"Forest School is exceptional. The care and support that my child receives in building resilience and learning outdoors is truly inspiring."
- Parent/carer questionnaire, February 2024
- Parent/carer questionnaire, February 2024
Forest School 'Room'

On Mondays and Tuesdays during term time only, children aged between two and four years
can attend our outdoor, Forest School ‘Room’. This can be in addition to attending one of our traditional rooms at Fidgets on other days of the week, or in isolation. Sessions for this ‘room’ run between the hours of 9am – 3.30pm only. All children for these sessions are required to provide a packed lunch, we will provide morning and afternoon snacks. Depending on the age
of children, adult to child ratios will vary between 1:4 and 1:8.
Children have access to books, mark making implements and a homemade mud kitchen, but make the most of the natural resources found in the woods too. Children take part in regular fireside cooking activities and have frequent opportunities to use tools for digging, sawing and hammering.
For more information about the ethos of Forest School at Fidgets, please go to our Forest School page.
can attend our outdoor, Forest School ‘Room’. This can be in addition to attending one of our traditional rooms at Fidgets on other days of the week, or in isolation. Sessions for this ‘room’ run between the hours of 9am – 3.30pm only. All children for these sessions are required to provide a packed lunch, we will provide morning and afternoon snacks. Depending on the age
of children, adult to child ratios will vary between 1:4 and 1:8.
Children have access to books, mark making implements and a homemade mud kitchen, but make the most of the natural resources found in the woods too. Children take part in regular fireside cooking activities and have frequent opportunities to use tools for digging, sawing and hammering.
For more information about the ethos of Forest School at Fidgets, please go to our Forest School page.
Our site
We have always been incredibly lucky to be able to use the amazing local areas of common land around Lamberhurst. We regularly visit the Gravel Pit, the Hoppers Hut woods and areas within the vineyard itself. This is not something that will stop, as each place offers different learning opportunities. However, our main Forest School site is securely within the private grounds of a house, a 5-minute walk from the vineyard.
Within the private woodland we have a large fire pit area with a log seat circle. During colder months we have a fire going every day to keep us warm and to do campfire cooking activities. There is a mud kitchen, construction area, climbing trees, digging pit, and camping toilet area. We have multiple tarpaulins for staying dry, as well as den building activities.
Within the private woodland we have a large fire pit area with a log seat circle. During colder months we have a fire going every day to keep us warm and to do campfire cooking activities. There is a mud kitchen, construction area, climbing trees, digging pit, and camping toilet area. We have multiple tarpaulins for staying dry, as well as den building activities.

We have free range access to the multiple garden areas, meadow, fields and orchard on the site. There is a stream and pond which attracts a huge array of wildlife. There is always site management activity going on so the children get to see regular tree cutting, building work and tractors out and about.
There are over thirty resident chickens and ducks who live in the orchard area. The children are able to feed them and collect their eggs. There are two very friendly onsite ponies who love being stroked and fed snacks. There is a large vegetable plot where the children can help grow a wide range of produce. They have regular tutorials from the gardening staff, and get to use the food they grow for snacks and cooking activities, as well as learning all about the flowers and plants that are grown on site.
There are over thirty resident chickens and ducks who live in the orchard area. The children are able to feed them and collect their eggs. There are two very friendly onsite ponies who love being stroked and fed snacks. There is a large vegetable plot where the children can help grow a wide range of produce. They have regular tutorials from the gardening staff, and get to use the food they grow for snacks and cooking activities, as well as learning all about the flowers and plants that are grown on site.

Shelter and indoor space
Whilst we aim to be outdoors as much as possible, we always take the children’s safety and welfare into consideration and have access to indoor facilities as well.
We have access to a recently restored barn. Inside there is a kitchenette, tables, chairs, sofa, toilet and a large wood burning stove and fireplace. During the summer months the sides of the barn are left open, however they are covered during the winter.