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Forest school in North Ayrshire
One forest school runs in North Ayrshire, and 50 more nearby. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
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Forest schools in North Ayrshire
Forest schools nearby
- Ardvreck NurseryArdvreck School's woodland grounds, Crieff, Perth and Kinross The nursery at Ardvreck School in Crieff runs an Explorers' Holiday Club open to all 3 to 7 year olds, with themed outdoor days in the school's woodland, and a monthly stay and play for under-5s with their grown-ups.
- Big Wild LifeWoodland in Midlothian and the Scottish Borders · Rullion Green Wood, Pentland Hills Runs Forest Play woodland classes for 0 to 6 year olds and their adults and forest school in Midlothian and the Borders, plus a free outdoor wellbeing programme for adults in the Pentland Hills.
- Braid Hills Forest SchoolHermitage of Braid Nature Reserve, south Edinburgh Weekly forest school groups, booked by the term, for home-educated and flexi-schooled children aged 6 to 10 and teenagers aged 12 to 16 in the Hermitage of Braid.
- Bushcraft BairnsComrie Croft, near Crieff, Perthshire Runs holiday forest school days for children aged 3 and over, weekly Forest Fridays for home-educating and flexi-schooling families, bushcraft birthday parties and wild workshops for adults at Comrie Croft near Crieff.
- Creative Roots in NatureWoodland in south-east Edinburgh Runs a weekly after-school forest school group for 5 to 10 year olds and a woodland art group for 6 to 12 year olds in south-east Edinburgh, plus forest bathing walks for adults.
- Earth CallingParks and school grounds in Edinburgh An Edinburgh outdoor and environmental education provider running after-school wildlife clubs, school holiday camps, birthday parties, outdoor teaching for schools and community workshops.
- EarthtimeDuffus Estate, near Elgin, Moray · Public parks in Moray A forest school nursery at Duffus that also runs holiday care for school-age children, parent and child groups in Moray parks, forest school programmes for schools across Moray and outdoor parties.
- Edinburgh Nature Forest SchoolCraigmillar Castle country park, south east Edinburgh Runs weekly Friday afternoon forest school sessions for primary-age children at Craigmillar Castle country park in south east Edinburgh.
- Everwild Nature Forest SchoolForest and farm site at Ballinluig, between Aberfeldy and Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross Runs forest school from a woodland and farm site at Ballinluig in Highland Perthshire: stay and play for under-6s with an adult, a weekly home education day for 4 to 14s, holiday days, after-school clubs at local primary schools and woodland birthday parties.
- Fireflies Nurture & ThriveWoodland near Methlick, Aberdeenshire Runs forest school style classes and events for all ages, including tots sessions, from a woodland site near Methlick, along with birthday parties and work with schools.
- Forest FoxesBonaly Country Park, Edinburgh · Redford Woods, Colinton · Hermitage of Braid, Edinburgh Runs weekly outdoor forest kindergarten sessions around south-west Edinburgh, holiday activity days for primary-age children at Bonaly Country Park, and outdoor birthday parties.
- GetOut Outdoor Learning CICAmisfield Walled Garden near Haddington, East Lothian · Newhailes near Musselburgh, East Lothian A community interest company running free weekly outdoor play mornings for families near Haddington, forest school sessions for East Lothian schools and woodland wellbeing sessions for adults near Musselburgh.
- Glasgow Forest SchoolParks and green spaces across Glasgow Runs holiday forest school sessions for primary-age children and groups for flexi-schooled and home-educated children in Glasgow's parks, plus support for schools and workshops for adults.
- Go Wild ScotlandMauldsheugh Wood, Selkirk · Schools across the central Scottish Borders A Scottish Borders community interest company with a forest school in Mauldsheugh Wood, Selkirk. It runs nature education for local schools and nurseries, a weekly home education session, a Friday after-school nature club in six-week blocks, and Easter and summer holiday clubs.
- Go Wild WarriorsWhitburn, West Lothian A West Lothian forest school and outdoor learning provider running weekly Forest Fridays and Find Your Wild sessions, with Saturday stay and play sessions, booked through its own Bookwhen page.
- Good in the WoodWoodland near Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire Runs forest school and bushcraft in woodland near Lochwinnoch, with weekly home education groups for 6 to 17 year olds, a green woodworking group, holiday sessions and a group for 3 to 5 year olds.
- Instinctively WILD CICWoodland near each client across the Scottish Borders and Midlothian A Borders CIC running bespoke forest school and forest kindergarten programmes for schools and groups in woods near them across the Scottish Borders and Midlothian, with FOLA awards for young people and nature sessions for adults.
- Kids Gone WildMurieston Trail, Livingston · Bathgate Meadows, West Lothian A family-run outdoor and bushcraft business in West Lothian running holiday camps at Murieston Trail and Bathgate Meadows, regular sessions and workshops for 2 to 16 year olds, and woodland sessions in school grounds.
- Leafy Trails Forest SchoolSchools and woods around Aberdeen and Ellon, Aberdeenshire Provides forest school and outdoor learning for children and young people across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, including regular sessions with pupils at a primary school in Ellon.
- Leigh's Forest School and Outdoor LearningHamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve, Glasgow A Glasgow forest school leader running outdoor learning groups, including school pupils, at the Hamiltonhill Claypits nature reserve in the north of the city.
- Little Acorns CICWoodland at Auchincruive, beside the River Ayr Runs toddler forest school for 0 to 6 year olds, a weekend nature adventure club and a home education group for 5 to 13 year olds, holiday camps, monthly family forest school and parties at its woodland site at Auchincruive near Ayr.
- Mucky BootsMaryculter woods, west of Aberdeen An outdoor nature kindergarten in Maryculter woods that also runs a Friday parent and child group, Forest Fridays for home-educating families with 5 to 12 year olds, and holiday clubs for 5 to 11 year olds.
- Mud PiesWoods in and around Aberdeen Weekly outdoor nature classes in woods around Aberdeen for 2 to 5 year olds and their grown-ups, booked in half-term blocks, plus one-off visits for nurseries and schools.
- Muddy Mountains Forest SchoolBlackford Hill and the Hermitage of Braid, Edinburgh · Woodland at Firrhill, south-west Edinburgh Weekday forest school groups for flexi-schooled primary-age children at Blackford Hill, the Hermitage of Braid and Firrhill. Groups are full with a waiting list, and holiday clubs are paused until 2027.
- Nest Nurturing Futures CICThe Wild Playground, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway A community interest company running forest school and outdoor learning in Dumfries and Galloway, with weekly Saturday family nature sessions and holiday camp days at The Wild Playground in Dumfries, private parties and nature wellbeing events for adults.
- Nurture & ThymeWoodland on Gillies Hill near Cambusbarron, Stirling New Stirling forest school running woodland sessions for babies up to 18 months and their grown-ups on Gillies Hill, on selected Wednesday mornings.
- Nurture the Wild ProjectGreen spaces in Aberdeen Runs weekly family forest school sessions in Aberdeen: postnatal outdoor mornings for mothers and babies, and Wildlings and Little Wildlings sessions for young children with their parents.
- Nurturing Nature Forest SchoolThe Saltings nature reserve, Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire Runs forest school family stay and play sessions for children aged 2 to 9 with their parents or carers at The Saltings in Old Kilpatrick, with dates into December 2026.
- Outdoor AdventurersWoods near North Berwick, East Lothian Forest school, outdoor learning and one-to-one wellbeing support for children and young people in woods near North Berwick.
- Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS CIC)Woodland in Aberdeenshire A community interest company in Aberdeenshire running forest sessions for children with den building, tree climbing, fire lighting and games, plus community nature days for all ages.
- OutLET: Play ResourceWoodland at Wellwoods, Wishaw · Woods near Motherwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge · Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire A Lanarkshire charity running free weekly family play sessions in the woods at Wishaw and Coatbridge, groups for parents and carers, after-school nature play in Lesmahagow and woodland programmes for schools.
- Root:Ed Outdoor Learning CICJames Hutton Institute grounds, Aberdeen Runs five-week outdoor nature play blocks for preschool children in Aberdeen and works with schools on outdoor learning.
- Sticks & Stones Therapeutic Forest SchoolPitgarvie Wood near Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire Runs forest school groups for 2 to 8 year olds, 4 to 10 year olds and over-11s in a wood near Laurencekirk, with holiday, after-school and Saturday clubs, a home education group, therapeutic groups for schools, parties and staff training.
- The Children's WoodThe Children's Wood and North Kelvin Meadow, west end of Glasgow Community charity looking after an urban wood and meadow in Glasgow's west end, with a free term-time outdoor playgroup for under-fives and their grown-ups on Wednesdays and Fridays, plus community events and volunteer gardening.
- The Ecology CentreKinghorn Loch, Fife An environmental charity at Kinghorn Loch running forest school and FOLA award programmes for schools and youth groups, alongside outdoor skills and craft workshops for adults.
- The Green Adventure Forest SchoolRoslin Glen, Midlothian · Faldonside, near Melrose, Scottish Borders Runs Saturday stay and play forest sessions at Roslin Glen and weekly Wild Fridays at Faldonside in the Borders, plus woodland birthday parties and early years support for nurseries and childminders.
- Trees and Seas Outdoor AdventuresWoodland and beaches in south east Edinburgh Runs child-led forest sessions every Wednesday and Friday in south east Edinburgh woodlands, beach sessions in warmer months, family workshops in the school holidays and curriculum-linked sessions for schools.
- Under The TreesOutdoor sites across Falkirk and the Forth Valley · Gartmorn Dam, Clackmannanshire A Falkirk-based outdoor learning charity delivering forest school and forest kindergarten for schools, early years settings and groups across the Forth Valley, with weekly nature health walks for adults.
- W.I.L.D. Woodland LearningLinn Park Local Nature Reserve, south Glasgow A community interest company running forest school sessions for children and adults in Linn Park on Glasgow's south side, with work for schools and an out-of-school care service.
- We Are WonderWoodland in south Glasgow An outdoor learning community in Glasgow running weekly woodland groups for 5 to 8 and 9 to 12 year olds, a youth group for 11 to 16 year olds and a monthly makers circle for adults.
- Well WildRough Castle Woods near the Falkirk Wheel Runs forest school in Rough Castle Woods near the Falkirk Wheel for schools and uniformed groups, family woodland sessions, small individual sessions and team days for adults.
- Where The Wild Things Are FSOL C.I.CWoods near Kincraig, Nethy Bridge and Kingussie, Badenoch and Strathspey A forest school and outdoor learning provider in Badenoch and Strathspey running after-school Wildlings sessions for 5 to 12 year olds from Kincraig, Nethy Bridge and Kingussie, programmes for schools, one-to-one sessions, holiday clubs and birthday parties.
- Wild Roots Forest ChildcareAuchinairn, near Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire Outdoor childcare at Auchinairn with after-school care, a forest kindergarten, full-day forest holiday care for school-age children and stay and play sessions for families with younger children.
- Wild ThingsOutdoor sites around Findhorn and Forres, Moray An environmental education charity based in Findhorn running outdoor adventure days in the school holidays and nature-based learning programmes for schools across Moray, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands.
- Wilder Outdoor EducationLochend Community Woodland, Dunbar · Belhaven Beach, Dunbar A CIC running Friday after-school forest school for P2 to P7 in Dunbar Community Woodland, holiday adventure camps for 7 to 14 year olds, a weekly beach group for 2 to 6 year olds with their adults, and forest school for schools.
- Willow DenOutdoor site at Spartans, north Edinburgh · Outdoor site at the Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk Outdoor nurseries in Edinburgh and Falkirk that also open to other families, with Forest Friday mornings for pre-school children, holiday clubs and a free toddler group at the Falkirk Wheel.
- Willows Outdoor LearningOutdoor site just outside Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire Runs Wee Willows play sessions for 0 to 7 year olds, a home education and flexi-school group, holiday camps, birthday parties and outdoor learning trips for schools and nurseries near Oldmeldrum.
- Wonder Woods EducationHeathhall Forest near Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway A family-run forest school near Dumfries with a Saturday morning club for 5 to 11 year olds, an evening group for secondary-age young people, sessions for pre-schoolers, holiday camps, parties and programmes for schools and nurseries.
- Woodland Learning AdventuresWoodland sites in south-east Edinburgh, including Holyrood Park and Bawsinch Nature Reserve Runs weekly forest school groups through the school year in woods in south-east Edinburgh, with holiday clubs when there is space and bushcraft skills sessions.
- Woodlandwise CICWoods at Ardencaple, Helensburgh · Arrochar, Argyll and Bute · Balloch, West Dunbartonshire A forest school and woodland wellbeing CIC working with early years settings and schools around Helensburgh, with outdoor adventure days, family woodland wellbeing sessions and pop-up nature play.
Forest school training nearby
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- EarthtimeDuffus, Elgin, Moray Approved FOLA assessment centre in Moray offering the forest school leadership awards at Levels 5, 6 and 8, with dates and venues given on enquiry.
- Forest School Training Co (FSTC)Edinburgh, Glasgow, Crieff, Angus Runs the Scottish Forest and Outdoor Learning Award at introduction, assistant and leader levels, with blended courses in Edinburgh and Glasgow, a residential in Crieff and an Angus cohort from November 2026.
- Glasgow Forest SchoolGlasgow, Cathkin Braes, Central Belt, Perthshire, Fife, Angus Delivers the Forest and Outdoor Learning Award at Levels 5, 6 and 8 with FSTC, starting from Cathkin Braes in Glasgow, with the leader award taking about nine months.
- Newbattle Abbey College (Forest College)Dalkeith, Midlothian College that awards the FOLA qualifications and runs the Level 8 Forest and Outdoor Leadership Award, recognised as equivalent to Level 3 forest school leader, mostly outdoors near Dalkeith.
- OutLETMotherwell, Hamilton, Lanarkshire Charity running forest school leader training (FOLA Level 8) at RSPB Baron's Haugh in Motherwell, with the next cohort in May 2027, plus a two-day fire, tools and tarps course.
- SRUCDumfries, Barony campus Rural college running a FOLA Level 8 forest school and outdoor learning leader course in woodland around its Barony campus near Dumfries, starting October 2026 with block weeks in November 2026 and May 2027.
Other counties in Scotland
AberdeenAberdeenshireAngusArgyll and ButeCity of EdinburghClackmannanshireDumfries and GallowayEast DunbartonshireEast LothianFalkirkFifeGlasgowHighlandLanarkshireMidlothianMorayNorth LanarkshirePerth and KinrossRenfrewshireScottish BordersSouth AyrshireSouth LanarkshireStirlingWest DunbartonshireWest Lothian
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