The lovely team at Brackley Town Council have arranged for 2 Forest School sessions to be held in Brackley Town Park on Tuesday 15th August. The earlier session (9.30-11.30) is for those under 5 years old only where the activities will be aimed for that age group. The later session (12-2) is for all age groups and will have activities …
Over the past 12 months we have worked alongside Elmsbrook Eco Village to cultivate and nurture the Elmsbrook Forest School area (located next to Gaglebrook School, OX27 8AS). Our amazing Forest Guardian, Hanna, has run many ‘pop-up’ sessions with wonderful themes of the seasons ably assisted by various Forest Curators who have all been able to show and teach the …
Please take some time to read through this fascinating report for the future of nature connectiveness. There’s the evidence that shows just how amazing nature can be to all in so many settings and affiliations. From sessions in schools, urban and rural spaces to curriculum and farm based practices. We support and encourage ALL nature connectiveness is ALL of these …
Great to see learning in action today at The Elmsbrook Community Event. We had set up a lovely Nature Trail for the children to do and had begun a communal Mandala on the ground as well as a hanging line of treasures. All went down really well and kept a good few children entertained and outdoors for a few hours, …
Hooray!! MUDDY FEET® now do gift cards We now have gift cards available to purchase from our ‘Goodies’ section of the website (https://www.muddyfeettraining.co.uk/shop/muddy-feet-goodies/), which can be used towards the cost of a Muddy Tots session or our Muddy Explorers sessions. They will be available as a printable email or can be sent directly, via email, to the recipient. They are …
Is it time for you to explore a new role? Do you have a qualification in Forest School Leadership (or equivalent)? MUDDY FEET® are recruiting!! Are you keen to bring nature education to the community? Do you have an understanding of using the outdoor environment as a tool to bring wellbeing to others, both mentally and physically? Are you able …
MUDDY FEET® are looking to recruit L3 Forest School Leaders/ bushcraft or outdoor education professionals. Are you excited about connecting people to nature and have excellent facilitation skills? Can you plan, prepare and deliver inspiring outdoor sessions to actively connect and engage participants? We have leadership positions available for weekends and holidays. Leader Applicants must hold a relevant qualification, have at …
Just before Christmas, we discovered we has won a national Woodlands Award for Best Forest School. We were absolutely thrilled to be nominated by families whose children attend the forest school. We were delighted that families took the time to nominate us and write such enthusiastic recommendations, so huge thanks to everyone who took the time to nominate us. We …
Storm Eunice left a trail of devastation across the UK with church spires falling, train roofs being ripped off with the 120+ mile an hour winds, and multiple trees falling causing power cuts and disruption. Storm Eunice was proceeded by Storm Dudley and followed by Storm Franklin causing impacts across the UK with strong gusts. At Muddy Feet we encourage …
Very few people enjoy being cold and wet when outdoors all day, although I have met some who love it! Dressing for the weather is essential to be able to fully enjoy a day in the woods. Ensuring the basic need for warmth is met so we can effectively participate in activities and get into the flow state and engage …
We are super excited to announce that Muddy Feet has been successful in securing funding to bring innovative nature connection programmes to Bicester and Banbury. Funding through Cherwell District Council and Healthy Bicester will enable Muddy Feet will be running a series of nature-based play sessions and Forest school sessions. We will be working with Bardwell special school starting in …
We loved our Winter Solstice Muddy Explorers holiday camps. We listened to the sound of the woods going to sleep for the winter and talked about how the woods feels different from the Summer and Autumn camps. We talked about the shortest day and how the days would start to get longer from here. We made candles from the natural …
We were thrilled to support the Sunshine Centre and Cherwell District Council with the Winter Wishes Event in Bretch Hill, Banbury. We have attended this community event for the last few years and there is no doubt that this is one of our favourite events of the year. The children attending the event were able to meet Father Christmas! Muddy …
The Forest Tots enjoyed the extended beauty of a glorious Autumn at Evenley Wood Garden. The tots completed a variety of nature-based activities using all the beautiful leaves they found. They played, climbed, caught bubbles, started fires, and used the tools. We are excited that the tots will be in the little wood for the winter term, with Forest School …
We were very lucky to work with the amazing Emma from Oojamaflick who popped along to capture our holiday club in action. We commissioned the film to help share all the amazing adventures we get up to in the woods, something parents and carers might not see. We wanted to show the beautiful natural spaces we use, wild and all …
We worked with the L2 Curriculum-Based Outdoor Learning students and the L3 Coordinating an Outdoor Curriculum students at Howe Park Wood in Milton Keynes. It was so great to teach them ways of teaching outdoors, sparking creativity, inspiration, and confidence. We discussed risk-benefit, sustainability, benefits of nature connection, and ecosystems. We will be working with these students for the next …
With the UK hosting the COP26 in Glasgow Climate Change is on our minds. Our Director Alex is currently studying for her MSc in Behaviour Change, as part of her study block, Alex worked with University Lecturers and Masters students to think about how pro-environmental behaviour change can be encouraged through targeted messaging. Together we developed this blog with some …
We worked with Cherwell District Council to deliver some free activities at Banbury playday in Grimsbury at October half term. We were very excited to be based in the wonderful Bridge Street Community garden who does the most amazing activities with a number of different groups. We are delighted to be working closely with Cherwell District Council to help implement …
A spooky time was had by all in our sell-out half-term holiday clubs at Evenley Wood Garden. The woods were very spooky and filled with witches, ghosts, spiders, and floating hats! The holiday club has a great time making potions, candles and playing zombie tag. We were so happy to see lots of returning faces as well as some new …
We had a great day at Brackley Play and Activity day in October half term. This multi-partner event provided free play activities in South Northamptonshire. We had a Muddy Feet stall making cobwebs with sticks and nature-based activities. It was a very well-attended event and we were lucky enough to bump into a few familiar faces. This event was part …
