Every practitioner can envisage their perfect piece of woodland for their Forest School: safe, warm, fun, with dappled sunlight, a deer in the distance and a rabbit eating dandelions - the perfect place for children to jump and climb, run and laugh, to flourish and grow. So, what should your piece of woodland look like? How do you find your perfect patch, and where do you have to compromise?
The starting point for finding a piece of woodland that is right for you is to establish what kind of Forest School programme you plan to run. The following ten questions will help you formulate your plans and assess the suitability and potential of a piece of land once you start visiting sites:
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