After the downpours at the weekend, we were glad for the light breeze and the return of the sunshine this week. We have started to build...

Spring has really sprung in the last couple of weeks and we've enjoyed connecting with a whole range of people. We spent a lovely...

We started our early summer parent Stay and Play sessions today. We meet every Tuesday morning from 9.15-11 am. We make a fire to boil a...

Some of the things we got up to today were... Wood collecting, passing, sorting, carrying, lighting, cooking, toasting, warming, eating,...

Despite the rain and the spring breeze, we've had a great week in the woods this Easter Holidays. It was fun to push all the rainwater...

It is time for birds to build their nests, so this week we have been playing some games to learn to recognise different birds. We have...

The sun shone down on our woodlands this week and we continued to spot the signs of spring. We went on a hunt for snowdrops, celandines...

Parental perceptions about Forest School toddler groups in the UK If you come to our parent and child stay and play sessions, or you have...

The smallest people collected pine cones in the drizzle this morning, before making bird feeders with them. We spotted freshly dug...

Snowdrops, celandines, primroses, hazel flowers, catkins, alder cones, digging, damming, jumping, splashing, slipping, balancing,...

As we all know it has been just too windy to be safely out there playing in the woods these last few days. We started our week by...

The winds have come and gone, along with a brief power cut and so we have been out assessing the damage this morning. The winds have...

We have spent the beginning of the year continuing our playing and learning outside and reflecting and planning for the coming months....

As we start this new year, we are thinking back and reflecting on where we are, where we have come from and maybe where we are going....

We started the week with a bit of inspiration at Sheffield Park gardens. The amazing colours were great and we took a stroll up the the...

During our last week of sessions this year we had a magical time in the open canopy of the woods and played in the dark. We made time to:...

"Why is the sky so dark?" "Because the days are getting shorter and the sun goes down early in the winter" The children were wondering...

Forest School strives to foster resilient, confident, independent and creative learners. And it aims to inspire a sense of awe and wonder...

This time of the year is known as Samhain. The clocks have changed and brought us bright, low, sharp light this week. We've had day time,...

We have spent a peaceful but productive two days in the woods. There was lots of fire making, pumpkin soup cooking, bread baking, and...