The Forest School has created a real buzz around the school.

Although it is still very young, and unfinished in places, it has already become a useable area for activities such as composting, bird watching and gardening.

The children have taken real ownership of the space, and are infuriated by the amount of litter that finds it's way there. This is in stark contrast to how they normally react to litter in the rest of the school grounds.

The grant has also allowed us to demonstrate to other providers that we are committed to making a difference to the lives of our pupils and this has opened up new opportunities.

Many parents, who have been watching the progress of the Forest School, have been spurred on to help us in other ways and we have even received a donation of £250 from a neighbor, who specifically requested it be spend on further development of the site.

Worm farm and minibeast viewer has arrived! After half term, we will be filling it with soil, some food scraps, and hunting for worms to take up residence.

Tree House foundations are now in place, following a much more energetic day than expected and delays in material deliveries.

Mulching of the hedgerow completed this week, plus the brand new addition of our beautiful bug hotels - a 'Mini Manhattan' has sprung up in the woodland! ;)

Installation of the fire pit has brought a real sense of 'home' to the forest school. Next on the list will be the workbench for greenhouse potting and composters

Fantastic planting session of a native hedgerow to increase biodiversity.

'Tree House' storage shed has landed!.... plus, 4 apple trees, kindly donated by our governors

Pupils excitedly transporting wood chippings (from a recent visit by the Tree Surgeons) into the Forest School as the 'forest floor'

Following our 'Pupil Forum' the suggestions have been collated and ranked. This has been combined with our original list of items to create a final vision. Total costs have been held lower than the £1,120 grant in case of unforeseen costs. See PDF for more details

Hot off the press - our first draft of the Forest School layout.

Quick update: Site visit was completed yesterday with Adam! Thanks Adam for welcoming me in the school and showing me around. Lots of brainstorming ideas and it seems that you group is ready to get into action shortly. Let's move on to the design and planning phase so you can work own your Growing Space asap! Excited to see the results soon!

Hello! I can see that your seed funding in on the way. Please let me know when you would like me to come for your site visit. Looking forward to meeting you all!

Thanks for keeping in touch. I received your email. Please do enter your details as soon as you are back to school. Looking forward to helping you with your garden!

Hello Bousfield School team! One little last step to complete... please update your bank details before your funding can be released. Once you get your funding approved and paid, let's schedule a site visit and a call to get you going!
Looking forward to be working with your school!