every day and cover safe plant identification and use, foraging, harvesting and storing herbs. A 2 course lunch is provided.

• When: 26th – 27th April 2025
• Host: Betonica
• Register: https://www.betonica.co.uk/in-person-advanced-home-herbalist-course

• When: 13th April 2025
• Host: Helen Barnett
• Register: https://www.helenbarnett.co.uk/springherbcourse

Join Radical Plant Folk this spring for a one day course with Melissa Harvey and Frances Tophill, and learn how to grow your own herbs.

• When: 12th April 2025
• Host: Radical Plant Folk
• Register: https://www.radicalplantfolk.com/grow-your-own-herbs-day-course

Celebrate the world of medicinal mushrooms with us at this year’s 8th UKI Medicinal Mushrooms Conference, where we bring together a team of inspirational speakers, practitioners and researchers from many diverse backgrounds, to explore the cutting edge of new research in the spirit of shared discovery, sowing the seeds of new ideas that will inspire us all for years to come!

• When: 5th – 6th April 2025
• Host: The Wild Side of Life
• Register: https://thewildsideoflife.co.uk/medicinal-mushrooms/medicinal-mushrooms-conference/

• When: 22nd – 23rd March 2025
• Host: Betonica
• Register: https://www.betonica.co.uk/in-person-advanced-home-herbalist-course