Our Forest School Sites
At Young Haymakers, outdoor learning is at the heart of everything we do. We are fortunate to have access to several Forest School sites, each offering unique opportunities for children to explore, reflect, and grow.
On-Site Nature Classroom & Mud Kitchen
Our youngest adventurers begin their Forest School journey in our on-site outdoor nature classroom, complete with a mud kitchen and sensory-rich play spaces. These sessions nurture early curiosity, confidence, and connection to the natural world.
 

Pine Lodge Classroom
Following Forest School sessions or woodland trips, children return to our Pine Lodge classroom, a calm and inspiring space where they can:
•     Consolidate their learning
•     Reflect on their morning adventures
•     Engage in extended learning invitations guided by our experienced educators
This gentle rhythm between outdoor exploration and indoor reflection supports deep, meaningful learning.

 

40-Acre Woodland Site
We are privileged to access a 40-acre woodland, where we’ve created a series of dedicated camp areas, each with its own character and learning potential:
•     One area is our 'Robins Nest' where we often start our sessions

.      Our second space is our features a meandering stream, perfect for water play and ecological discovery
•     Another offers a swing rope and low, wide trees, where children have collaboratively built a tree house — lovingly adapted over the years
•     A favourite walk leads to the paddocks on the woodland edge, where children greet the horses and explore the flat terrain, scattered with large branches and natural curiosities.

These spaces invite imaginative play, physical challenge, and emotional connection, fostering resilience and wonder in every child.

Exciting Plans for 2026: A New Forest School Site
We’re delighted to share that Young Haymakers will be expanding our Forest School provision in 2026, with the development of a new woodland site located closer to our nursery setting.
This thoughtfully chosen location will allow our younger children to access Forest School more easily, offering a gentle introduction to outdoor learning before they venture into our larger 40-acre woodland.
The new site will be designed to reflect our ethos of curiosity, connection, and nature-led exploration, providing age-appropriate opportunities for play, discovery, and seasonal wonder — all within safe reach of the nursery.

We look forward to welcoming families into this next chapter of our journey, where every child’s sense of adventure can take root and grow.

We have a mud kitchen site we use for Forest School sessions, which includes a fire pit circle and our outdoor Lodge classroom.  Our Lodge classroom ​enables our educators to extend opportunities for the children following their sessions or trip to one of our woodland sites.  This provides a wonderful opportunity for children to consolidate their learning, reflect upon their morning adventures and for our experienced teachers to extend their learning invitations.

We have access to a 40 acre woodland site and we have created various 'camps' throughout the large woodland.  Each area enables different opportunities, for example one has a stream, another a swing rope and wide large low trees, where the children have collaborated in building our 'tree house', which has had many adaptions over the years.

Another area which we enjoy is to walk to the paddocks (on the edge of the woodland) where the children can say 'hello' to the horses, in addition the terrain is flat with large tree branches and many interesting features.

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Our Forest School Sites
At Young Haymakers, outdoor learning is at the heart of everything we do. We are fortunate to have access to several Forest School sites, each offering unique opportunities for children to explore, reflect, and grow.

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On-Site Nature Classroom & Mud Kitchen
Our youngest adventurers begin their Forest School journey in our on-site outdoor nature classroom, complete with a mud kitchen and sensory-rich play spaces. These sessions nurture early curiosity, confidence, and connection to the natural world.
 

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