Forest school in Durham

We don't know of a forest school in Durham itself yet. These are the nearest.

Forest schools nearby

• BWBright 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. Toddler and parentHome educationHoliday clubsParties
• FOFERN 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. Home educationHoliday clubsSchools and nurseries
• PAPinpoint 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. Schools and nurseries
• SGStomping 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. Term-time groupsToddler and parentHome educationHoliday clubs
• WAWe 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. PartiesSchools and nurseries

Forest school training in Durham

For practitioners: Level 1, 2 and 3 courses. Which level do I need?

• OOOASES (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. Level 2Level 3