As we walked along the track to our site we were confronted by a HUGE footprint. We wanted to work out just how big the footprint was, so we firstly tried to measure it with the children’s feet. The footprint was still bigger. The grown-ups then tried their feet but the footprint was still bigger! The children then tried two feet and it was still bigger! The children surmised that the footprint was made by a giant. We would have to use our sharp eyes to spot the forest school giant.

We were so surprised as we entered our site to be met with our little Robin friend. He is so friendly and came very close to us (Jen even managed a robin selfie). When we sat for lunch, he brought his little family to meet us. Lisa shared some information with us about robins. We were surprised to learn that robins prefer to sleep on the ground and that through the winter they come together and roost with other birds to stay warm.

The rest of our day was spent exploring the forest, spotting squirrels (we still haven’t spotted a deer yet) and spotting mini beasts. Before we knew it that time had come and it was back to nursery on our minibus with a lot of children having a quick power nap on the way.