Nature within reach
Every session is an adventure
Routes to the Wild is a mobile forest school. We bring dens, campfires, tools and stories to your nearest green space — no woodland estate required.
How it works
Three steps from doorstep to den-building
Find your route
Tell us where you are — a school field, local park, club grounds or community green. If it's a suitable outdoor space, we can run there.
We come to you
Our fully-equipped mobile setup arrives with everything a forest school needs: tools, tarps, fire kit, ropes and a qualified leader.
Grow wild
Regular, seasonal sessions build confidence, resilience and a lasting connection with nature — rain, shine or glorious mud.
Our routes
Four ways into the wild
Whatever the group, there's a route that fits — each led by a qualified practitioner and shaped around your space.
Wild Routes
Weekly pop-up forest school sessions in your local green space. Term-time groups for little explorers through to older adventurers.
Join a sessionSchool Routes
Curriculum-linked partnerships that turn your school grounds into an outdoor classroom — half-day, full-day or across the year.
Partner with usWild Parties
Birthdays with campfires, den forts and marshmallows instead of party bags and soft play. Wild celebrations they'll actually remember.
Plan a partyTeam Routes
Away days and team-building in the outdoors — fire-lighting, shelter challenges and slow campfire conversations that desk days can't offer.
Book your teamWhy forest school
Learning that sticks, because it's lived
- ✓Confidence and resilience — children set their own challenges and learn that setbacks are part of the adventure.
- ✓For every child — including those who thrive outside the traditional classroom. The woods don't ask anyone to sit still.
- ✓Seasonal, long-term learning — forest school isn't a one-off activity day. Returning through the seasons is where the magic happens.
- ✓Professional mentorship — sessions led by a qualified youth worker with full risk assessments, insurance and DBS checks.
Who leads the way
Hello, I'm Natalie — your guide on every route
Routes to the Wild is led by a qualified youth worker with years of experience helping children and young people grow in confidence. With forest school leadership training and a van full of kit, I bring professional, nurturing outdoor education wherever it's needed.
Every session is risk-assessed, fully insured and shaped around the group in front of me — because no two routes into the wild are the same.
Where we run
If it's green and there's room to roam, we can run there
Not sure if your space is suitable? Send us the location and we'll happily take a look — most green spaces work brilliantly with the right setup.
Good to know
Forest school questions, answered
What is a mobile forest school?
A mobile forest school brings nature-based, outdoor education to your own green space instead of you travelling to a woodland. Routes to the Wild arrives fully equipped with tools, tarps, fire kit and ropes, led by a qualified practitioner, so children learn and play outdoors in a familiar local setting.
Where does Routes to the Wild run sessions?
We cover Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and surrounding areas, travelling further by arrangement. Sessions run in school grounds, parks and commons, woodland, nurseries, community centres and club or scout grounds — most green spaces work well.
What ages are your forest school sessions for?
Sessions are shaped around the group, from early years and little explorers through to older children and young people. We also run team-building days for adults.
Do sessions run in winter and in bad weather?
Yes — sessions run all year round and in all weathers. Returning through the seasons is where forest school has the greatest impact. As the saying goes, there's no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong coat.
Is my space suitable for a forest school session?
Most green spaces work brilliantly with the right setup. If you're unsure, send us your location and we'll happily take a look before your first session.
Are your sessions safe, insured and led by qualified staff?
Every session is led by a qualified youth worker with forest school leadership training, and is fully risk-assessed and insured. Our lead practitioner holds an enhanced DBS check and a current first aid certificate.
Start your journey
Book a session or just say hello
Tell us a little about your group and where you'd like to meet the wild — we'll come back within two working days.
Coverage
Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and surrounding areas — travel further by arrangement.
Sessions run
All year round, in all weathers. There's no such thing as bad weather — only the wrong coat.
Follow the trail
@routestothewild on Instagram and Facebook.