Woodland Adventurers - About

About

PHASE 1: Early Days and Establishment
​2011 to 2013

Woodland Adventurers started in 2011 and was incorporated with Companies House in 2012. We started running Forest School sessions for local schools, Holiday Clubs & Saturday Clubs for local children and Birthday Parties for children from all around the local area.

PHASE 2: Experience and Exploration 
​2013 to 2021

Our focus has increasingly developed from a general mix of recreation and education sessions towards an increasing focus on education and training.
Since those early days we have explored many avenues including:
  • Working with Westonbirt Arboretum (Forestry Commission) offering educational visits for Early Years settings and schools.
  • Working with the Forestry Commission offering outdoor education in West Woods, near Marlborough, Wiltshire.
  • Delivering Forest School qualifications since 2014.
  • Establishing two Ofsted-registered Early Years settings "outdoor kindergartens" in 2015, both of which were determined as "OUTSTANDING" by Ofsted, combined with the highest standards of Food Hygiene which was determined as 5 STAR by Environmental Health.

Furthermore, we have run many focused sessions including the following:
  • Home Education
  • Toddler Groups
  • ​Early Years Setting visits
  • School visits
  • ​In school sessions
  • CPD training
  • Teaching staff team building
  • School outdoor environment development

PHASE 3: Continuous Development and Education Sector Support
​2021 to date

We have continued to shift our focus towards 100% education and training through offering the following:
  • Courses for adults in Early Years settings and Schools for outdoor learning and Forest Schools.
  • School visits.
  • School outdoor activities.
  • Teaching staff team building.
  • Nature-based courses.
  • CPD courses.
Our outdoor activities, by definition, are outdoors!  Trees and tarps provide some level of shelter from rain, but generally if it rains we will get wet!  It is absolutely essential that all visitors come with the right clothing, meaning lots of layers, waterproofs and sturdy footwear as well as a "can do" and "up for it" attitude to maximising the outdoor experiences for all.