“The grass is greener when you get outside”
David Suzuki
Connecting children to the wonders of nature
Weekly Forest School groups for home educated and flexi schooled children in the Hermitage of Braid Nature Reserve in Edinburgh.
Fridays 10 - 3pm
Our Friday group is full, but if you join the waiting list we’ll let you know when a space becomes available.
Ages: 6 - 10 years
Cost: £35 per session, termly
Thursdays 11 - 3:30pm
The original “Hermipigs” group is full, but if you join the waiting list we’ll let you know when a space becomes available.
Ages: 8 - 14 years
Cost: £35 per session, termly
At our Edinburgh Forest School we:
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![Climbing Oak tree]()
Climb trees
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![Holding cinnabar moth caterpillar]()
Experience wildlife
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![Foraging for few cornered leek]()
Forage for wild foods and cook...
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![Cooking pancakes over camp fire]()
...over camp fires
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![Using hand saw with saw horse]()
Work with tools
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![Carving green willow]()
Develop wood carving skills
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![Wooden T Rex]()
Make Dinosaurs...
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![Carved Unicorn]()
...and Unicorns
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![Edinburgh Forest School Group dancing around fire]()
Build fires
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![Woodland zip line]()
Learn and play with ropes and knots
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![Trio of terracotta natural clay owls]()
Craft and create with natural materials
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![Racing carved boats in burn]()
Sail boats
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![Looking at bird eggs]()
Investigate our natural world
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![Hammock play]()
Relax in hammocks
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![Cargo Net]()
Fly!
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![Rope swing]()
Swing!
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![Rope moustache]()
Play!
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![Grinding apples for juice]()
Make our own apple juice
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![Campfire popcorn]()
Pop corn!
In Nature
On Edinburgh’s Doorstep
We run our groups from the beautiful Hermitage of Braid Nature Reserve, nestled behind Blackford Hill, just south of the centre of Edinburgh. We share the site with ancient oaks, sycamores, bluebells in the spring, greater spotted woodpeckers, goldcrests, song thrushes, treecreepers, nuthatches…
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