Opening Times

Forest park open frm 8am to dusk. Educational visits usually between 9am and 4pm.

What makes this a great venue for School group Fun or Educational Visits?

Our forest is a fantastic outdoor classroom for a great variety of trips.

What are the activities?

We offer a range of planned activited such as pond ipping, woodland art, shelter building, sustainability, all about trees, orienteering, bushcraft skills and team problem solving. We can also design other programmes, tailored to meet your requirements e.g. for BTEC students, A level field studies, adult learning grops etc

What is the age range of the activities?

We cater for all ages form pre-school to adult.

What materials to you provide or suggest groups bring to support the visit?

We can offer ranger or self led activities each with resources and classroom space available.

What are the minimum and maximum group sizes and the free Teacher Ratio?

We work with up to 30 learners per ranger (depending on group) and require that the staff to student ratio meets your LEA guidelines.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

All our activities are fully risk assessed and the assessments are available for teachers when booking visits.

Do you offer Teacher familiarisation days?

Yes. We're starting a new programme of teacher sessions including CPD courses.

What facilities are there for school groups for food and drink, shop etc?

There is a visitor cafe but no shop. The education service can offer gift bags for children.

Is specific clothing required?

All participants need to come in sensible clothes with study shoes and a waterproof coat.

Do you have first aid on site?

Yes.