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Forest school in Caldbeck
One forest school runs in Caldbeck, and 9 more nearby. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
Forest schools in Caldbeck
Forest schools nearby
- Bear Forest SchoolWoodland in and around the South Lake District, Cumbria Offers adventure, play and therapeutic nature sessions in the South Lake District, including an eight-week small-group nature programme for schools and organisations.
- Branch Out Education CIC55-acre woodland site near Penrith, Cumbria A community interest company running pre-school sessions, family forest days, home education sessions, forest school and school taster days, and woodland skills days for adults on a woodland site near Penrith.
- Dens, Daisies & Discoveries Forest SchoolKingmoor South nature reserve, Carlisle Runs forest school and outdoor learning through the seasons at a nature reserve in Carlisle, with public activity days and events, sessions for schools, nurseries and community groups, and birthday parties.
- EdenVenturesWoodland in the Eden Valley, Cumbria Small Eden Valley charity running forest-school style summer weeks in the woods, with fire lighting, carving, den building and crafts, and an overnight camp for over-nines. Grants subsidise every place.
- Furness Education Co.Harlock Wood, near Ulverston, Cumbria Runs weekly stay-and-play woodland sessions for walkers to four year olds and a home education forest school group for 5 to 11 year olds in a native wood near Ulverston. Schools can book woodland days, bushcraft courses and small-group intervention programmes.
- Stocks Wood Outdoor CentreWoodland site near Wigton, Cumbria A woodland centre based on the forest school philosophy, running forest school for schools, half-term family forest sessions, birthday parties and team days for adult groups.
- Stomping GroundSerpentine Woods, Kendal, Cumbria · Scotch Quarry, Lancaster A community interest company running term-time forest school in Kendal and Lancaster, including an under-fives group, a family session and drop-off groups for older children and home educators.
- Walkmill Community WoodlandCommunity woodland near Moresby, West Cumbria A community woodland near Whitehaven that runs free Woodland Explorers sessions in the school holidays at its forest school area, with shelter building, crafts and fires. Primary schools in West Cumbria can book a free two-day programme, and adults can join wellbeing sessions in the woods.
- Wild Sprouts Nature ClubA wildlife trust orchard at Houghton, just outside Carlisle Weekly nature-based outdoor play club for 2 to 5 year olds and their grown-ups in an orchard at Houghton near Carlisle, with sensory exploration and nature activities and a hut for shelter.
Forest school training nearby
For practitioners: Level 1, 2 and 3 courses. Which level do I need?
- Carlisle CollegeCarlisle, Cumbria Further education college running a one-week NOCN Level 2 Award for Forest School Assistants, with funding available for adults on lower incomes.
- Kindling Play and TrainingGrizedale, Kendal, Cumbria Cumbria-based trainer running ITC Level 3 forest school courses at Grizedale in two week-long blocks, with Level 1 and 2 also offered and in-house training elsewhere.
Other towns in Cumbria
Barrow-in-FurnessCarlisleHoughtonKendalMoresbyPenrithUlverstonWhitehavenWigton
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