Events for June

EVERY MONDAY* -  Appleton Forest School 10am at Lumb Brook Valley. Sessions are at least an hour but often stretch on to midday if we get into things (which we usually do). This is an ongoing series of child led sessions. Recently we've done some tool use with under 5s, explored, identified trees, stream walked, made hazel hurdles, bean poles and more. Its very organic and often involves participants influencing what happens at future sessions.

PRICE £5 a child with sibling discounts, etc. NB – 1st and 15th June session are not running as we’re away on training courses, etc.

SATURDAY 6th June – BEAR HUNT at New Moss Wood – Join us at our Woodland Trust Wood on the Manchester Mosses. After porridge we’ll be searching for the 3 bears, Paddlington, Sir Bearmund Hillary and other colourful characters before building them dens. Once settled we’ll start a fire and have a campfire Teddy Bears Picnic.

PRICE £10 a child with sibling discounts, etc.

SATURDAY 13rd June – Wet n Wild at Lumb Brook Valley. A nature walk down the stream and you will get wet. “Canyoning for Beginners”

PRICE £5 each. Only 6 places for each walk!

SATURDAY 20th June  - 10am Midsummer Forest School- at Gorse Covert Mounds - Join us for the penultimate longest day. Exploring, Dens, fire cooking, story telling and more.

PRICE 10 a child with sibling discounts, etc.

SATURDAY 26th/SUNDAY 27th June. Birthday parties. We’re hosting Birthday parties at Appleton and Gorse Covert Mounds. Get in touch for your big day. We make it extra special!

Come to the FAIRY TALE WOOD

Once upon a time . . .

Wakey wakey! The blue bells have rung. Spring time is here! Time to wake up!

Spring has sprung and the fairies are waking up

On the run up to Midsummer Eve we're guiding the young and young at heart into the fairy woods.

We need your help to return our fairy tales back to their own land before its too late.

Will you:

Try the 3 bears porridge?

Retrieve 3 blind mice and a flower fairy?

Reunite the Big Bad Wolf with his Granny?

 Find the 3 not so little pigs and build them a stick house?

Climb a hill with Jack and Jill?

Blow a frog a kiss and turn him into a prince?

Courtesy and bow for the King and Queen?

Meet a fire breathing dragon?

Join us exploring the woods for a 2 hour magical hunt with stories and games. Discover the magic of the natural world before settling down for some treats and hot dogs (sorry 3 little pigs) cooked on the campfire.

Price £10 per child - Discounts for siblings, Woodland Trust Members, etc.

9:45am meet up for porridge

10:00 set off

12 noon campfire lunch

SATURDAY 16th May - New Moss Woods nr Glazebrook

SUNDAY 17th May - Lumb Brook Valley, Appleton

SATURDAY 30th May - Gorse Covert Mounds, Birchwood

Events for May

Its a chilly start to May but soon it'll be lovely and warm (hopefully).

EVERY MONDAY - Including Bank Hols. Appleton Forest School 10am at Lumb Brook Valley. Sessions are at least an hour but often stretch on to midday if we get into things (which we usually do). This is an ongoing series of child led sessions. Recently we've done some tool use with under 5s, explored, identified trees, stream walked, made hazel hurdles, bean poles and more. Its very organic and often involves participants influencing what happens at future sessions. PRICE £5 per child with sibling discounts, etc.

Sunday 10th May - PRIVATE GRUFFALO BOOKING at Gorse Covert Mounds. Get in touch if you'd like your own personalised session for family or friends.

FAIRY TALE WOOD Saturday 16th May 10am-12 noon New Moss Wood, Glazebrook. The 3 bears will be serving porridge to set us up for our adventure . Join us as we wander the woods in search of fairy tales and try making a house of sticks before the big bad wolf blows them down.  Followed by hot dogs (sorry 3 little pigs) cooked on a campfire. PRICE £10 per child with sibling discounts, etc.

FAIRY TALE WOOD Sunday 17th May 10am-12 noon Lumb Brook Valley, Appleton.

FREE MINIBEAST HUNT Saturday 23rd May - Exclusively for our Fairy Forest School Facebook friends. All you have  to do is like, follow and share our facebook page. More details on facebook.

Don't forget our Appleton  Forest School for the BANK HOLIDAY.

HALF TERM - TUESDAY 26th May - NEOLITHIC VILLAGE at Gorse Covert Mounds. Our favourite session so far exploring nature and building dens. Campfire Lunch Included. PRICE £10 per child with sibling discounts, etc. See our previous blog here.

HALF TERM - WEDNESDAY 27th May- BEAR HUNT at New Moss Wood, Glazebury. 9:45am Porridge, 10am set off and teddy bears picnic for lunch with campfire cooking. PRICE £10 per child with sibling discounts, etc. See our previous blog here.

HALF TERM -THURSDAY 28th May - WET n WILD. A nature walk along the length of the Dingle for adults and/or children. You will get wet. 10am (lasts up to 2 hours) PRICE £5 each.

HALF TERM - FRIDAY 29th May - FOREST SCHOOL FRIDAY. A bit of everything! Using tools, dens, camp fires, nature.  Great for those thinking of taking up forest school. Great for home educators or teachers, nurseries, etc. thinking of introducing forest school or families just wanting to get outside and do stuff! What is forest school? Find out here.

 FAIRY TALE WOOD Saturday 30th May -noon Gorse Covert Mounds. The 3 bears will be serving porridge to set us up for our adventure . Join us as we wander the woods in search of fairy tales and try making a house of sticks before the big bad wolf blows them down.  Followed by hot dogs (sorry 3 little pigs) cooked on a campfire. PRICE £10 per child with sibling discounts, etc.

BEAR HUNT'S BACK

We had such as great time on the BEAR HUNT at Appleton we're going to repeat it. Only this time we'll be looking for our fuzzy friends on  SATURDAY MORNINGS and across the Warrington area so we get even more people to experience the magic of Fairy Forest School.

Meet our tartan McBear family for some porridge at 9:45am before setting off into the deep dark wood to rescue our bears who've wandered off in search of honey. Expect a wild experience crossing bogs and streams as these bears have a real sense of misadventure - best wear waterproofs and wellies! Then at midday we'll get our our campfire going and have some sausages in a bun to celebrate at our TEDDY BEARS PICNIC.

All this for only £10 per child for 3 hours of fun including food! 

AND if you bring a friend we'll give you another place for FREE!

Please book because spaces are limited.

Call Rawdon 07799 321849 or email rawdon@fairyforestschool.com

SATURDAY 21st MARCH will be at Lumb Brook Valley in Appleton.

SATURDAY 28th MARCH will be at Gorse Covert Mounds in Birchwood.

SATURDAY 11th APRIL will be at New Moss Wood in Cadishead.

Like and Follow the FAIRY FOREST SCHOOL Facebook page to Meet the Bears!

WE ARE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT!

Who let the bears out?

COME WITH US at Fairy Forest School into the great outdoors for our Appleton Forest School BEAR HUNT. 10:00am MONDAY 2nd MARCH @ Dingle Lane Bridge (WA4 5NB).

Before we embark on our epic search we'll be coppicing some hazel to make your very own walking stick. 

Then we'll go looking in a deep dark forest,crossing rivers and thick oozy mud in search of our paw bears that have wandered off looking for porridge and got lost! Only you can help find them!

Even if the weather is Grizzly we'll still be going. So wrap up warm, in wellies and waterproofs! 

Then with our bears rescued why not stay for our TEDDY BEARS PICNIC next to a warm campfire protected from the elements. We'll be feeding our furry friends campfire pan fried sizzling  sausages. Bring a packed lunch or if you prefer tuck in for a complimentary hot dog and drink made to order.

PRICE £10 per child for two hours of outdoor forest fun followed by our TEDDY BEAR PICNIC with food/drink included. Let us know you're coming as spaces are limited.

Call Rawdon 07799 321 849. Email  rawdon@fairyforestschool.com. Catch us on facebook.