This week at forest school we had lots of plans to look for signs of woodland animals so began our day at the very top of our forest school area. Our plans were quickly changed as the children discovered something amazing! We spotted huge walls, arches and doorways all around us. The children instantly thought we had walked into a derelict castle and it had been knocked down by someone or something! This discovery sparked lots of ideas about who could have lived in our forest school and what it was used for.

The children discovered small holes in the side of the walls and wondered what might live inside. One of the children believed it could be where bats live with another child suggesting that bats only live in caves.

We soon came across an area where the trees had fallen and decided to investigate. We found a long path and wondered if this had been attached to the castle. It was a tricky climb to get up onto the path but we worked together and the rescue stick was used to help pull children up the hill. We all managed to climb to the top. Well done forest schoolers!