Find a Bradford Forest School Practitioner

Phil Lowde – Outdoor Creative Practitioner Working with children and young people across all age groups, on: • Team Building • Problem Solving • Communication, speaking & listening • Application of skills • Focus on specific subjects; Maths, Literacy, Science, etc. School Grounds Design Staff training & development courses: • Outdoor Learning & Play • Outdoor Maths • Den Building • Outdoor Literacy • Team Building Delivering Forest School sessions

Lizzie provides outdoor learning and forest school sessions in schools and local Bradford woodlands. Lizzie uses the WILD Passport as a structure to show progression and impact on learning. 

Get Out More CIC is one of the most established forest school enterprises in Yorkshire, with an excellent track record and a dedicated staff team. We are a social enterprise on a mission to help people engage with nature to feel better in mind and body. We run outdoor programmes, including forest schools, outdoor play and community engagement programmes, for people of all ages across West and North Yorkshire. We use local woodlands, parks and natural spaces to bring people together, be active and feel good, working towards our vision: communities and nature growing healthier together. Get Out More runs outdoor programmes for groups, schools, communities and businesses, addressing the need to improve physical health and mental wellbeing through engaging with nature. Programmes include; Forest schools, Community Engagement, Outdoor Learning, Creative and Corporate. See our website for further details

Chris Calveley has 15 year’s experience working in secondary education. He has a wide range of experience (award winner) working in the outdoors with children of all ages and community groups, as a Teacher, Archaeologist, Duke of Edinburgh Leader & Assessor and Forest School Practitioner. GoWild Outdoors aims to reach out to people, to encourage them to be more active and experience the outdoors. They offer educational and recreational experience to both children and adults, giving them the opportunity to succeed, develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in the outdoors. Talk to us about:  Forest Adventure Parties – School Sessions in all subject areas including curriculum specific programmes, other school projects i.e. Gardening - School Holiday Clubs - Team Building & Problem Solving – Learning, Play, Exploration, Nature & Conservation – Corporate Events – Available for Events & Shows - Duke of Edinburgh Assessor & Expedition Skills and member of the Forest School & Mountain Training Associations. Based in the Leeds-Bradford-North Yorkshire areas, but is mobile to other areas.

Green Explorers deliver woodland play and forest school sessions from their own site in Cleckheaton or at your site in West Yorkshire. Claire is a qualified playworker and forest school practitioner, passionate about children’s play and learning in outdoor environments. We work with preschool and primary aged children and can tailor sessions to meet the group’s needs. We specialise in working with families, engaging parents to play and explore with their children.

Kanga Forest is a forest school and outdoor learning provision based in Bradford and the Craven district. We provide outdoor experiences for people of all ages and abilities. Participants have the opportunity to experience a range of activities, such as bushcraft, outdoor games, woodland crafts, and wildlife identification which take place in natural woodlands and green spaces.  We offer a wide range of services from intervention groups, forest school, play sessions, mentoring, holiday camps and more. We can tailor a programme to work for you and/or your provision. Please contact us to see how we can support your setting. 

Mark offers high quality experiences and bespoke training in a variety of nature based learning events, in some wonderful woodland in West and South Yorkshire. My guidance and tuition caters for adults, families, and children of all ages and abilities in an outdoor setting. Personal development, increased self-esteem, and increased confidence are the underlying themes Mark strives for, using the re-connection and enjoyment of the outdoors

I taught art and design in secondary schools for 17 years before deciding to pursue my passion for outdoor education. I currently run a Forest School intervention programme for students with SEND in Key Stage 3, as well as working on a freelance basis with children aged 5-11 in holiday Forest School clubs. With Green Space Forest School I work with adults and place an emphasis on wellbeing and nature connection. Activities include guided meditations, forest bathing, mindful photography, nature journaling, collaborative land art projects, traditional crafts and campfire cooking. Sessions can either be stand alone or enjoyed as part of a continued programme and all take place in a beautiful local woodland setting.   I am also available for family sessions, parties or small groups of any age on your own land, as well as staff wellbeing and team building days. 

Ruth is a qualified Forest School Leader with 10 years’ experience as a freelance Forest School Leader and Outdoor Learning Practitioner & Consultant, working in a range of settings, with diverse groups of pupils. She is committed to working against the climate and biodiversity crises, and is keen to share and develop this enthusiasm in others. Above all Ruth has a passion for children learning in, and connecting with, nature, which she encourages both through her sessions and through helping schools develop their grounds and their outdoor learning. And she likes playing games too!

Hi, my name is Michaela Worthington. I established Well Wood in 2015. I have over 15 years’ experience working in primary education supporting all areas of the curriculum and 7 years delivering Forest School sessions, to children from 4 to 13, in a range of woodlands across West and North Yorkshire. I currently manage the Forest School programme at an outstanding primary school in Bradford. I have been an active member of the Bradford Forest School Network since 2011 and am currently the Membership Officer and Secretary for the Network. I am also a member of the Forest School Association. I believe in embracing the wonder of the outdoors whatever the weather. Well Wood you like to join me? Contact me to chat about any of the following: School based Forest School sessions Woodland holiday play sessions Curriculum linked outdoor learning Student placement mentoring Staff taster sessions Team building days Advice on starting Forest School in your setting After-school Forest School clubs Gardening Clubs

Within The Wood provides fun, educational, hands on experiences within nature to people of all ages, with the aim to promote the holistic wellbeing of each individual. Let your children be wild at our popular Forest School sessions. Spend a celebration immersed in nature at one of our woodland parties. Try your hand at archery in a woodland setting. Experience the outdoors like never before during our well-being sessions. The possibilities are endless when within the wood. We lead our sessions from our beautiful 8 acre woodland site in Stanbury, near Keighley, though our services are also mobile at a site of your choice. Please visit our website to find out further information and to see what exciting sessions are available for you and your family.