Before heading into our forest, the children recapped on what they wanted to do at forest school that week. Everyone had remembered our plans to visit the river however a few of the specific details had changed. Now instead of plodging with our welly boots on we were going fishing, going for a swim and splashing in the water. Luckily, everyone had brought spare clothes and towels with them so we were ready for a wet day and a wet day is just what we got! The spring sun shone as the children leapt and ran in the meadow on the way to our site. The sun shone again when we sat for our lunch and just as we finished and headed into the river, it began to rain. Not just a little shower of rain but a huge downpour! The children (and adults) did not mind at all and we walked and splashed our feet in the river, traversed the tyre bridge, clung to tree trunks as we meandered along the outskirts of the river, crossed the muddy island (avoiding the really super squelchy mud!) and eventually splashing in the deep water of the river as the rain dripped down around us. Everyone was wet but no one cared. We headed back to the ‘big shed’ where we dried off and had some yummy scones and drinks. We then had enough time to survey our new ponds and spot some tadpoles. We checked out our poly tunnel and everyone was amazed at our plants, flowers and vegetables.