by Gareth Davies | 2 Mar, 2017 | Article
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by Gareth Davies | 2 Mar, 2017 | Report, Research
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by Gareth Davies | 2 Mar, 2017 | Report, Research
A report produced for Natural England (Report 1 of 2), May 2010 Nicola D. Ridgers – Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University Jo Sayers – The Mersey Forest [wpfilebase tag=file id=12...
by Gareth Davies | 2 Mar, 2017 | Report, Research
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by Gareth Davies | 2 Mar, 2017 | Case Study, Guidance Note, Research
The FSA is a growing repository for practitioner-research, with the intention of building a body of evidence that can contribute to our developing understanding of Forest School. Please see the following document, which explains the research rational behind this:...
by Gareth Davies | 2 Mar, 2017 | Activity Idea, Practical skills, Shelter building
This is a useful free standing den design for sites that may be limited in naturally occurring den resources. Be aware! You may find yourself choosing your own Christmas tree based on how well it keeps its needles with a mind to filling in a den wall rather than...
by Gareth Davies | 2 Mar, 2017 | Guidance Note, Hand tools, Practical skills
When using hand tools it is important to ensure the work is securely clamped or braced, so that it is not necessary for the tool user (or helper) hands to be close to where the tool action is taking place. It is also important that the work is up off the ground, so...
by Gareth Davies | 2 Mar, 2017 | Guidance Note, Hand tools, Practical skills
It is the Forest School Leader`s responsibility to develop their own tool use to be confident, competent and safe when working with traditional tools and to be able to pass on that knowledge and skill to enable Forest School participants if and when ready, to develop...
by Gareth Davies | 2 Mar, 2017 | Campfire Cooking, Fire lighting and management, Guidance Note, Practical skills
Fires of all different kinds may form part of Forest School provision – all the way from little 5-minutes fires to large-scale roasting fires. They might occur every session, rarely or never. The irregularity of fire use in many Forest School programmes means that...