5th February 2026

Join me on Wednesday 18th February for a 2 hour stand alone taster session of Junior Herbalist Club.

Junior Herbalist Club (JHC) was set up in 2014 to teach children about the healing herbs growing all around. The session has an emphasis on learning through making but covertly covering core subjects.

This class will include making herb gifts to take home. Children will be encouraged to use magnifying glasses to look at the plants, learning about plant ID and we’ll create a plant ID discovery table (heading outside will be weather dependent, if the weather is terrible the herbs will be provided).

We’ll make a herbal infusion to try (everything is optional for those sensitive to new flavours!), create leaf rubbings as well as make a syrup for winter wellbeing and sleep pillows to take home.

Children under 8 will need a parent/guardian to stay with them for the duration of the class, please note the class is suitable for 6 years and above (keen nature loving/foraging 5 year olds will love it too!). Herbal tea will also be provided for grown ups! Please note children will need to wear clothes/shoes that can get messy.

Please bring a clean sterilised jam jar for the remedies the children will be making.

Book your space here:

https://buytickets.at/woodsideapothecary1

Tickets are per child and there are a maximum number of 14 children for this session. 

Junior Herbalist Club was originally established in 2014 and is supported by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. It’s the only nationally recognised herbal medicine course for children. It is delivered by Medical Herbalists who have undergone specific training in order to deliver the course. Due to the popularity Level Two and Three can also be enjoyed once Level One/Two has been completed.

Cath Couzens is an award winning Medical Herbalist, based in Macclesfield and runs a private online health clinic. Cath also runs Herb School for Magical Grown Ups and monthly Junior Herbalist Clubs for children. She was recently named Best Wellbeing Specialist in Cheshire in the Muddy Stilettoes Awards.

The next intake for Junior Herbalist Club is the Level One Easter School from 30th March to 3rd April, 9.30am-12noon each day covering the whole of Level One in a week at Prestbury Village Hall. There will also be a L1 Summer School and L2 Summer School. 

I hope to see you there!

Cath

Medical Herbalist

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4th August 2025

Join me on Tuesday 19th August for a 2 hour stand alone taster session of Junior Herbalist Club.

Junior Herbalist Club (JHC) was set up in 2014 to teach children about the healing herbs growing all around. The session has an emphasis on learning through making but covertly covering some core subjects.

This class will include making herb gifts to take home. Children will be encouraged to use magnifying glasses to look at the plants and we’ll create a plant ID table of our finds from a mini herb walk (heading outside will be weather dependent, if the weather is terrible the herbs will be provided).

We’ll make a herbal infusion and make some leaf rubbings to take home too.

Children under 8 will need a parent/guardian to stay with them for the duration of the class, please note the class is suitable for 5 years and above. Herbal tea will also be provided for grown ups! Please note children will need to wear clothes/shoes that can get messy.

Tickets are per child and there are a maximum number of 14 children for this session.

Book your child’s space here:

https://buytickets.at/woodsideapothecary1

Junior Herbalist Club was originally established in 2014 and is supported by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. It’s the only nationally recognised herbal medicine course for children. It is delivered by Medical Herbalists who have undergone specific training in order to deliver the course. Due to the popularity Level Two and Three can also be enjoyed once Level One/Two has been completed.

Cath Couzens is an award winning Medical Herbalist, based in Macclesfield and runs a private online health clinic. Cath also runs Herb School for Magical Grown Ups and monthly Junior Herbalist Clubs for children. She was recently named Best Wellbeing Specialist in Cheshire in the Muddy Stilettoes Awards.

The next intake for the monthly Junior Herbalist Club is September 2025.

Cath Couzens, MNIMH

Medical Herbalist

hello@woodsideapothecary.com

 

The aim of JHC is to let children learn about the healing and medicinal plants all around them in a safe and supervised environment, whilst covertly incorporating core subjects including English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Botany, Latin and Cookery, as well as helping children to gain confidence, improve fine motor control and develop a new skill set.

Junior Herbalist Club meets once a month, with 10 lessons over a year from September to July, starting on Saturday 28th September, 9am-10.30am at Prestbury Village Hall.

At the end of the year the children are given certificates of attendance and a badge and can then attend 2nd year. JHC is aimed at children aged 7-12 but older children are welcome too.

If you’d be interested in your child attending JHC in Cheshire please message me or comment below and I’ll send you all the details.

I’m really excited to be the first Junior Herbalist Club Leader in Cheshire and I’m actively looking for contacts in schools too as it can be run as an after school club. I can also bring taster sessions to summer fetes and fundraising events.

Please feel free to pass on my details or I can get in touch directly.

Many thanks

Cath

Medical Herbalist

Junior Herbalist Club Leader

Cheshire

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