Lymley Wood Residential School Trip

Residential Trip Residentials London & South East

We want all visitors to enjoy spending time in this ancient woodland and provide memorable experiences for all. Nature Connectedness is at the heart of everything we do, helping create the next generation of Nature Guardians. We give back to nature and work with her to improve, rewild and restore the woodland and meadow to benefit all members of the ecosystem, including humans! Staff are experienced and qualified teachers , Forest School Leaders and Youth Workers as well a holding degrees in Environmental science, archeology and a working ecologist. Design your own action packed programme including adventure activities , bushcraft, forest school and maybe even a trip to the coast.

All tents provided, bell tents for up to 8 children and staff tents for up to 4. Some visiting staff like to bring their own tents. Your group will need their own sleeping mats, sleeping bags and pillows (some available for children on free school meals.) Marquees are used for meeting and eating, self catering or fully catered options available.

Teacher Checklist

Risk Assessments
Bursaries or Funded Places Available
Institute of Outdoor Learning
Duke of Edinburgh Award

What activities are available during educational visits?

Adventure assault course; low ropes, zip wire, crate stack, bushcraft and survival, night hikes, day hikes, beach visit, mud kitchen, fire lighting and outdoor cooking.
Coming in 2022 - Archery, bouldering wall.

Which curriculum topics do we cater for?

Bushcraft School Trip

Can the children survive in the wild!? Survival skills delivered in a friendly style using Bushcraft trained expert leaders. Session include including fire making in traditional methods, open fire cooking, shelter and den building, wood whittling, use of tools, forging and using the natural environment to survive.

Biology School Trip

Plants Animals including humans Living things and habitats Ecology and environment Minibeasts Habitats Life Cycles

From hobitats to animal life cycles, plants to humans, we can explore all elemenst of biology for KS1, KS2 and KS3 including Mini beast hunts; pond dipping, animal tracking, biodiversity mapping, flora and fauna and understanding the eco system, foraging and plant uses such as natural dyes.

Fieldstudies School Trip

Rivers Ecosystems

Explore the High Weald (AONB) area of outstanding natural beauty with field studies at Lymley Wood, Ancient woodland, meadows, farming, rivers, Mapping, Fieldstudies and closely located to the south coast for beaches and exploring a range of habitats.

Forest School

What size groups do we cater for?

Up to 50 students.

On-site classroom facilities?

No, we have outdoor learning spaces only and undercover sitting areas and shelters.

Is there first aid on site?

Yes.

Access for visitors with disabilities

Yes, but no wheelchair access currently.

Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Yes . Staff have many years experience and specialist staff are approved practitioners for Therapeutic Interventions for working outdoors with SEND children.

Anything else?

We are really happy to talk through your schools needs and design a programme that is bespoke for you. Day trips to the coast can also be arranged (45 mins from Brighton, 30 mins Eastbourne) and easy access to the South Downs National Park.

Who are Lymley Wood?

Lymley Wood is a Community Interest Company, re investing back into the venue to help disadvantaged or vulnerable children access the provision. Our site is based in an ancient woodland and meadow and is designed with children and young people in mind. Our staff are experienced teachers, youth workers and forest school leaders. We know that spending time in nature has Transformative Power and we insist on the venue being screen and phone free to help enable connection to the natural world. We give the children new experiences and promoting a You Can Do It attitude. Our 3 acre site is private, secure, very beautiful and non threatening and our highly experienced staff encourage adventure, trying new things and learning new skills. We only have one school group at any time providing a very safe exclusive access environment.
We embrace Reflection Time after activities and at the end of day around the campfire where positive reinforcement and peer praise is encouraged. Your children will make memories, laugh a lot and have amazing things to tell families that they have achieved after a stay at Lymley Wood.

Reviews from Schools..

★★★★★
"I took a small group of year 6 boys to Lymley Woods for a camping and activity trip as their own school trip had been cancelled due to COVID. They had so much fun, and it really lifted their spirits and gave them an outdoor adventure to remember! The site was fantastic for them, big enough to explore the many activities and nature and small enough to be safe and easy to manage. The highlights for us were the fantastic fully fitted camp kitchen in the woods, the peaceful (huge) oak lined meadow which in the dusk, with sunlight streaming through the trees, was beuautiful as we all sat around a camp fire. The quality of connection with each other and nature was evident. For the boys, the adventure trail, night walk, fire-lighting, bush-craft...was all exciting and they learnt lots! They also made a natural shelter where some of them slept out and with no screens, they played and enjoyed a real back-to-nature experience. We had such fun and Mel was very supportive and had such a passion for the woods, that shone through. Well worth a look/ chat to her to find out what is possible - its a gem of a place!"

Pupils from schools in Hove