Forest Folk is a home education group for 5-7 and 7-10 year olds, meeting fortnightly in term time, all year round. We use the private woods at Arlington, a farm site in Wilmington, Abbots Wood in Arlington, together with a handful of downland sites. We look at all kinds of subjects from fossils and bones to twig identification, and we make good use of bushcraft skills.
We meet on fortnightly (ish) Wednesdays all year round during term time.
There are two groups running on alternate weeks - A and B week. From September, the A week will be for 5-7 year olds, and B week for 7-10 year olds.
It is a morning group (10.30 to 12.30)
Bookings are taken in blocks of three sessions. There are six blocks in a year.
A block is £27 per child, non-refundable if you can't make it.
We provide hot and cold drinks, but bring a snack if you like. We quite often light the campfire!
To book a place, contact Sarah on 07887 556336 or [email protected].
There are two groups running on alternate weeks - A and B week. From September, the A week will be for 5-7 year olds, and B week for 7-10 year olds.
It is a morning group (10.30 to 12.30)
Bookings are taken in blocks of three sessions. There are six blocks in a year.
A block is £27 per child, non-refundable if you can't make it.
We provide hot and cold drinks, but bring a snack if you like. We quite often light the campfire!
To book a place, contact Sarah on 07887 556336 or [email protected].
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Term 1
LOVELY LEAVES The Nest, Wilmington
A: 18th Sep (5-7yr)
B: 25th Sep (7-10yr)
Learn your leaves - make a book of the trees at The Nest, make leaf baskets to hold a fire-cooked snack, look at colour change, use the microscopes to see the leaf cells, make a leaf pendant.
ACORN ADVENTURES The Nest, Wilmington
A: 2nd Oct (5-7yr)
B: 9th Oct (7-10yr)
Collect acorn cups and melt beeswax to make miniature candles, try cooking with acorn flour, find the jay oaks and plant some oak trees.
FANTASTIC FUNGI Abbots Wood, Arlington
A: 16th Oct (5-7yr)
B: 23rd Oct (7-10yr)
Our annual visit to an ancient woodland - this time we will start the process of making paper from bracket fungus!
Term 2
FIRE SKILLS The Nest, Wilmington
A: 6th November (5-7yr)
B: 13th November (7-10yr)
Learn different techniques to light a fire, learn which woods to use and make your own fire steel to take home.
WOODLOUSE HOUSE The Nest, Wilmington
A: 20th November (5-7yr)
B: 27th November (7-10yr)
Build a Lego house for woodlice! Can they find their way through a maze to the damp wood? Discover different species, investigate their legs and improve the habitat for woodlice in the field.
MIDWINTER MAGIC Bluebell Wood, Arlington
A: 4th December (5-7yr)
B: 11th December (7-10yr)
Learn about the Cutty Wren, Jack Frost, and other midwinter legends. Place a Yule log on the fire so we can cook some treats and make winter decorations.
Term 3 dates
A: 8th Jan, 22nd Jan, 5th Feb
B: 15th Jan, 29th Jan, 12th Feb
Term 4 dates
A: 26th Feb, 12th Mar, 26th Mar
B: 5th Mar, 19th Mar, 2 April
Term 5 dates
A: 23rd April, 7th May, 21st May
B: 30th April, 14th May, 28th May (this date falls in school half term)
Term 6 dates
A: 4th June, 18th June, 2nd July
B: 11th June, 25th June, 9th July
LOVELY LEAVES The Nest, Wilmington
A: 18th Sep (5-7yr)
B: 25th Sep (7-10yr)
Learn your leaves - make a book of the trees at The Nest, make leaf baskets to hold a fire-cooked snack, look at colour change, use the microscopes to see the leaf cells, make a leaf pendant.
ACORN ADVENTURES The Nest, Wilmington
A: 2nd Oct (5-7yr)
B: 9th Oct (7-10yr)
Collect acorn cups and melt beeswax to make miniature candles, try cooking with acorn flour, find the jay oaks and plant some oak trees.
FANTASTIC FUNGI Abbots Wood, Arlington
A: 16th Oct (5-7yr)
B: 23rd Oct (7-10yr)
Our annual visit to an ancient woodland - this time we will start the process of making paper from bracket fungus!
Term 2
FIRE SKILLS The Nest, Wilmington
A: 6th November (5-7yr)
B: 13th November (7-10yr)
Learn different techniques to light a fire, learn which woods to use and make your own fire steel to take home.
WOODLOUSE HOUSE The Nest, Wilmington
A: 20th November (5-7yr)
B: 27th November (7-10yr)
Build a Lego house for woodlice! Can they find their way through a maze to the damp wood? Discover different species, investigate their legs and improve the habitat for woodlice in the field.
MIDWINTER MAGIC Bluebell Wood, Arlington
A: 4th December (5-7yr)
B: 11th December (7-10yr)
Learn about the Cutty Wren, Jack Frost, and other midwinter legends. Place a Yule log on the fire so we can cook some treats and make winter decorations.
Term 3 dates
A: 8th Jan, 22nd Jan, 5th Feb
B: 15th Jan, 29th Jan, 12th Feb
Term 4 dates
A: 26th Feb, 12th Mar, 26th Mar
B: 5th Mar, 19th Mar, 2 April
Term 5 dates
A: 23rd April, 7th May, 21st May
B: 30th April, 14th May, 28th May (this date falls in school half term)
Term 6 dates
A: 4th June, 18th June, 2nd July
B: 11th June, 25th June, 9th July
[email protected] 07887 556336