WILD WOOD
FOREST SCHOOL
Nature Connection for Young Minds
We specialise in Nature Connection and Forest School for secondary school age (11 to 18) young people with additional needs. We provide long term Forest School sessions in smaller groups to maximise nature connection effectiveness.
Wild Wood
We are passionate about creating an outdoor space where older children and young adults who may have anxiety, trauma, sensory needs, communication difficulties and emotional dysregulation can feel supported and nurtured.
Our sessions provide flexible and creative activities that are supportive and fun for learners with all kinds of additional needs. We are committed to providing the best possible nature connection experiences and are happy to create bespoke sessions for individuals or group sessions with one to one supervision.
Guided by Nature
Our focus is to use the outdoor, woodland environment to promote confidence, resilience, self-regulation, and managed risk taking in a neurodiverse inclusive way.
We have arrived where we are from journeys of many different careers. Between us we have had decades of work as a Clinical Scientist in the NHS, as a fully qualified Tree Surgeon, as a fully qualified Music Teacher and an Agricultural Engineer.
From Experience to Practice
Behind every session is a team with a wealth of training and experience in both outdoor education and emotional well-being.
As Level 3 Qualified Forest School Leaders, we bring together backgrounds in education, healthcare, and woodland management, underpinned by specialist training in supporting autism, neurodiversity, and specific learning difficulties. Our practice is strengthened further by therapeutic skills for outdoor leaders, mindfulness training, and approved practitioner status in therapeutic forest approaches. This combination of qualifications ensures that every learner is supported with sensitivity, professionalism, and a deep understanding of how nature can nurture growth.
Forest School and Nature Connection
- Level 3 Forest School Leaders
- 6 x years Venture Scout Leader
- 4 x years Yorkshire County Mountaineering Team
Emotional and Mental Health Support
- Certificate in Therapeutic Skills for Outdoor Leaders
- Therapeutic Forest Approved Practitioner
- Certificate in Supporting Children and Young People’s Emotional Well-Being University of York
- Mindfulness for Teachers own Well-being – Forest Bathing UK
Supporting Neurodiversity in the Woodland
- Certificate in Supporting Autism & Neurodiversity Outside
- TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties – York College
Sessions
At Wild Wood Forest School, every session is designed to support young people in building confidence, resilience, and a deeper connection with nature.
We specialise in creating safe, inclusive outdoor learning experiences tailored to neurodiverse needs and emotional well-being. Sessions are usually two hours, though they can be extended if required, and can take place either on your site or in local woodlands.
What We Offer
- 2-hour sessions (or longer if required)
- Delivered at your site or in local woodlands
- Neurodiversity-inclusive activities that are flexible, creative, and supportive
Specialist Provisions
- Outdoor, nature-based sensory circuits
- Bespoke activities to support EHCP targets
- Individualised social stories and trust-building games
Projects & Activities
- Forest School programmes
- Tree planting and woodland regeneration
- Dead hedge creation
- Campfire cooking
- Woodland crafts and bushcraft skills