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Forest school in East Sussex
9 forest schools run in East Sussex, and 60 more nearby. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
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Forest schools in East Sussex
- Bee in the WoodsStanmer Park, Brighton · Foredown Woods, Portslade An outdoor kindergarten at Stanmer and Portslade that also runs weekly playgroups, the Bee Wild holiday club in Foredown Woods, and full-day forest school sessions for home-educated 5 to 7 year olds.
- Brighton Forest SchoolStanmer Park, Brighton Runs skill-based forest school days for 8 to 14 year olds in Stanmer Park: a Monday home-educated group and a Saturday group. It also works with schools.
- Fernee Forest ClubBevendean Community Garden and Woods, Brighton A not-for-profit forest school founded in 2016 at Bevendean Community Garden and Woods. It runs Young Explorers, family sessions, after-school and holiday clubs, a teen forest club and sessions for schools and nurseries.
- Little Forest SchoolWilderness Wood, Hadlow Down, East Sussex · Knowlands Wood, Barcombe, East Sussex Runs weekly forest school playgroups for babies and young children with a grown-up at Wilderness Wood and Knowlands Wood. It also offers home education and flexischooling sessions, school holiday workshops, parties and forest school at schools.
- Natural Connection SussexAncient woodland between Lewes and Uckfield, East Sussex Runs forest school in ancient woodland between Lewes and Uckfield for schools, community groups and home educators, including a weekly woodland art afternoon for over-8s not in school.
- Project RewildWoodland and school sites in and around Hastings, East Sussex Delivers forest school groups in schools and communities in Hastings and across East Sussex, alongside youth mentoring and adult rewilding groups.
- Urban Outdoors LondonHampstead Heath · Gillespie Park Nature Reserve, Highbury · Parks in Camden and Islington Runs after-school forest school clubs in parks across Camden and Islington, collecting from local primary schools, along with holiday camps, youth groups and sessions for adults.
- Wild & Green SussexWoodland in the Ashdown Forest near Crowborough, East Sussex Runs forest school and nature activities for children and adults in a woodland in the Ashdown Forest, with nature camps and clubs in the school holidays.
- Wild In The WoodsRailway Land nature reserve and woodland around Lewes, East Sussex Runs forest school in and around Lewes: woodland playgroups, home education sessions, an after-school club, holiday groups and woodland parties. It also works with schools and SEN groups.
Forest schools nearby
- Betteshanger Country Park Forest SchoolBetteshanger Country Park near Deal, Kent The country park runs a forest school toddler group for children aged 4 and under with a parent or carer, holiday clubs, and home education sessions for 5 to 10 and 11 to 16 year olds. It also hosts forest school parties and school visits.
- Bluebell BushcraftShermanbury Place estate near Partridge Green, West Sussex Runs Wilderness Kids holiday camps for school-age children with woodland play, tools and campfire cooking, plus children's parties and forest school and training in schools.
- Bright Start Community Forest SchoolWoodland near Dane Valley Woods, Margate, Kent A not-for-profit forest school on three acres of woodland, allotments and orchard near Dane Valley Woods in Margate. It offers outdoor sessions for children and young people, including home education groups and programmes for schools.
- Canopy Forest SchoolSchools across Hampshire (mobile provider) A mobile forest school that takes regular nature-based sessions into schools across Hampshire, including alternative provision and nurture groups for young people who struggle in the classroom.
- Chichester Forest SchoolsBrandy Hole Copse, Chichester · Woodland sites around Chichester, West Sussex A community forest school CIC running toddler sessions, the OWLs home education group for 6 to 11 year olds, holiday sessions and forest school for schools around Chichester. It also offers woodland wellbeing sessions for adults.
- Chiltern Forest SchoolBeech woodland in the Chiltern Hills Runs forest school programmes for schools, holiday clubs and after-school clubs in ancient beech woodland in the Chiltern Hills, with bushcraft and team building for adults.
- Eco Montessori Forest School Holiday ClubForest school garden on the Norman Court estate, Test Valley, Hampshire Runs forest school holiday clubs for 3 to 11 year olds in the summer, Easter and half-term holidays on the Norman Court estate in the Test Valley, with den building, fire lighting, campfire cooking and nature crafts.
- Evergreen Explorers Forest SchoolBraywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead, Berkshire A CIC running weekly forest school sessions for 1 to 5 year olds with their grown-ups at Braywick Nature Centre, plus themed family sessions for 1 to 10 year olds.
- Farnham Forest SchoolWoodland near Farnham, Surrey Runs forest school sessions for home-educating and flexi-schooling families, an after-school Wild Play group, alternative provision and half-term clubs with family and drop-off sessions.
- Forest Kindergarten SevenoaksWoodland at Hosey Common between Sevenoaks and Westerham, Kent An outdoor kindergarten in woodland between Sevenoaks and Westerham that also runs Forest Tots sessions for under-fours with a parent or carer and woodland holiday clubs for older children.
- Foxfire WoodsPrivate woodland near Small Dole, West Sussex Runs a weekly home education forest club in private woodland near Small Dole, a few minutes from Steyning.
- Great Leaps Adventure CICWoodland at Blue Bell Hill, between Chatham and Maidstone, Kent A community interest company running Little Leaps forest school in woodland at Blue Bell Hill: toddler and carer mornings, home education groups, after-school and holiday clubs, parties and school visits. Also runs woodland wellbeing sessions for young people and adults.
- Green Planet Forest SchoolPrimary schools and holiday club sites across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Delivers forest school sessions and after-school clubs in primary schools across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, and runs holiday clubs for 4 to 13 year olds from any school or home education.
- Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife TrustSwanwick Lakes Nature Reserve, Hampshire · Testwood Lakes near Totton, Hampshire The wildlife trust runs six-week forest school programmes for families with young children at Swanwick Lakes and Testwood Lakes, and forest school programmes for schools led by Level 3 leaders.
- Harlequin Forest EducationPrivate woodland at Boughton Monchelsea near Maidstone, Kent · Woodland near Tunbridge Wells, Kent An out-of-school childcare provider that runs a forest pre-school, holiday clubs, parties and school sessions in private woodland near Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Its fortnightly home education forest sessions for 5 to 13 year olds are paused for now.
- Kent High Weald PartnershipCountryside sites around Tunbridge Wells, Kent · Bedgebury Pinetum near Goudhurst, Kent Has run forest school sessions for schools and groups in the Tunbridge Wells area since 2012, at countryside sites, at its own site at Bedgebury Pinetum or in school grounds.
- Kent Wildlife TrustSevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, Kent · Tyland Barn nature park near Maidstone, Kent The county wildlife trust runs Home Ed Nature Explorers, a forest school group for 4 to 11 year olds, at Sevenoaks and Maidstone. It also runs Nature Tots for under-fives, a Wilder Holiday Club and sessions for schools.
- Kindling Forest SchoolPrivate woods near Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire An outdoor kindergarten in private woods near Twyford that also runs Mini K, a forest school parent and toddler group held in half-term blocks.
- Little Forest SchoolsLittle Forest School on the Green, Tadworth, Surrey · Nonsuch Park, Ewell, Surrey Forest school nurseries at Tadworth and Nonsuch Park that also run holiday clubs, including October half term, and forest school parties at Nonsuch Park.
- Little Wild Things CICWoodland on the Cornbury estate near Charlbury, West Oxfordshire Runs themed two-hour woodland adventures for young children and their grown-ups near Charlbury in term time and the school holidays, plus skills workshops for 5 to 12 year olds and woodland birthday parties. Also works with schools and pre-schools.
- Manor House Forest SchoolSeven-acre woodland at Quex Park near Birchington-on-Sea, Thanet, Kent Runs forest school day trips, weekly sessions and nurture groups for primary, secondary and SEND schools, nurseries, colleges and youth groups in seven acres of woodland at Quex Park in Thanet. Also runs a weekday holiday club for 4 to 11 year olds and woodland wellbeing workshops for adults.
- Muddy Feet Forest SchoolFarm woodland near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire Runs Muddy Explorers forest school holiday camps and seasonal workshops for families and adults, alongside its forest school training courses.
- Muddy Puddle ClubWoodland at Cliddesden near Basingstoke, Hampshire · Whitchurch, Hampshire A CIC running Monday term-time forest school for babies, pre-schoolers and home-educated children at Cliddesden, an after-school club at Whitchurch and Wild Woods holiday play sessions. It also offers alternative provision for schools.
- My Little ExplorersWoodland at Farley Mount near Winchester, Hampshire · Woodland at Toothill near Romsey, Hampshire Runs forest school kindergarten and nursery settings at Farley Mount near Winchester and Toothill near Romsey, plus term-time Mini Explorers parent and toddler mornings at Farley Mount. Also runs holiday activity camps for children from Reception to age 13.
- Nature Nurture SussexWoodland sites in mid Sussex A not-for-profit company running family forest school sessions, holiday clubs, birthday parties and dads' sessions, plus forest school for neurodivergent and SEND pre-schoolers and teenagers.
- Out To The WoodsAdmiral Woods near Sittingbourne, Kent A community forest school CIC in Admiral Woods, an ancient woodland serving Sittingbourne, Maidstone and Medway. It runs children's woodland sessions and holiday clubs, woodland birthday parties and school trips.
- Pinecones Forest SchoolSchool woodland at Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight · Sites across the Isle of Wight A mobile forest school on the Isle of Wight running parent and child groups and pre-school stay and play at Carisbrooke, after-school clubs, class sessions and outdoor learning days.
- Portsmouth Forest SchoolHilsea Lines, Portsmouth A CIC based at Hilsea Lines running Tots Forest School for 18 months to 5 year olds in term time, a woodland holiday club for 6 to 12 year olds, birthday parties and alternative provision.
- Righteous Oaks CICAncient woodland at Woodchurch near Ashford, Kent Runs weekly stay and play woodland sessions for under-fives, a monthly Saturday club for children up to 8 and seasonal holiday specials near Woodchurch. Also offers parties, sessions for schools and nurseries, and green care sessions for older adults.
- Silverwoods Forest SchoolThe Weald school grounds, Beare Green, Surrey · School and nursery sites across Surrey A travelling forest school running after-school clubs and nursery sessions across Surrey, with holiday camps and woodland parties at Beare Green and adult foraging and wreath-making workshops.
- Step-OutWoodland at Smeeth near Ashford, Kent Runs forest school and woodland sessions near Ashford, including Mini-Forestlings and Forest Fridays for young children with a parent or carer. It also offers home education, a holiday club, family activities, parties and sessions for schools and groups.
- Surrey Hills Forest SchoolChantry Wood near Guildford, Surrey Runs holiday clubs, stay and play sessions, an outdoor pre-school and birthday parties at Chantry Wood, and delivers forest school to schools and nurseries.
- Surrey Wildlife TrustNower Wood Education Centre near Leatherhead, Surrey · Bay Pond Education Centre, Godstone, Surrey The county wildlife trust runs Wild Explorers holiday clubs for 5 to 11 year olds in woodland at Nower Wood and Bay Pond, with forest school a regular part of each day.
- Sussex Forest ActivitiesFurzefield Scout Campsite, Angmering, West Sussex Runs Tree Tots for under-fives, home education sessions, holiday sessions for 5 to 12 year olds and after-school clubs in woodland near Angmering. It also offers private woodland sessions and workshops.
- The Forest School CompanyPrivate woodland at Selborne, Hampshire Runs parent and toddler forest school blocks for 1.5 to 5 year olds and a home education programme for 6 to 11 year olds in a private woodland camp at Selborne.
- The Hornbeam HideoutWoodland at Northington Down near Alresford, Hampshire A woodland community centre run by Level 3 forest school leaders, with family forest school, Outdoor Explorers groups, an after-school and holiday club, a youth group and an adult group.
- The Learning TreeWoodland sites in Milton Keynes A forest school social enterprise of the Milton Keynes Christian Foundation, running sessions for pre-schoolers with parents and carers, home educated families, special needs groups and schools.
- Treehoppers Forest KindergartenWoodland at East Grinstead, West Sussex · Woodland at Haywards Heath, West Sussex An outdoor forest kindergarten in East Grinstead and Haywards Heath that also runs woodland holiday clubs in the summer holidays.
- Treemendously WildPrivate woodland at Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire A CIC running Wild Tots parent and tot sessions for 1 to 5 year olds, holiday family sessions and home education meet-ups in a private woodland, plus forest school and after-school clubs at local schools.
- Two Muddy BootsWoodland site at Balcombe, West Sussex · Sherwood Farm, West Sussex Runs term-time forest school groups for pre-schoolers and home-educated children, school holiday family sessions and holiday clubs, and woodland birthday parties.
- Wayfinders Education CICWoodland at Calbourne, Isle of Wight Runs drop-in family forest sessions on Fridays and a monthly Sunday, and a weekly forest school session for home-educated 11 to 16 year olds, in woodland at Calbourne. Also runs a small child-led learning community for 5 to 16 year olds.
- Wild at Heart LearningNurstead Woods near Meopham, Kent Runs term-time parent and toddler sessions and home education sessions in Nurstead Woods near Meopham, plus half-day and full-day holiday clubs for 4 to 11 year olds. Also takes school groups, woodland parties and private bookings for adults.
- Wild City CollectiveKensington Park, Reading Runs forest school in Reading: Wondrous Wrens for home-educating families, Little Robins for under-fives with their grown-ups, holiday sessions, private parties and school sessions, plus workshops for adults.
- Wild Isle Nature SchoolOutdoor site near Ryde, Isle of Wight Runs child-led outdoor sessions on the Isle of Wight near Ryde, including a drop-off home education group for children aged 7 and over, holiday clubs for 5 to 12 year olds, an early years outdoor group and baby sessions. Also offers private family sessions, school sessions and a women's group.
- Wild Twin Forest SchoolWoodland near Faversham, Kent Runs a weekly drop-off home education group for 5 to 10 year olds in woodland near Faversham, a summer forest school camp, birthday parties and in-school or after-school sessions across East Kent. Also offers adult forest school sessions and group events.
- Wild WonderingWoodland near Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight · Beaches on the Isle of Wight A beach and forest school on the Isle of Wight running family sessions from age one, groups for children from six, quieter sessions for anxious or neurodivergent children, sessions for children with profound and multiple learning disabilities, and a home education drop-off day for 5s and over.
- Wild Wood WarriorsForest school site at Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire A forest school at Howbery Park in Wallingford that is taking private woodland party bookings, with campfire cooking, a mud kitchen and natural crafts. It has no regular sessions planned for 2026.
- Wildbound Forest SchoolJeskyns Community Woodland, Kent Runs forest school holiday clubs and home education sessions for children aged 5 and over at Jeskyns Community Woodland. It also offers birthday parties and sessions for schools.
- Wildflowers Forest SchoolPrivate woodland at Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire Runs woodland baby groups, stay and play sessions, home education and SEND sessions, holiday club forest school and woodland parties in private woodland at Braziers Park.
- Wildlings GroupPrivate woodland at Chalgrove on the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire border Runs term-time woodland sessions for home-educated and flexi-schooled children, family and teen sessions, school-holiday day camps and woodland birthday parties in private woodland near Chalgrove.
- Willow BushcraftWoodland near Ashford, Kent Runs forest school and bushcraft holiday clubs, birthday parties and school activity days in woodland near Ashford, and offers sessions for young people who find school hard. Also runs adult wellbeing, forest therapy and craft workshops.
- Willow's Forest SchoolWoodland at Lyne near Chertsey, Surrey Runs term-time forest school classes for 1 to 4 year olds with a grown-up and baby classes at Lyne, holiday camps for 5 to 11 year olds and woodland parties. A mobile team also visits schools and nurseries.
- Wishanger Wild SchoolWoodland on the Surrey and Hampshire border A forest school on the Surrey and Hampshire border running under-fives sessions, home education groups including woodland skills for 11 and over, half-term clubs, birthday parties and adult workshops.
- Wonderwood ExplorersWoodland and play garden in Farnham, Surrey · Basingbourne Woods, Fleet, Hampshire Runs Little Explorers stay and play for 18 months to 5 year olds in Farnham, holiday drop-off clubs, a term-time club, Sunday family sessions in Fleet, parties and school groups.
- Wood and WildPondtail Wood near Albourne, West Sussex Runs play-based sessions with a forest school ethos: half-term holiday clubs and grown-up and toddler groups at Pondtail Wood, family sessions, after-school clubs at local schools and nursery forest school.
- Wood Learn Forest SchoolFirestone Copse near Ryde, Isle of Wight An Isle of Wight forest school running monthly bushcraft sessions for dads and other men with their children, and guided forest walks for adults, at Firestone Copse.
- Wood Mouse Forest SchoolWoodland at the Sustainability Centre near Petersfield, Hampshire Weekly term-time forest school sessions for 2 to 5 year olds with a parent or carer, held in woodland at the Sustainability Centre near Petersfield.
- Woodland Wonders Forest SchoolWoodland around Chichester, West Sussex Runs forest school programmes for schools, holiday drop-off clubs, parent and child groups, family days and birthday parties in the Chichester area.
- Wycombe MuseumWycombe Museum grounds, High Wycombe The museum charity hosts Babes in the Wood, a forest school session for toddlers and their grown-ups, in its grounds in High Wycombe.
- Youth OptionsItchen Valley Country Park near Southampton, Hampshire · Youth Options outdoor learning centre, Hampshire A Hampshire youth charity that runs weekly Twiglets forest school sessions for 2 to 5 year olds and their parents, a forest school themed holiday club for 4 to 11 year olds at Itchen Valley Country Park and its outdoor learning centre, and bushcraft holiday days for 11 to 15 year olds.
Forest school training in East Sussex
For practitioners: Level 1, 2 and 3 courses. Which level do I need?
- Circle of Life RediscoveryMill Woods, Laughton, East Sussex Runs ITC Level 3 forest school leader training in woodland near Lewes, in three woodland blocks with webinars, plus forest school first aid and CPD.
- Sussex Wildlife TrustGillham Wood, Bexhill, Woods Mill, Henfield Runs AIM-accredited Level 1, 2 and 3 forest school courses at sites across Sussex, including Bexhill and Henfield.
Other counties in the South East
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