About Us
Welcome!
Based just outside Hingham, Norfolk, Woodland Tales Forest School is a base for exploring nature and promoting health and wellbeing for all ages!
Our beautiful little patch of woodland hosts a range of groups suitable for babies right through to older adults.
Connect with nature, get some fresh air, make friends and feel part of a warm and supportive community.
Look out for our up coming workshops - mushroom foraging, wine tasting, cheese making, Halloween crafts, Christmas crafts and more!
FOREST FITNESS has started!
Run by Alice Dunnett (qualified Personal Trainer)
Saturday mornings 9am
Bring the kids
Book online via www.bookwhen.com/alicedunnettpt
Woodland Tales in Spring
Join us for our Stay and Play sessions this Spring
Mondays and Thursdays
9:30am - 11:00am
Suitable for 0 - 5 years
Babies and pre-walkers are FREE
Wildlife Watch - March
Some of the things happening in nature this month...
Spring blooms
The quick eruption of blossom in spring is a reminder of how fast the seasons pass by, and the importance of slowing down and savouring fleeting moments. When you’re outdoors, keep a look out for Blackthorn, one of the first blossom to come into flower, along with Cherry Plum, pear and plum. Lesser Celandine, a member of the buttercup family, is also a clear marker that spring is on its way, adding a splash of cheery colour to bare ground. Woodlands will soon be full of the rich scent of Ramsoms, as Wild Garlic flowers carpet the floor.
One way to connect with nature this spring is to get planting in your garden or green space. At this time of year, bees and butterflies will be seeking out a feast after the cold winter.
Early emerging moths and butterflies
The warmer temperatures of March bring the first moths and butterflies of the season. Most moths and butterflies spend their winter in the larval stage (as caterpillars), but some will pupate through the colder months, ready to welcome the spring with new wings.
However, our early emerging butterflies that you’re likely to spot in spring overwinter as dormant adults. Throughout March, keep your eyes peeled for your first Brimstones, Small Tortoiseshells, Peacocks and Commas of the year. They’ll be look looking to feed up on nectar rich blooms in your garden or local green space.
Spot some spawn
March is a perfect time to see frog and toad spawn in our ponds and pools, as amphibians' breeding seasons begin around Valentine’s Day. There are two species of frog, two species of toads and three species of newts native to the UK.
Toads are known for their mass mammoth migrations, often covering distances as far as two kilometres to return to their breeding ponds and find a partner. Frogs also return to the ponds where they were born to breed, and the males grab the attention of the females by croaking. Meanwhile, male newts attract a mate by performing elaborate displays with their tails, and the females then lay their eggs in underwater vegetation.
Keep your eyes out for frog spawn, which is found in large clumps of jelly, and toad spawn which clings together in a string-like structure.
Info curtesy of https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/natures-calendar/natures-calendar-march
Booking and what to bring?
For all groups - Come prepared for the season and its possible weather - waterproofs, wellies, spare clothes, hats, gloves (lots of layers!) for autumn - spring.
In summer suncream, and no open toe shoes due to the uneven woodland ground and rouge nettles and brambles!
Bookings via www.bookwhen.com/woodlandtales
