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Forest school in Birmingham
5 forest schools run in Birmingham, and 3 more nearby. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
Forest schools in Birmingham
- Bracken OutdoorsWoodgate Valley, Birmingham Runs home education forest school and bushcraft sessions at Woodgate Valley in Birmingham, plus holiday sessions, teen bushcraft and family bushcraft days.
- ecobirmingham Wild BunchCommunity allotment site in Sparkhill, Birmingham Weekly Thursday family forest school for 4 to 12 year olds and their adults on an allotment site in Sparkhill, suited to home educating families. Runs in school holidays too, on a pay what you can basis.
- Explorers at the University of Birmingham Day NurseriesForest school area at Selly Oak, Birmingham · Winterbourne House gardens, Edgbaston, Birmingham Outdoor playgroups for babies and under-fives with their parents, open to all families, and holiday camps for 4 to 8 year olds at the University of Birmingham.
- Grow Wild Forest SchoolNature and wellbeing centre by Edgbaston Reservoir, Birmingham Runs Monday morning nature play sessions for children from 12 months to 8 years with their grown-ups by Edgbaston Reservoir, plus holiday clubs across Birmingham and Worcestershire.
- Wild Lives Forest SchoolWarley Woods, Sandwell · Bournville Park, Birmingham Community interest company running toddler and parent courses, groups for 5 to 12 year olds, home education days and family bushcraft in Warley Woods, with wild play sessions in Bournville Park.
Forest schools nearby
- Little Sprouts Forest SchoolWoods near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands · Cannock Chase, Staffordshire Runs monthly forest school sessions, holiday camps, a junior explorers group and birthday parties around Sutton Coldfield and Cannock Chase, and works with schools.
- Wildside Activity CentreWoodland at the centre in west Wolverhampton A Wolverhampton charity whose Little Explorers forest school group for pre-school children and their carers meets in the woods on Monday mornings in term time. It also runs holiday activities, nature parties and school visits.
- Wonder Woods Forest School and Outdoor LearningWoodland near Solihull A family-run forest school near Solihull with a Saturday morning club for 5 to 11 year olds, a Thursday evening group for secondary-age young people, sessions for pre-schoolers, holiday camps, parties and programmes for schools and nurseries.
Forest school training in Birmingham
For practitioners: Level 1, 2 and 3 courses. Which level do I need?
- Forest Schools Birmingham CICLime Woods, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Birmingham Runs AIM Level 2 and Level 3 Forest Schools Practitioner Awards with Outdoor Learning UK at Lime Woods near Kidderminster, plus forest school first aid in Birmingham, with a May 2027 course open for booking.
- Urban Outdoor LearningWeston Park, Staffordshire, Stourbridge, Birmingham, Wolverhampton Runs combined Level 2 and Level 3 forest school training at Weston Park in Staffordshire, starting with five initial days and followed by Level 3 assessment, with courses starting in November 2026 and March 2027.
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