Autism Woodland Project

To create a wood for Autistic people.

To create a permanent space for Autistic people that can continue in perpetuity.

To create a place where Autistic people can visit to relax and enjoy nature.

To create a place where Autistic people can be a part of an ongoing woodland conservation project if they wish to.

To be a small project so that everyone feels comfortable and so that we minimise our impact on the wildlife of the area.

To keep the project within an Autism safe space and avoid to as much as possible the use social media.

To be a by us - for us project. It is a project organised by Autistic people for Autistic people. 

To be inclusive and to be independent of political, environmental or religious agendas.

To create a place where Autistic people can manifest themselves freely without judgement or interference.

Conservation – to restore an area of Ancient woodland in North Devon.The aim is to restore the area of ancient woodland within the wood, also creating ponds, putting up bird boxes and creating wildlife habitat. 

Innovation – as much as possible, to use a method of minimal intervention forestry as described by Peter Wohlleben in his book The Hidden Lives of Trees

The project hopes to create a permanent natural space where Autistic people can go to decompress from their daily lives in an Autism only space and if they feel like it, share their experiences with other autistic people. 

To be a creative space. It is a nice open space where people can do photography, drawing, play musical instruments etc.

To be a place that people can visit regularly - people who have visited the wood feel that they have benefited from it and have continued to attend.

To encourage similar projects across the UK so that all Autistic people can one day be within easy reach of a woodland project in a space that is just for Autistic people.