From daisies to white helleborines – how to get to grips with your plant ID Plants provide a great and easy opportunity to connect people with the natural world. For us Forest School practitioners, this gives us plenty of scope,
Ladybird survey
Ever heard this conversation? “How old is that ladybird?” “It’s 22 years old because it has 22 spots on it!” “Oh yeah, course.” Well, if you want to help the children to increase their understanding of the natural world, and
TREE ID APP – Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust have done it again. This APP is one that takes up valuable space on the front screen of my phone, helping to identify those trees that you just don’t come across that often. A resource that is
Flora and Fauna ::: Using a Pine cone to predict the weather
Pine cones can be used to predict the weather -fact! HYGROMORPHIC RESPONSE Why do they do this? It is a survival thing. The pine cone wants to protect the seeds it has grown and release them just at the right
Natural Mindfulness Taster Walk
Ian Banyard, creator of Cotswold Natural Mindfulness, has offered to run another FREE taster walk up on Chosen Hill, starting at Inspired Forest School Training’s log cabin in Churchdown. The walk will last two hours and give people a truly
Level 1 Forest School Awareness training :: July 2018
We have just launched a new course date for our Level 1 Forest School Awareness course. This course is designed to give people an insight into Forest School and ignite further interest in the ethos, focusing on the benefits of
Forest School Leader training
Thank you to our current cohort of trainees for their efforts today, as we get closer to their ‘graduation’ as Forest School Leaders. If we help the youth of today to become aware of their mental health, through the vehicle
2000 Trees Music Festival – Cheltenham
A few weeks ago we had the first meeting of our 2000 Trees Festival team. For the past two years we have been running a Forest School setting during the weekend of the festival, inviting people to come along and
Gloucestershire School Games
Gloucestershire Summer School Games and Forest School We are excited to have been invited to share the unique Forest School ethos with visitors to The Gloucestershire School Games on Thursday 14th June 2018 This is the largest school sports event to
UNIT 4 TASK 1 – Create a key identifying a range of woodland flora and fauna (AC 2.2)
UNIT 4 TASK 1 – Create a key identifying a range of woodland flora and fauna (AC 2.2) For this unit you are advised to create a resource that is suited your your setting or the woodland that you visit.
