We had a wonderful trip to forest school this week. The sun was shining and the birds were singing and everyone was in a jolly mood. We started our day recapping on last week visit. It was a much dryer day and we were welcomed with the sight of a rather large deer running through our site. We also spotted some squirrels, birds and mallards who were swimming on the pond. The rest of the day was spent with wonderings, hypothesising and imaginative play. Some of the children were fascinated by the ferns which are starting to uncurl themselves. There were many ideas of what they could be. One child thought they may even be aliens!

Our fire, which has been created over many weeks by the children became a swimming pool and then a boat which provided hours of entertainment. The den which has now been standing for over a year and added to on many occasions, became an amazing climbing frame with children navigating different pathways to cross the roof. Some children were even able to use a horizontal branch to swing themselves down which was another highlight.

We sat for lunch and were treated to the wonderfully loud sound of a woodpecker. This was followed by the sighting of a sparrowhawk who is nesting on our site. The children were fascinated by this and we ventured through the field of wild garlic and slightly up the bank to view the nest. Sadly, it was so too high up for us to spot anything but we did chat about how many eggs may be in the nest and what colour they may be. There is still no sign of any ducklings from our mallard friends but we will continue to monitor them!