Forest school training › West Midlands
Forest school training in Coventry
2 trainers run forest school courses in Coventry, and 5 more nearby. Book with them directly.
Level 2Level 3CPDavailable in Coventry
Courses in Coventry
- Coventry Outdoors (Coventry City Council)Coventry The council's outdoor education service offers Level 3 Forest School leader training for teachers and practitioners in Coventry, with dates on request.
- Forge LearningDaventry, Northamptonshire, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Banbury, Oxfordshire Runs six-day Level 3 Forest School Leader and Level 2 Assistant courses plus one-day forest school CPD in Daventry, Mansfield, Coventry, Peterborough and Banbury, with dates into 2027.
Elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Field Studies Council (Bishops Wood)Bishops Wood, Worcestershire Runs Level 1 to Level 3 forest school courses and two-hour CPD evening sessions at its Bishops Wood centre in Worcestershire, with the Level 3 taught over nine days.
- Little Acorns Forest SchoolBurton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Swadlincote, Derbyshire Runs a Level 3 Forest School Practitioner course with a five-day on-site block, including a modular weekend version starting in January 2027, near Burton-on-Trent and Swadlincote.
- Staffordshire Wildlife TrustThe Wolseley Centre, Stafford Runs Level 3 Forest School training at The Wolseley Centre near Stafford, most recently a course that started in October 2026 with practical days in November 2026.
Other towns
Choosing a course
Level 3 is the forest school leader qualification, usually around ten training days over several months plus sessions with your own group and a 16-hour outdoor first aid course. Level 2 suits people assisting a leader; Level 1 is a short introduction. Our guide to forest school qualifications has the detail.