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Tir Coed connects people with land (Tir) and woods (Coed) by delivering outdoor training, learning and wellbeing programmes across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys.

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Calendar of Events

Not sure if you’re Tir Coed material? Everybody is welcome! If you want to get involved with Tir Coed but aren’t sure how, then show an interest using the purple...

Archive Newsletters

Tir Coed has had regular newsletters since 2007 outlining the great work and activities  of the charity. Here is a selection of our most recent in the back catalogue...

Accredited training courses (woods)

Tir Coed regularly delivers accredited training courses with the potential to gain a qualification in a variety of woodland and garden sites across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys Training courses...

Millennium Volunteers

Tir Coed is registered with the Millennium Volunteers programme. Millennium Volunteers recognises the volunteering of people aged between 14 and 25. After the first 50, 100 and 200 hours of...

Bespoke Activity Sessions (woods)

Tir Coed offers bespoke activity sessions to a wide-range of groups helping them to engage with land and woodlands and learn new skills. We adapt to the needs of each...

Creating a community facility

Tir Coed activities bring life back to land and woodlands in more ways than one! The work of Tir Coed participants improves the health and bio-diversity of woodlands, improves access and installs...

Community open days

During Tir Coed open days the whole community is invited along to enjoy the land and woodlands, engage in taster sessions and have a good time! I think that the work...

Help us

We couldn’t do the work we do without financial support. And when you give to us, you are helping us to become more sustainable, ensuring that local people and places...

Projects

Tir Coed delivers a range of projects that help people connect with land and woods, delivering learning and wellbeing programmes outdoors.To register interest in joining a programme then contact us   ...

Why we're needed

Tir Coed Growth Rings Tir Coed is experienced in working with some of the hardest to reach in our society and has developed a comprehensive engagement model that supports people...

What We Do

Tir Coed connects people with land (Tir) and woods (Coed) by delivering outdoor training, learning and wellbeing programmes across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys.

Past projects

Take a look at what has been achieved in some of our past projects!

REDUNDANT > TIR COED ACTIVITY LEADER

Branwen’s story In April 2014 I was made redundant form a job in the voluntary sector that I had been doing for 10 years. Just before finishing I applied...

MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS > TIR COED SUPPORT WORKER AND WOODLAND ENTERPRISE

Dean’s story Dean experienced debilitating life events throughout his childhood that impacted negatively on his later life; his mental and physical health and his relationships. The latter were also...

UNEMPLOYED > SOCIAL FORESTER AND WOODLAND OWNER

Tom’s story I first heard of Tir Coed when I had recently moved to the area and wanted to get out into the beautiful countryside of west Wales, so...

UNEMPLOYED SINGLE MOTHER > TIR COED TUTOR & SUCCESSFUL WOODLAND CRAFTER

Cerys's story  Back in 2011 I became a single Mum of 2 young children. I had been out of the workplace for a number of years and I'd heard...

UNEMPLOYED > WOODLAND SERVICE WORKER

David’s storyDavid did not have an easy time at school, struggling within the confines and structure of the curriculum and classroom based activities. He was always happiest when doing...

Impact

Take a look at some of the work that has been going on behind the scenes at Tir Coed: Impact Report November 2023 - December 2024

Partnerships

We work with a wide range of groups and organisations throughout Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys plus a variety of Wales-wide bodies.

UNEMPLOYED > SELF-EMPLOYED CARPENTER & CRAFTSMAN

In 2012 Aled engaged with the VINE pilot scheme on an accredited Tir Coed training course Post training course: “Being involved with the Tir Coed VINE pilot scheme in the...

Work with us

Tir Coed has 30 dedicated members of staff who work closely together for the benefit of Welsh communities, land and woodlands. Vacancies Job Opportunities There are no current vacancies...

Tutor resources

To work with Tir Coed you need to ensure you have an up to date DBS check, outdoor first aid certificate and insurance cover. If you are working with children...

Biodiversity Day with Scott Roe at Coed Tyllwyd Llanfarian

A biodiversity monitoring day will be running at Coed Tyllwyd, Llanfarian, led by experienced local surveyor and entomologist, Scott Roe. The activity will integrate insect identification skills with the ongoing...

Forest School activity day at Long Wood Community Woodland near Lampeter

Some of the families from Llandysul Family Centre are visiting Long Wood Community Woodland near Lampeter for a fun day in the woods with Forest School activities.

Woodland Craft Activity Days, Allt Goch Woods, Llanidloes

One of three Tir Coed activity days run by experienced creative artist Terri Sweeney. Terri will guide the group in the creation of a group sculpture that will progress over...

Woodland Craft Activity Days, Allt Goch Woods, Llanidloes

Two of three Tir Coed activity days run by experienced creative artist Terri Sweeney. Terri will guide the group in the creation of a group sculpture that will progress over...

Woodland Craft Activity Days, Allt Goch Woods, Llanidloes

Three of three Tir Coed activity days run by experienced creative artist Terri Sweeney. Terri will guide the group in the creation of a group sculpture that will progress over...

Forest School activity day at Long Wood near Lampeter

Families from the Llanybydder Family Centre are visiting Long Wood Community Woodland for a fun day in the woods with Forest School activities.

Tree Identification and Information Walk, Newtown, Powys

Our second stage progression volunteer, Dave Wilcox, and our experienced tutor Colin Titley are leading a tree identification and information walk around some exciting sites in Newtown. This is the...

Tir Coed at the Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran - Open Day

Tir Coed are attending the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Open Day at Cilgerran to launch Outdoor Learning Wales in Ceredigion. We will be running short workshops and introducing...

Demonstration Forest School day 1 at Coed Tyllwyd, Llanfarian

Students of childcare from Coleg Ceredigion will be getting a taste of Forest School techniques on the 20th and 27th of April. This first session will be led by James...

Demonstration Forest School day 2 at Coed Tyllwyd, Llanfarian

Students of childcare from Coleg Ceredigion will be getting a taste of Forest School techniques on the 20th and 27th of April. This second session will be led by experienced local forest...

Field Carpentry Training Course Coed Tyllwyd, Llanfarian

The summer's training course at Coed Tyllwyd near Llanfarian will give trainees an insight into the timber construction process - turning a completed timber frame into a watertight secure structure...

Forest School day 3 at Long Wood

Families from RAY Ceredigion are visiting Long Wood Community Woodland near Lampeter for a Forest School activity day with James and Lea

Forest School activity day 4 in Long Wood

Families from Pencader Family Centre are visiting Long Wood Community Woodland near Lampeter for a Forest School activity day with James and Lea

Forest School activity day 5 in Long Wood

Pupils from Aberbanc Primary School are visiting Long Wood near Lampeter to enjoy a day of Forest School activities with James and Lea

Willow Structure Maintenance and Future Planning Session

Special Activity Day for essential maintenance of the willow structure at Allt Goch Woods, Llanidloes. The afternoon will be spent planning for the future with our long standing volunteer supporters...

Powys Young Carers Fun Filled Activity Day 1

The first of five exciting activities for Powys Young Carers in Allt Goch Woods, Llanidloes. The young carers will be able to let their hair down and have fun with...

Forest School Day with the Youth Justice Service

Participants from the Ceredigion Youth justice service will be taking part in Forest School activities throughout the day. Let's hope the good weather holds!

Networking and Consultation Event

Tir Coed tutors, activity leaders and support leaders will be inputting into the next major project LEAF, the development of a level 2 sustainable woodland management course and briefed on...

Film

A Day with Tir Coed: A Film Check out what we get up to in the woods and the impact this has had on some of our participants lives... Pathways...

Powys Young Carers Fun Filled Activity Day 2

Following on from a great day in May, Powys Young Carers will be engaging in their second of five activity days. They will be learning about the local Llanidloes woods, playing fun...

Elan Valley Woodland Carpentry Training Course

There will be nine days of the Agored Cymru level 2 Woodland Carpentry Training course in June at the Pen-Y-Garreg site in Elan Valley. Volunteers are really getting stuck in and...

Past Training Achievers Certificate Presentation Day

There will be a presentation for past training achievers on June 3rd tying in with the current training course where the achievements of previous volunteers and volunteer mentors will be celebrated...

Siawns Teg, Newtown Open Day and Tir Coed Wood Turning Demonstration

Tir Coed Wood Turning Demonstration and Open Day at Siawns Teg offices in the centre of Newtown on Tuesday 31st May. Come along and have a look at this traditional...

OPAL Tree Health session

Barbara Brown from Museum of Wales' OPAL project will be visiting Long Wood Community Woodland to run a session of Tree Health and identifying common diseases of trees. OPAL - Open Air...

Training Course in constructing a timber shelter

This training course will provide people from the Lampeter area with a great opportunity to learn the skills and techniques in constructing a timber shelter in the woods at Llanfarian with...

Ceredigion LEAF Consultation

Come and join us to find out how your organisation can get involved with this exciting new project and feed into the project development.Dewch draw i weld sut all eich...

Presentation day for participants of Long Wood training course

This day is to celebrate the achievements of the participants on the recent training course at Long Wood near Lampeter. These learners have spent the last 3 months learning the...

A herbal walk around Long Wood

Jade Mellor will be leading a group of people from the Pagan Society, Tribal Unity Wales and some Long Wood volunteers around the woodland discovering the traditions and historical uses of...

Elan Valley Consultation, 6th July, 1-3pm, Elan Valley Visitor Centre

We are currently in the development year of an exciting project in partnership with the Elan Valley. Tir Coed will be running its successful engagement model at Elan Valley for...

Wildcraft Adventure: The Outdoor Experience for Video Gamers [Woodland Classroom] Coed Tyllwyd, Llanfarian

This activity is being run by the Woodland Classroom  "Getting kids offscreen and outdoors! We’re bringing our video game inspired activity day back to Aberystwyth. In computer games like Minecraft...

Operation: Wild Child! [Woodland Classroom] Coed Tyllwyd, Llanfarian

This activity is being run by the Woodland Classroom"We’re coming to Aberystwyth to host a full day for woodland adventures for the wild child in your life. Open to kids...

Powys Young Carers Fun-Filled Activity Day 2

Owing to a cancellation on the 2nd June, Powys Young Carers will be engaging in their second of five activity days in Llanidloes Woods. This will be building upon the...

Enquiry Form

This online form will allow you to express an interest with Tir Coed so that we can connect you with one of our outdoor training courses or wellbeing activities. We will use the information provided to contact you to discuss the training courses and/or wellbeing activities that are available to you and complete the registration process.

Data Protection and Permission

The information collected on this form will be held securely on Tir Coed’s online storage system in line with Data Protection Guidelines and our Privacy Policy.

Please note that we sometimes experience high demand for our training courses so, regrettably, we cannot guarantee you an immediate place on a training course.

Tir Coed is a registered charity (#1115229) and Limited Company (#03918116).
Tir Coed, Unit 6G Science Park, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AH.

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