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Forest school in Balby
One forest school runs in Balby, and 9 more nearby. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
Forest schools in Balby
Forest schools nearby
- Earth Engaged LearningWoodland and school grounds around Sheffield Delivers forest school and outdoor learning days for primary and secondary school groups around Sheffield and Chesterfield, with after-school clubs and holiday clubs for children.
- Forest Friends Woodland PlaygroupSquirrel Wood near Burghwallis, north of Doncaster An outdoor woodland playgroup for under-sevens and their grown-ups at Squirrel Wood near Doncaster, with family forest school sessions for children up to 11, story trails and woodland birthday parties.
- ForesteersWoodland on a farm site near Sheffield, South Yorkshire Runs home education forest school sessions, holiday sessions for 5 to 14 year olds, term-time family forest school and woodland birthday parties near Sheffield. It also has an outdoor preschool for two to four year olds.
- Forged In Nature Forest School CICOutdoor sites around Doncaster, South Yorkshire A Doncaster community interest company running early years woodland groups, drop-in outdoor sessions for teenagers and nature wellbeing sessions for adults.
- Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife TrustNature reserves and green spaces in Sheffield and Rotherham, South Yorkshire Wildlife charity offering bespoke six-week forest school programmes for secondary schools in Sheffield and Rotherham.
- The Nature Box Forest SchoolCountryside centre near Stannington, Sheffield Runs a forest school pre-school for two to five year olds and full-day holiday clubs for 4 to 11 year olds in every school holiday at a countryside centre in Stannington, and works with local schools.
- Tree ClubGleadless Common, Sheffield A forest school style outdoor playgroup on Gleadless Common in Sheffield, running Thursday morning sessions in four-week blocks for children up to ten and their grown-ups.
- Wild Woods Forest SchoolTotley, south-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire Runs forest school after-school clubs for primary pupils in Totley, targeted forest school groups for children who find the classroom hard, and curriculum days for schools in Sheffield.
- Yorkshire WildlingsSchool grounds woodland at Hunningley, Barnsley Runs forest school holiday camps in every school holiday in Barnsley, with den building, campfire skills, nature crafts and archery, bookable by the day or for the whole holiday.
Forest school training nearby
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- Aughton Early Years CentreAughton, Rotherham Nursery school in Rotherham running Agored Cymru Level 2 assistant and Level 3 leader forest school training, with a Level 3 cohort starting September 2026.
- Dearne Valley CollegeDearne Valley, Rotherham Further education college offering a Level 1 Award in Forest School Ethos and Principles for 2026 to 2027, taught largely outdoors and leading on to Level 2.
- ForesteersOughtibridge, Sheffield Runs ITC Level 2 and Level 3 forest school courses in private woodland at a farm near Sheffield, with block or weekly Level 3 options across 2026 and 2027.
Other towns in South Yorkshire
BarnsleyBurghwallisDoncasterGleadlessRotherhamSheffieldStannington
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