Our beautiful woodland site is open for school or uniformed group visits all year round and we offer an exciting programme of fun and educational activities. We also offer an outreach service where we come to your school grounds to deliver outdoor activities.
Each day is unique as we tailor the programme to suit your group and the time of year but some of our most popular activities include den building, fire lighting, working with clay, hapa zome, mini-beast hunting and dinosaur excavation.
School trips: A full day (10 – 2pm) of activities is £275. This is for 2 members of staff (both Forest School level 3 trained, DBS checked and with Outdoor first aid qualifications) and includes all equipment and resources. We have forest school insurance and will provide risk assessments and a session plan once you have chosen your activities. We also provide refreshments (squash/water for the children and hot drinks for the staff). A half-day session is £175. This typically comprises a 2 hour session (e.g. 10 – 12). There are some lovely woodland walks and Brinscall play park and it is usually possible to use our facilities for lunch (shelter, compost toilet), if you wanted to extend your visit to the area.
Regular visits: True forest school sessions require regular visits to the same site. We’d recommend at least 6 weekly sessions. Booking a series of visits allows for more opportunities in learning and confidence building; familiarity with the site, staff, our equipment and ethos enable a gradual advance into more complex areas of Forest School learning. A pre-booked/paid half term of one day (10 – 2pm) a week is £250pw or for half a day is £150pw (10-12pm/12-2pm). A pre-booked/paid term of one day a week is £230pw or for a half day a week is £140pw.
Outreach: We are also available to visit your school to deliver on your site. A full day (10 – 2) of activities would be £395. A half day (2 hour session) is £295. These prices include a site visit to allow accurate completion of planning and risk assessment.
Uniformed groups: We offer a wide range of activities for scout or guide groups, with the most popular being our bush-craft/survival skills activities (den-building, fire-lighting, whittling, marshmallow toasting). A 2 hour visit is £10 per child with a 10% discount for uniformed groups. Our minimum charge is £130. These are available on some week day evenings during the summer. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements. We always try to be as flexible as we can.
For every visit we provide a session plan, activity risk assessment and site risk assessment once we have finalised the booking. We are registered with LCC as an educational visit provider: LCC number EV0922.