Author Sue Curnock I’ve just had the best lunch hour of my life – off with the office shoes, lacing up my walking boots with eager anticipation and heading deep into the woods in search of the Nature Tots for some sing-along … Continue reading
Author Milly Hawkins I am sometimes asked what exactly we do at Forest School. “Supporting participants to strengthen their own relationship with nature”, or “helping them to know, respect, and ultimately protect the natural world”, would be fair answers, but … Continue reading
Author Katie Riley During one of our Forest school Level 3 training weeks at Friston Forest last November we came across some fox remains. Apart from feeling sad for the fox, my next thought was to the educational possibilities that … Continue reading
Author Katie Riley There is growing coverage in the media these days about the benefits of exposure to nature for our health and that of our children. We know that time spent outdoors reduces stress and improves physical health and … Continue reading
Author Tom Forward There are not many better ways into your landscape than to explore it through the senses of a bushcrafter. Take the basic tenets: Shelter, Water, Fire and Food and all of a sudden you need to change … Continue reading
Author Tom Forward A youth group from the local Baptist Church contacted me about leading an overnighter following a bushcraft day at Buchan Country Park that they had enjoyed the year before. Here, they had learnt about shelter building, fire … Continue reading
