This week was a very busy one in the forest. We started our day exploring our site and as usual the den and bouncy log were a favourite. Some children wanted to explore the pond and we wondered if any animals were nearby. We thought we spotted something moving in the long grasses and decided that it was time to venture away from our site to investigate. This was a little trickier than it sounded because to climb up the huge hill, we had to cross the dreaded swamp. Children from a previous group had already built a small bridge but it was very slippy and some of the bridge had been washed away. The grown-ups helped the children across and before we knew it we were on the other side of the swamp. We began climbing the hill which was really tricky.

The space became more muddy, wet and swampy but we persevered. Before we knew it, we were at the top! What an achievement. We looked down and we could see the whole of our forest school site. We ventured along the top of the hill until we came to what we thought might be a giant nest. But who could have built this nest? We decided in the afternoon that we could build our own nests to support the birds who live in the forest. It was time to climb back down the hill and have lunch. We practiced our knees bent and arms out to ensure we were balanced and could get down the hill safely.