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Forest school in Stowmarket
2 forest schools run in Stowmarket, and 8 more nearby. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
Forest schools in Stowmarket
- Food MuseumWoodland on the Food Museum site in Stowmarket, Suffolk The museum runs bookable forest school days for 6 to 11 year olds in the woodland on its 84-acre site in Stowmarket.
- The Nature Experience CompanyLukeswood at Elmswell, Suffolk · Schools and nurseries in Suffolk A mobile forest school delivering sessions in schools and early years settings in Suffolk. Also runs an after-school club and seasonal events at Lukeswood in Elmswell.
Forest schools nearby
- Beccles Forest SchoolThe Wild Meadow on Beccles Common, Suffolk Runs stay and play, kindergarten, after-school, home education and school holiday sessions on The Wild Meadow at Beccles. Also offers family Saturdays, youth groups, school groups, alternative provision and forest bathing for adults.
- Charlotte's WoodWoodland at Wilby, near Eye, Suffolk A woodland at Wilby running a little ones' group, a holiday club, woodland birthday parties and group visits. Also runs woodland activities for adults alongside forest school training.
- Engage and Grow Forest SchoolWoodland at Kelsale, near Saxmundham, Suffolk Runs term-time stay and play sessions for under-fives, home education drop-off days for 4 to 14 year olds and holiday sessions for 5 to 14 year olds in woodland at Kelsale.
- Kinda EducationKali Woods, near Halesworth, Suffolk A nature-based community organisation running home education, family forest school and women's woodland groups near Halesworth. Also takes alternative provision referrals from schools and local authorities.
- Little Trees Forest SchoolGlevering Estate, near Hacheston, Suffolk Runs stay and play, home education, holiday and family sessions on the Glevering Estate near Woodbridge. Also offers birthday parties, school trips and woodcraft for adults.
- Suffolk Wildlife TrustFoxburrow Nature Reserve, near Woodbridge, Suffolk The county wildlife charity runs monthly forest school days for home-educated children aged 8 to 11 and 11 to 16 at Foxburrow Nature Reserve near Woodbridge.
- The Willows HorringerThe Willows at Horringer, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Runs Little Willows forest school for 2 to 5 year olds, a holiday camp, outdoor birthday parties and alternative provision for primary-age children at Horringer.
- Willow Fen Forest SchoolWoodland at Thorndon, near Eye, Suffolk Runs forest school sessions in woodland at Thorndon near Eye, working with the local primary school and with home education groups.
Forest school training nearby
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- Charlotte's WoodWilby, Suffolk, Ashdon, Essex Runs Level 3 Forest School Leader training over about a year at Charlotte's Wood near Eye and in Ashdon, Essex, plus skills-share and first aid days for qualified leaders.
- Kinda Education CICHalesworth, Suffolk Runs Level 2 Forest School Assistant, Level 3 Forest School Leader and Level 2 to 3 top-up training in its own woodland in north-east Suffolk, with a spring 2027 Level 3 cohort.
Nature of LearningAshdon, Essex, Saffron Walden, Wilby, Suffolk Runs Level 3 Forest School Leader training and introduction courses in Ashdon near Saffron Walden, a second course at Wilby in Suffolk with Charlotte's Wood, and training sessions for practising leaders.
- Suffolk Wildlife TrustWoodbridge, Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Runs Level 3 Forest School Leader courses and a Level 2 to 3 top-up at Foxburrow near Woodbridge and Bradfield Woods near Bury St Edmunds, with 2027 cohorts in March and October.
Other towns in Suffolk
BecclesBury St EdmundsEyeHalesworthIpswichSaxmundhamWoodbridge
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