Our community impact
Naylor’s Ark Soul Sanctuary is more than a home for rescued animals. We open our gates to charities, schools, colleges and community groups across the area.
Our community programmes
Four named programmes run alongside our general visits. Most are free, all are risk assessed, and every one exists because someone told us there was nowhere else like it locally.
No tannoys, no crowds, and nothing that relies on speech. The site is kept deliberately quiet so visitors can move at their own pace, sit with the animals and leave whenever they need to. We ask for a short note about care needs in advance so the team can prepare the right space, route and level of support.
Who it is for: Non-verbal visitors of any age who communicate without speech — carers welcome alongside.
- Carers attend free, so families are never priced out
- Care needs shared in advance and briefed to the team
- Visitors set the pace — no scripted tour, no timed activities
A gentle, unhurried Friday built around familiar farm rhythms: grooming, feeding, sitting in the sun with an animal that asks nothing of you. Carers get a change of scene too. We approve each booking personally so we can match the group size, the animals and the pace to the person coming.
Who it is for: People living with dementia and the family members, friends and carers who support them.
- Small groups, familiar faces and a predictable routine each visit
- Respite and company for carers as well as the person they support
- Every place confirmed by a person, never an automatic booking
A free, non-clinical one-to-one hour with a trained facilitator and our animals. It isn’t therapy and we never pretend it is — it’s time, quiet and something warm to care for. Sessions can be booked completely silent, and every appointment runs under our published risk assessment with a clear safeguarding and crisis escalation route.
Who it is for: Adults 18+ who need somewhere steady for an hour — self-referral or referral from a professional.
- Non-clinical, no diagnosis needed and no waiting list
- Silent-session option for people who don’t want to talk
- Trained facilitators with a written escalation and crisis pathway
Hands-on learning built around real animal care, the orchard and the seasons, with a private learning log every family can add to and download as a report for their own records or their local authority.
Who it is for: Home educating families across Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.
- Curriculum links across science, maths, literacy and life skills
- Downloadable branded learning log for each learner
- Safety, welfare and food-hygiene checklist worked through every session
The difference we make
Charities, schools and colleges we have supported
Logos are added as each partner shares them with us.
Accessible sanctuary visits and supported animal-care sessions for deaf and hard of hearing members.
Animal care placements and work experience with supervised husbandry and safety training.
Community engagement and support for local groups accessing the sanctuary.
Student placements in land management and practical rescue animal care.
Badge-work visits, animal care sessions and site conservation tasks with local Scout groups.
Church community visits and volunteering days supporting our rescued animals.
Gentle introductory animal visits for our youngest Scouting members.
Wellbeing sessions with our rescued animals in a calm, supportive setting.
Accessible placements and supported work experience in animal care.
Seated, accessible animal visits supporting companionship and wellbeing for older people.
Community engagement and referrals for local groups accessing the sanctuary.
Supported visits and activity days for people with learning disabilities.
Youth engagement sessions building confidence through hands-on animal care.
Specialist school visits with structured, sensory-friendly animal activities.
Respite visits for families affected by illness or disability.
Inclusive 'in it together' sessions with SEND children, young people and their families, using calm, supported animal activities.
Guided sanctuary visits linked to curriculum work on animal welfare.
Corporate volunteering days building and maintaining animal housing.
We welcome schools, colleges, scout groups, charities and workplace teams. Every visit is risk assessed and supervised, and all activities follow our published safety policy.