Forest Schools
Don’t let the children have all the fun, forest school and connecting to nature is for everyone, come and join us at our Family Forest School sessions. Leave the electronics at home and build relationships and skills whilst making memories with your friends and family.
Hidden away at Danbury Country Park, our Family Forest School sessions offer you and your family the opportunity to reconnect with nature and each other. Create lasting memories around the campfire, explore the native flora and fauna, swing in a hammock, challenge yourself to the rope ladder or just chill by the stream.
Join us for woodland play sessions, aimed at the under 5's. Activities include forest crafts and building dens. Aimed at the under-5s, this series of six woodland play sessions at Danbury Country Park includes nature activities, forest crafts, imagination, physical play and building things.
Join us for a series of six home education sessions at Danbury Country Park. Activities include forest crafts, imagination, physical play and building things.
Wild Wednesdays run in the school summer holidays.
Spaces are limited and booking is essential - book early to avoid disappointment. Click on the events below for more information.
Featured events
Woodland Play at Danbury Country Park
Join us for woodland play sessions, aimed at the under-5's. Activities include forest crafts and building dens.
- Dates:
- October 9, 2023
- October 16, 2023
- Venue: Danbury Country Park
- Times: 10:00am - 12:00pm
- For under 5s
- Price: £51 for a block booking of six sessions. Sibling discounts available. Call to enquire.
Home education Forest School sessions at Danbury Country Park
Aimed at home educated children, this series of six sessions at Danbury Country Park includes nature activities, forest crafts, imagination, physical play and building things.
- Dates:
- October 9, 2023
- October 16, 2023
- Venue: Danbury Country Park
- Times: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
- Primary School aged children
- Price: £51 for a block booking of six sessions. Sibling discounts available. Please call to enquire.
Family Forest School at Danbury Country Park
Don’t let the children have all the fun, connecting with nature is beneficial for everyone. Come and join us at our Family Forest School sessions.
- Dates:
- October 14, 2023
- November 11, 2023
- December 9, 2023
- January 13, 2024
- February 10, 2024
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- Venue: Danbury Country Park
- Times: 11:00am - 2:00pm
- For the whole family
- Price: £10 for the first child. £6 for siblings. Accompanying adults Free. Under 18 months free.
Jaywick Martello Tower: Junior Coastal Open 2023
We are now accepting applications for the Junior Coastal Open 2023.
- Dates: June 1 - October 29, 2023
- Venue: Jaywick Martello Tower
- Times: 12:00pm - 12:00pm
- Teenagers
- Price: Free
Walter and Zoniel's Modern Mythologies - Thorndon (South) Country Park
From mid-September, artists Walter and Zoniel present an ambitious public art project across Essex green spaces.
- Dates: September 15, 2023 - April 30, 2024
- Venue: Thorndon Country Park
- For the whole family
- Price: FREE
Walter and Zoniel's Modern Mythologies - Hadleigh Country Park
From mid-September, artists Walter and Zoniel present an ambitious public art project across Essex green spaces.
- Dates: September 15, 2023 - April 30, 2024
- Venue: Hadleigh Country Park
- For the whole family
- Price: FREE
Walter and Zoniel's Modern Mythologies - Jaywick Martello Tower
From mid-September, artists Walter and Zoniel present an ambitious public art project across Essex green spaces.
- Dates: September 17, 2023 - April 30, 2024
- Venue: Jaywick Martello Tower
- For the whole family
- Price: FREE