Today the children enjoyed another trip to forest school. As a group we discussed the weather and what we would need for our day. We ensured we had a warm coat, gloves and hat as we prepared for a chilly day. As we headed to our site the children talked about what they might see. We spotted a birds nest and this discussion led us to think about the different types of animals who live in our forest. We spotted squirrels and learned about their homes and we even visited a badger sett!

We had heard a lot of rumours about a magical river so after listening very carefully for the sound of water, we followed our listening ears until we found a small stone bridge. To our amazement, an orangery brown river ran alongside it which was very smelly! We then headed up the wooden stairs before navigating the jungle area of our forest school. The children were amazed by the space and thought they might spot elephants or tigers. Sadly we didn’t but we did stand on the top of the biggest mountain we had ever seen and looked out where we could see just how big our forest school site is. We really wanted to spot some of the deer we share our site with but instead we spotted many squirrels. They enjoyed demonstrating their acrobatic skills, jumping from one branch to another and hanging upside down.

We enjoyed eating our lunch at the top of the mountain before heading back. On our way back we met flossy, a beautiful dog who loves treats (and children). She gave the children her paw and we fed her dog biscuits. We wanted to stay a little longer but it was time to head back. We are looking forward to reindeer spotting next week!