Courses/Workshops
Ross Menzies and Katrina Padmore enjoy teaching a range of workshops in various locations locally. The core of their teaching is a deeply personal connection with plants and the natural world. Ross is also a practising medical herbalist and teaches a range of herbal medicine workshops. Both Ross and Katrina are ordained as Interfaith ministers . For more information or to book a place, please contact Ross Menzies on 07762 244381 or email rossherbalist@gmail.com.
Seasonal Foundation in Plant Medicine at Dilston Physic Garden, Corbridge, Northumberland
Ross Menzies co-teaches a 10 day in-depth herbal medicine course at Dilston Physic Garden in association with two other herbalists - Jill Schnabel and Sarah Hughes - and Nicolette Perry. This is a diploma course and is now recognised as a foundation training for Heartwood - a professional Herbal Medicine course. For more information on the Foundation in Plant Medicine, please visit www.dilstonphysicgarden.com
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Wild Medicine, Wild Food at Dilston Physic Garden,
Corbridge, Northumberland
Saturday 23rd May and Saturday 22nd August 2026,
10am - 4pm
Tutor: Ross Menzies
A walk in the countryside will never be the same again!!
Discover how to identify, harvest and use many wild plants for medicine and food.
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Recognising plants when out in nature, and working with them to make medicines and foods can be a wonderful journey of deepening your connection to the natural world. Becoming more aware of the meaning of symptoms and understanding which herbs can be used to help restore balance is a life affirming adventure. This day will provide the skills, knowledge and confidence to start treating many minor ailments with plants and to begin using them to help stay healthy and vital.
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We will learn how to identify medicinal plants, which time of year to harvest them, which parts of each plant to use and and how to process them in order to make a range of medicines. In each of the courses we will focus on those plants that are most relevant at the time of year.
You will make an ointment and a tincture to take home as well as several other preparations and we will also explore some of the delicious and nutritious foods to be found in the wild.
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Ross has been a practicing herbalist for nearly 30 years. He is an experienced teacher and is passionate about sharing his enthusiasm and experience with others.
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Booking – The course costs £60 and a £30 deposit is required to secure a place, the full balance being paid on the day. ​
To book please email rossherbalist@gmail.com
Plant Spirit Medicine - 2 day course at
Dilston Physic Garden, Corbridge, Northumberland
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June 2026 , 10am -4pm
Tutors: Ross Menzies and Katrina Padmore
Working with plants as living, evolved, intelligent beings and coming to them from a place of reverence, allows access to a deeper medicine that was familiar to our ancestors. In this way plants can can act as our allies and be profoundly helpful, not only for physical ailments, but also on our personal spiritual journey.
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We invite you to treat this weekend as a retreat which will offer you the space and opportunity to awaken and develop your subtle senses. We will explore a medicine that is based upon our relationship with specific plants and an opening to the teachings they have to share with us.
The weekend will include meditation, developing the ability to perceive with the heart , journeying to the beat of a drum, journalling and spending slow, spacious time with some of our wonderful native medicinal plants and trees.
You will find your own plant ally to work with at this stage in your life’s journey and will prepare an essence from this plant to take home and use.
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Please bring a packed lunch; hot drinks will be supplied. You will also need a notebook and pen. Please also bring waterproofs and something to sit on if it is wet, as the course will still run.​
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Cost: £120 for the 2 day course (deposit £60 on booking).
To book, please email rossherbalist@gmail.com
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