Forest School: Nature & Den Building Experience

This family‑friendly session inspires curiosity, confidence and creativity as children explore nature, build woodland skills and enjoy a morning of outdoor fun.

What to expect:

Mini Beast Safari

Children use fact sheets, tick sheets and magnifying glasses to explore local wildlife habitats before regrouping to share what they've discovered.

Habitat Discovery

A playful introduction to how animals build their homes, setting the scene for den building.

Den Building Challenge

Working in small teams (with parents encouraged to join in!), children build dens using natural materials. Expect teamwork, problem‑solving and plenty of laughter as the leader “waterproofs” each den.

Woodland Crafting

To finish, children get creative with age‑appropriate, closely supervised whittling and clay sculpting. Each child will take home their handmade woodland creature as a memento of the day.

Good to know:

Date/Time: Wednesday 8th April, 0900-1200

Location: Bike Track area, Lower Mill Estate. Please meet at the Activity Hub 10 minutes before the event start time.

All activities are fully supervised, with whittling managed carefully and age‑appropriately

Please bring a drink and small snack – we will be pausing around 1100 for a short break.

Dress for the weather – waterproofs and wellies if raining or long sleeves and bottoms if dry. No matter the weather – expect to get muddy!

A pop‑up toilet tent will be available due to the remote setting.