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Forest school in Bishop Auckland
One forest school runs in Bishop Auckland, and 4 more nearby. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
Forest schools in Bishop Auckland
Forest schools nearby
- Bright Woods Forest SchoolDeepdale Nature Reserve near Barnard Castle, County Durham A community interest company running weekly pre-school sessions with a parent, school holiday family sessions and woodland wellbeing sessions for adults at Deepdale near Barnard Castle. It also works with schools, home educators and groups across County Durham and Darlington, and hosts birthday parties.
- 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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