Oasis Children's Venture

Oasis Children’s Nature Garden

The Environmental Play Project

Saturday Nature Club

Environmental Workshops
for Visiting After School Clubs & Playschemes

Schools Environmental Education Sessions

Natural Growth Project - Under 5s

Summer Playscheme

Oasis Children’s Nature Garden
Welcome to Oasis Children’s Nature Garden, one of the only wildlife gardens just for children. The garden was a derelict site until 1982 when the local community began working on the transformation of this site into it's now mature state. The garden boasts an array of natural habitats such as a wildflower meadow, woodland, two wildlife ponds and a wetland area, a nectar garden, a cottage garden and a sensory trail. The garden supports a variety of plant, insect and animal species. We have a greenhouse for raising seedlings and a heated greenhouse for tropical plants. There is an indoor area and a porch.

The site is open access and attracts children aged 5 - 16 yrs. Children and young people usually with no garden of their own can enjoy experiencing this unique outdoors environment. Here they can play freely whilst learning about nature in a safe and stimulating environment.

The Environmental Play Project
Our very popular club runs five days a week during school term time. Come and join in with a wide range of environmental arts, crafts, cookery and theatrical activities as well as seasonal gardening. Some of our most popular activities are exploring the woods and going on a mini-beast safari or spying on birds form our bird hide, recycled paper-making and cooking with the vegetables and fruits that we grow in our vegetable garden.

Opening hours
During school term time
3.30 – 5.30, Tuesday – Friday
Summer and Easter Playscheme Sessions
10.00am – 12.00am and 2.00pm – 4.00pm, Monday – Friday

25p per session. Children must be aged 5 or above. A parent or carer must fill in a membership form. There is a maximum of 25 children per session and places are allocated on a first come-first served basis. Children under 5 may stay if accompanied by a responsible parent or carer over the age of 16.

Saturday Nature Club
Come and enjoy a longer session in the garden all year round come snow or shine! There is always a lot going on; from having a go at making a woodwork bird box to digging for worms in our digging pit. Bring a packed lunch.

Opening hours
10.00am – 3.30pm Saturdays

50p per session. Children must be aged 5 or above. A parent or carer must fill in a membership form. There is a maximum of 25 children per session and places are allocated on a first come-first served basis. Children under 5 may stay if accompanied by a parent or carer over the age of 16.

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Environmental Workshops
for Visiting After School Clubs & Playschemes
Bring your group on a trip to the garden. Each session will take a garden tour and will include a hands-on educational trail. Afterwards try out some special seasonal arts and crafts or gardening activities with our environmental play leader.

Opening hours
During Term Time
From 3.30pm – 5.30pm, Monday - Friday
Summer and Easter Workshops
10.00am – 12.30am and 1.30 – 4.00pm, Monday - Friday

Sessions are run during term time and during school holidays and must be booked in advance. Maximum of 15 children per group per session. Sessions are free but your group will be charged a fee if you do not attend or fail to cancel the session.

Schools Environmental Education Sessions
Oasis has created strong links with schools and nursery groups across Lambeth. We help provide information and hands-on activities to fit in with many learning objectives of the National Curriculum Key stage 1 and 2.

We create safe, meaningful educational visits to the Nature Garden by garden to take part in structured workshops thereby enabling children to experience many aspects of the natural environment first hand.

Opening hours
Monday – Friday 9.30am – 3.00pm

Schools can become members of Oasis Nature Children’s Garden at a cost of £100 per year and book sessions throughout the year. Alternatively year group classes can visit at the cost of £1 per head per session.

Natural Growth Project - Under 5s
Come and relax in the garden with your little one and meet like-minded people. Explore the garden and join in with a range of environmental, musical and arts activities with your child in the garden. The garden is a safe place for young ones and parents to explore together.

Under 5s group is on Friday morning 10.30 - 12.30pm

Summer Playscheme
The Oasis Children's Nature Garden is open during the summertime.

Opening hours
23rd July - 17 August
10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm

All children are welcome although under 5s must be supervised by an adult.
Activities include environmental play and games, pond dipping, sandpit, arts and crafts, growing vegetables, making rag rugs, face painting, minibeast hunts, snail races etc.

Playscheme groups can also book a session and take part in an environmental workshop based around a specific theme. sessions are available Monday - Friday and are for 2 hours. The cost is £20 per session.

For more information or to book a session contact 020 7720 4276 and ask for Jenny or Pedro or alternatively send an email to naturegarden@oasisplay.org.uk