Bee in the Woods holds full Public Liability Insurance. Please be aware that the nature of forest school means that risks are present.

Children are encouraged to think about risk and develop their own understanding of safety. Activities take place over rough natural ground and natural hazards are present. Although we take every precaution to ensure safe play, accidents may occur. The staff are all First-Aid Trained, DBS-checked and we risk assess our site and put boundaries in place to ensure a safe experience for the children. Be prepared that your child will probably come home muddy but they will have had a great day!

Baby Bees is a lovely woodland playgroup aimed at nurturing the mums, dads and carers as well as the tots who join us.  The group is ideal for children aged 2.5-5 years old. However, we do have younger children and know that every child is different, so if your child is 16 months and you are itching to get out of the house, we recommend booking a single session ticket and seeing how you get on.

Bee Together Family Sessions are open to everyone young or old.  We run a mixture of activities, some lead, but mostly self-directed.  We only charge for the children - adults come free.

Bee Wild Holiday Club is open to 3-8-year-olds.  Spaces for 3-year-olds are recommended for children who already attend our kindergarten.

Baby Bees runs from the woodland garden in Stanmer Park. The woodland garden at Stanmer Park is an amazing spot for some wild adventures and to feel like we're 'getting away from it all' for the morning.

The Woodland Garden is a shared Forest School space within the Wellbeing Gardens, operated by Brighton & Hove Food Partnership.

The garden can be found behind the new One Garden development. Parking is now located in the large Patchway carpark (straight on at the T junction after Stanmer House). If you drive to the left of the carpark and park near the furthest end from the entrance, there is a small lane leading from the carpark directly to the Woodland Garden. There are toilets, baby change and a cafe at the new One Garden Development - a short walk away.

Use the What3Words website for the exact location for the woodland site.

Being a public park, there is the chance of dog poo and rubbish, so please keep your eyes out. Let us know if you spot anything that shouldn't be there and we'd be happy to remove it.  Please take your own rubbish with you when you go.

We'd like everyone to have a positive experience of Forest School, so it's really important to dress your children according to the weather.

In the winter months the children need to be in layers of warm clothes, waterproof trousers and coats and snow boots or outdoor walking boots. Wellington boots can get very cold in the winter months, so please invest in warm socks or snow boots. (We love Wet Wednesdays , or Mountain Warehouse often have good deals). Name their hats, scarves and gloves. Waterproofs are recommended during the winter months, even if has not been raining, as they enable the children to play in the mud freely - and you don't have to worry about the washing!

In the summer months the children need to wear protective footwear (no open toe sandals or crocs) and a summer hat. Long trousers are ideal out in the woods to prevent stings.  Please also apply insect repellent and sun cream lotion to your child before the session starts. We will ask the children to apply suncream themselves during our Bee Wild clubs.  If they have a specific suncream they need to use, please make sure it is packed for them on the Bee Wild day.