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Forest school in Barnard Castle
One forest school runs in Barnard Castle, and 4 more nearby. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
Forest schools in Barnard Castle
Forest schools nearby
- FERN Outdoor AdventuresWoodland near Bishop Auckland, County Durham A community interest company running forest school, bushcraft and outdoor learning from a woodland base near Bishop Auckland. It offers home education sessions, a holiday activity club, family sessions, teen bushcraft and sessions for schools and youth groups across County Durham.
- Pinpoint AdventureSchool grounds within reach of Hexham, Northumberland An outdoor activity company based in Hexham that runs half-day and full-day forest school sessions on site for nurseries, primary and secondary schools in Northumberland and County Durham. It also runs climbing, bushcraft and Duke of Edinburgh expeditions.
- Stomping Grounds North EastDukes Hagg Wood near Prudhoe, Northumberland · Riverside park in Haltwhistle, Northumberland · Chopwell Community Woodland, Gateshead A charity running forest school at woodland sites across Northumberland, Gateshead, Newcastle and County Durham. It offers holiday clubs for 5 to 12 year olds, weekly home education sessions, family sessions, youth clubs, a kindergarten for 2 to 5 year olds and programmes for schools.
- We Are WildWalled garden at Neasham near Darlington, County Durham Runs forest school sessions and workshops from a walled garden at Neasham near Darlington, and takes forest school out to local primary and secondary schools and colleges. It also hosts forest school birthday parties for children aged 4 and over.
Forest school training nearby
For practitioners: Level 1, 2 and 3 courses. Which level do I need?
- Adventure Training North EastNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham Offers Forest School qualifications at Levels 1 to 3 across the North East, with the ITC Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders run over nine days including assessment.
- OASES (Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists)Esh Winning, Hamsterley Forest, County Durham Runs a four-day NOCN Level 2 forest school assistant course and a ten-day Level 3 leader course in County Durham, with a cohort running from October 2026 to April 2027.
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