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Forest school in West Yorkshire
8 forest schools run in West Yorkshire, and 10 more nearby. Each page says what they offer and who for; book with them directly.
Towns in West Yorkshire
- Leeds3 forest schools · 2 trainers
- Keighley2 forest schools · 1 trainer
- Bradford1 forest school · 1 trainer
- Cleckheaton1 forest school
- Denholme1 forest school
- Gomersal1 forest school
- Holmfirth1 forest school
- Honley1 forest school
- Huddersfield1 forest school
- Kirkstall1 forest school
- Methley1 forest school
- Rawdon1 forest school
- Stanbury1 forest school
Forest schools in West Yorkshire
- Eden's Forest CICPrivate woodland near Honley, West Yorkshire Community interest company running holiday clubs for 5 to 14 year olds, Monday stay and play for under-fives, home education sessions and woodland crafting in 70 acres of private woodland near Honley. Also works with schools, youth and wellbeing groups.
- Get Out More CICWoodlands, parks and green spaces around Keighley and Bradford, West Yorkshire Community interest company running holiday forest school, a Saturday forest school club, under-fives sessions with grown-ups, SEND family sessions and youth and adult wellbeing groups around Keighley and Bradford. Also delivers forest school with schools.
- Nook Forest SchoolWoodland at a scout campsite in Gomersal, West Yorkshire Runs themed stay and play forest school mornings for young children and their grown-ups twice a week in woodland at Gomersal, with monthly block bookings and childminder tickets.
- The Secret Garden RawdonA garden and woodland site in Rawdon, north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire Runs forest school style nature play sessions for toddlers and preschoolers several mornings a week, a Wednesday home education group for children aged 4 and over, themed family events and private parties in Rawdon.
- This Green MoonAncient woodland on a farm near Methley, south-east Leeds, West Yorkshire Runs Tuesday forest school for home-educated children up to 12, Tree Nippers sessions for under-fives, woodland parties, family events and school visits in woodland near Methley.
- Tiny Outdoor ExplorersWildlife garden at TCV Hollybush, Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire Runs weekly themed forest school sessions for 2 to 5 year olds with their grown-ups in a woodland wildlife garden in Kirkstall, booked by the half term. Also runs holiday events and outdoor birthday parties.
- Together We Forest SchoolDenholme Clough, near Bradford, West Yorkshire Runs Friday forest tots sessions for under-fives with their grown-ups, a drop-off home education day for 6 to 15 year olds and family and holiday sessions at Denholme Clough. Also runs seasonal craft sessions for adults.
- Within The WoodWoodland at Stanbury near Keighley, West Yorkshire Runs six-week forest school courses on Mondays and Saturdays for 5 to 10 and 11 to 16 year olds, holiday day camps and woodland parties near Keighley. Also works with schools and runs adult and wellbeing sessions.
Forest schools nearby
- Base Camp LearningPrivate woodland at Baldersby Park near Thirsk, North Yorkshire Runs weekly pre-school adventure sessions based on forest school principles in private woodland at Baldersby Park near Thirsk, plus sessions for schools and seasonal foraging and wreath-making workshops.
- Børn of the ForestPrivate woodland at Follifoot near Harrogate, North Yorkshire Runs adult and child stay and play sessions, pre-school play, after-school and holiday forest clubs, parties and seasonal events on a woodland site just outside Harrogate. Also works with schools and nurseries.
- Forest QuestPrivate woodland between Easingwold and York, North Yorkshire · An orchard in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire Runs forest school in private woodland between Easingwold and York: school activity days, alternative provision one day a week, Saturday clubs, parties and monthly sessions for adults. Also runs toddler and parent sessions in Driffield.
- ForesteersWoodland on a farm site near Sheffield, South Yorkshire Runs home education forest school sessions, holiday sessions for 5 to 14 year olds, term-time family forest school and woodland birthday parties near Sheffield. It also has an outdoor preschool for two to four year olds.
- Friends of Rowntree ParkRowntree Park, York, North Yorkshire Charity that runs a weekly forest school for pre-school children, booked in blocks, and seasonal Saturday forest school for 2 to 12 year olds in Rowntree Park, York.
- Meadow and OakSchool grounds and church grounds in Heslington, York, North Yorkshire Runs full-day outdoor holiday camps and nature skills mornings for 5 to 12 year olds, weekly family nature play in Heslington and an after-school club at a York school.
- Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife TrustNature reserves and green spaces in Sheffield and Rotherham, South Yorkshire Wildlife charity offering bespoke six-week forest school programmes for secondary schools in Sheffield and Rotherham.
- Wild ExplorersWoods on the Broughton Hall Estate near Skipton, North Yorkshire Runs woodland stay and play sessions for under-fives with their grown-ups, day-long holiday clubs for children from Reception to 13, teenage camps and children's parties on the Broughton Hall Estate near Skipton.
- Wild ThingsWoodland in the grounds of a school off Scarcroft Road, York, North Yorkshire Runs forest school inspired Explorer Club mornings for toddlers aged 18 months to 4 with their grown-ups, and holiday woodland sessions for families with children up to 11, in a small woodland in York. Also works with nurseries and schools.
- Wild Woods Forest SchoolTotley, south-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire Runs forest school after-school clubs for primary pupils in Totley, targeted forest school groups for children who find the classroom hard, and curriculum days for schools in Sheffield.
Forest school training in West Yorkshire
For practitioners: Level 1, 2 and 3 courses. Which level do I need?
- Get Out More CICKeighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire Delivers the ITC Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders at Cliffe Castle in Keighley in two week-long blocks in 2027, with a few Level 2 places.
- Inspirations Nurseries and Forest SchoolHorsforth, Leeds Leeds nursery group running an eight-day Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders in Horsforth, mixing indoor sessions with woodland days.
- North Yorkshire Forest School TrainingHarrogate (RHS Harlow Carr), Harewood, Leeds, Margrove Park, Teesside, Northallerton Runs the NOCN Level 3 Forest School Leader qualification at venues in Harrogate, Leeds and Teesside, with cohorts starting through 2026 and 2027.
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