Wilder Kent Blog

Our new term of Forest School designed especially for families of home education children began today - and what a messy start it was!

Autumn is one of our favourite seasons at Forest School, we love the golden crunchy leaves and clear blue skies.

Zoe Rawlins shares an account of her family's most recent rambles around the Kent countryside, where they enjoyed beautiful woodland walks and spectacular views across the North Downs, with a bit of history thrown in.

With its wide-open expanse of shingle beach, Dungeness is a unique wildlife habitat and makes for a family day out with a difference, writes Zoe Rawlins

Taming rowdy kids (especially when school’s out) is tough work, so pull on the wellie boots and explore the picturesque Kent countryside on a family ramble. It’s fun, free, improves fitness - and is even more enjoyable when there’s the promise of good food at a family-friendly pub en route, says Zoe Rawlins

Our family blogger Ed Charles has the inside scoop on a great spot to go fossil-hunting with the family this summer.

Following a generous grant from the Cobtree Charity Trust, children at St Peters C of E Primary School in Aylesford took part in a series of poetry workshops. Their poems have been used to create the Wonderful Wordicular Wildlife Walk between Tyland Barn and Cobtree Manor Park.

As we wave goodbye to summer and say hello to autumn it may be assumed that it also marks the end of our Forest School programme until the spring, however this is far from the truth.