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Forest school in Northern Ireland
9 forest schools run in Northern Ireland. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
Counties in Northern Ireland
Forest schools in Northern Ireland
- Clandeboye Nature Rangers (Northern Ireland Forest School Association)Clandeboye Estate near Bangor, County Down An after-school forest school club at Clandeboye Estate near Bangor, run by the Northern Ireland Forest School Association charity, with school pick-up and a snack. Holiday care runs in the school holidays when there is demand.
- Elements Forest & Garden SchoolAfter-school sessions in Holywood, County Down · Crawfordsburn Country Park, County Down · Parks and woods in Belfast A mobile forest school running a weekly after-school group in Holywood, Easter holiday schemes at Crawfordsburn Country Park and birthday parties. Also brings sessions to schools, after-school clubs, families and adults at their own sites.
- Finnebrogue WoodsFinnebrogue Woods near Downpatrick, County Down Runs forest play and bushcraft sessions for children from 18 months to 12 years in woods near Downpatrick, including baby sensory sessions, groups for under-fours and 4 to 7 year olds, and family bushcraft. Also hosts birthday parties at its bush camp.
- Holistic KidzBarnett Demesne, south Belfast An outdoor early years and wellbeing provider running forest adventure camps in February, Easter, May bank holidays and through the summer at Barnett Demesne in Belfast. Also runs after-school clubs, birthday parties and outdoor learning programmes for schools and early years settings.
- Oakwood Bushcraft Forest School & Wilderness LivingOak woodland on the outskirts of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh Runs forest school and bushcraft sessions in its own oak woodland near Enniskillen, including accompanied stay and play sessions, school bookings and bushcraft birthday parties.
- Sperrin Soul Forest SchoolAn Creagán woods in the Sperrins, between Omagh and Cookstown, County Tyrone Runs after-school forest school terms on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the woods at An Creagán in the Sperrins, with free play, bushcraft, foraging and fire-making. Also holds seasonal bushcraft sessions for older children and adults.
- The Glade Forest School (Belfast YMCA)Woodland corner beside the Lagan Meadows, Stranmillis, Belfast Belfast YMCA's woodland forest school in Stranmillis, with den building, bug hunts, fire cooking and nature crafts. Runs camps at Halloween, February half-term, Easter and in the summer holidays.
- The Jungle NI Forest SchoolWoodland at an outdoor adventure centre near Moneymore, County Londonderry An outdoor adventure centre near Moneymore offering two and a half hour woodland forest school sessions for school classes, youth groups and birthday parties, for ages 3 to 18.
- Wavy Woods Forest & Beach SchoolWoods and beaches around Belfast · Woods and beaches near Bangor, County Down Runs weekly forest school clubs, holiday camps, birthday parties and seasonal family days in woods and on beaches around Belfast and Bangor. Also delivers sessions in primary schools during the school day and after school.
Forest school training in Northern Ireland
For practitioners: Level 1, 2 and 3 courses. Which level do I need?
- Childcare PartnershipsMagherafelt Childcare training programme in Northern Ireland running a half-day forest school workshop for childcare providers and practitioners, next held in Magherafelt in November 2026.
- Northern Ireland Forest School Association (NIFSA)Belfast, Bangor, Mid Ulster, Mid and East Antrim Belfast charity offering an introductory Level 1, the OCN NI Level 3 Award in Leadership in Forest Schools and the Level 4 programme management award, plus local CPD and networking days for leaders.
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