Half term dates 26-29 May now open for booking

Blacknest Forest School offers children the opportunity to explore, learn and grow in a serene and secure enriching environment, in every school holiday. Find out more…

Fungi on log October 25

Campfire October 25

Children planting a new cherry tree Spring 25

New pond October 25

Penny bun fungi October 25

Whittling October 25

Spring has brought its full display of abundant colour and diversity of leaf.

Send your children to Forest School this May half term and lets them see what can be done in gardens large and small.

Why Choose Us?

Spring 2026

The rise in biodiversity is evident as wildflowers flourish, attracting more insects which then provide food for more birds. The rich and varied habitats here are ideal for small birds.

Birds

There is more bird song than ever before – Chiff Chaff and Firecrest, Green woodpeckers and Tree creepers are evident. Squirrel populations are kept down to support this.

My special delight this spring is in seeing last year’s tree and hedge planting come into leaf to form clusters of undergrowth where before there was nothing.

November 2025 News

Amongst our many activities, whittling and fire striking are favourites – not learnt elsewhere.

The wide range of options on offer, lead parents tell me that our Forest School is their favourite holiday club!

Our Activities

Many Forest School children come back time after time as they grow in love and understanding of all the woods can offer at any given season.

Nature & Us

Our Mission

We aim to manage the land for wildlife, and it’s great that we are seeing significant positive changes in this direction.

Woodland Play Oct 25

We run forest school sessions every school holiday.

Upcoming Events

“It was awesome!” – Child

A truly wonderful place for children, all year round! – Parent

Research by the National Trust (Finding Nature | Nature Connectedness Research Blog by Prof. Miles Richardson) has helped people to recognise a love of nature (nature connectedness) and being engaged in nature in simple ways leads to better wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours. That is what we can achieve.

“Education is not a matter of getting facts and sewing them within brains, it is an attitude of mind that you teach children to find out for themselves” – David Attenborough