The Green Parent

19/06/2026

🌞 The summer solstice is nearly here — the longest day of the year, and the perfect excuse to gather.
Anoushka Florence shares her beautiful recipe for a Women's Circle: forage flowers, weave a crown, share an altar, and feast under the long evening light. Cultures all over the world have marked this day with celebration, music and joy for millennia — why not start your own tradition?
Full ritual guide here👇

https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/how-to-create-your-own-summer-solstice-circle/

18/06/2026

The Summer issue has landed, and it's full of pure feel-good positivity☀️
Coastal foraging, narrowboat dreams, ten earth-loving family festivals for 2026, and sun-soaked salads from chef Karen Martini. Plus Francesca Tyer on why we rarely hear birth stories that go well, the case for letting children be bored, and fifteen spots to explore around St Ives. Our brand new Alternative Schools Guide 2026 is tucked inside too. Plus so much more..
Grab your copy here: https://subs.thegreenparent.co.uk/products/summer-2026

14/05/2026

She started it in her living room.
Ten years on, the women still arrive — sometimes through pea-souper fog — to sit in circle together.
What happens in a Red Tent, and why are women in their thirties and forties saying they wish they'd known about this sooner?
Tessa shares the full story — including the five guidelines that make a circle work, and a Listening Partnership practice anyone can try at home 👇
https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/sharing-sisterhood/

05/05/2026

🐦 Stop. Close your eyes. Listen.
A woodland walk in spring is rarely silent — but most of us only notice one or two birds when there are often half a dozen singing all around us. The trick? Learn to recognise their voices first.
From the chiffchaff that sings its own name, to the song thrush repeating each musical phrase like a careful refrain, to the surprising "twit-twoo" duet of a tawny owl pair calling to each other at dusk — these are six woodland birds you'll almost always hear before you see.
A lovely one to read with the kids before your next walk in the woods 🌿
👉 https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/6-woodland-birds-youll-hear-before-you-see-and-how-to-identify-them/

05/05/2026

🌿 The fifth tree in the Celtic Tree Calendar is one of the most magical of all — Willow.
Associated with the feminine, the moon and the quiet rhythm of the lunar cycle, Willow has been used for centuries as a healer, a maker's tree and a keeper of folklore. Its inner bark contains salicylic acid (the active ingredient in aspirin), its branches divine water and ease grief, and its catkins herald the arrival of spring alongside the robin.
From basket weaving and Beltane rituals to Bach Flower Remedies for resentment and powerlessness, discover the manifold gifts of this beautiful waterside tree.
Read more 👇

Willow is the tree associated with the feminine; it has many uses in the home and as a healer

30/04/2026

🌿✨ 14 Fun & Free Things to Do with Your Family in May!
The sun is warming our backs and we are well and truly out out! 🌞
Brew up a flask of bubble tea, celebrate Beltane, gather daisies, and hunt for shells to make mermaid necklaces... May is bursting with magic for families who love to roam free 🐚🌼
Plus — street theatre and family shows heading to Great Yarmouth, Brighton & Edinburgh! 🎭
👉 Read the full guide — free when you create a free account:
🔗 https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/14-fun-and-free-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-may/

27/04/2026

⏰ Last chance to enter our competitions – closing 30th April!
We've got two gorgeous prize bundles up for grabs and you only have a few days left to enter…
🌿 Win the Franchine Young Ireland Head-to-Toe Skin Ritual – a beautiful collection of organic, multi-use skincare including their Wonder Balm, Restorative Body Oil, H**p Face & Body Cloth and Rose Geranium Lip Balm. Simple, intentional skincare rooted in nature.
🧡 Win an Oscha Slings Shire Westfarthing Bairn Carrier – ethically crafted in Scotland and inspired by Middle-earth, this gorgeous carrier grows with your baby from newborn to around 2 years. Hip Healthy approved and utterly beautiful.
👉 Enter both at the link: thegreenparent.co.uk/win
Good luck! 🍀

23/04/2026

Make spring storytime magical with Floris Books
⭐️ Captivate your little one’s imagination with Daniela Drescher’s dream-like illustrations of floating butterflies, a luminous moon and blooming meadows in Little Fairy’s Summer Party.
⭐️ Watch the seasons change together as birds nest and flowers blossom in The Little House that Needed a Witch – a charming fairy tale about making a fresh start and finding new friends by Sophie Pluim.
⭐️ Digging, eating flowers, composting and weeding! Gerda Muller’s How Does My Garden Grow? teaches young children about how things grow in this beautiful book full of characterful illustrations.
➡️Save 20% on these three books when you order by 15th May at https://www.florisbooks.co.uk. Enter offer code GP426.

07/04/2026

Is there anything more magical than walking through a bluebell wood with your kids? 🌿 We've found the best spots across the UK to experience this fleeting spring wonder, perfect for a family day out. Got a hidden gem near you? Drop it in the comments and help other families find it!

https://thegreenparent.co.uk/step-into-spring-best-bluebell-walks-across-the-uk/

For a few precious weeks each spring, Britain’s woodlands are transformed. Beneath newly leafing canopies, native bluebells unfurl in drifts of deep violet and soft blue, creating one of the most iconic sights in the countryside.

03/04/2026

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