Ilkley Forest School Cooperative

26/08/2026

Our last and final session of Forest Fun up in Moorfield’s wonderful outdoor area on Tuesday was fantastic and everyone had a blast!💥 More delicious fruit kebabs, lots of woolly pencils, climbing, swinging, whittling, carving, playing games, sunshine and making new friends. Thank you to all the families who booked their children on - so lovely to see our regulars and to welcome new children too.
So that’s a wrap from us, and we hope to welcome lots of you back in October half term. Bea will send out dates as soon as we have them. X

24/08/2026

The food highlight of today’s 🌳Forest Fun 🍃Day were the juicy fruit kebabs 🍢which was a great idea of Bea’s in order to comply with the national ban on open fires. The children enjoyed chopping up bananas 🍌strawberries 🍓plums and melon and threading them onto kebab sticks topped with…you guessed it…marshmallows, of course! Jake was kept busy helping them construct axes and whittle swords whilst others played on the swing, swung in the hammock, took aim with the archery sets 🎯and hauled themselves up and down the ‘mountain’ on a rope. A lovely day was had by all! 🤗

03/08/2026

Just 6/48 spaces left on our last 🍃Forest Fun 🌳 session of the summer. ☀️ Please book as soon as you can to ensure your child gets one of them. 💫

Ilkley Forest School Cooperative are bringing a 2-day Holiday Forest Fun session for 5-12 year olds to Moorfield School on 24th & 25th August.

A Forest School programme will typically including games, craft activities, tool use, den-building and a campfire.

For further information or to book scan the QR or visit eequ.org/ilkleyforestschoolcooperative

28/07/2026

Another lovely ☀️ day of Forest Fun in Moorfield School’s wonderful outdoor space. Some of the children made beautiful peg dolls whilst others chose to create ‘gods eyes’, painted pebbles and even a broomstick. Lisa helped several children carve toadstools and Nell was on hand to assist with making and decorating paper cones for popcorn which all the children enjoyed eating in the afternoon. Jake was chief swing-pusher and helped with whittling and knife work.
So, after two amazing days, that’s a wrap for July and we look forward to our next Forest Fun sessions on Mon 24 & Tues 25 August when Miss Agi and Bea (Mrs Manville) will be back from their well-earned holidays with their families.🤗
Lisa, Pippa, Jake and Nell ###x

***There are still SIX SPACES left on Mon 24 Aug so please tell your friends as we’d love to get them filled. See our poster at the end of the photos with details of how to book. Thank you. ***

27/07/2026

It was great to be back today for Day 1 of our Summer Forest Fun sessions. It was a little chilly to start with but we soon warmed up with a few rounds of Sparrowhawk followed by everyone charging about trying out all the different activities! Pebble-painting and sword-making proved very popular, as did cooking ‘spaghetti’ in the mud kitchen, tug-o-war, swinging on the swing and hammock, and of course toasting marshmallows to make s’mores. Lovely to see some new faces making friends with our regular attendees. Looking forward to more ‘fun in the sun’ tomorrow.
Lisa, Pippa, Nell and Jake ###x

***There are still SIX PLACES remaining on Mon 24 Aug so please tell your friends as we’d love to get them filled. See our poster at the end of the photos for details on how to book. Thank you. ***

04/07/2026

Both July dates are now SOLD OUT.
There are 6 places left on Monday 24th August. Tues 25th August is SOLD OUT.
Looking forward to seeing those children booked on in July. 🌿🌼🎉

16/06/2026

The July dates are booking up fast with over half the places already taken! These sessions WILL sell out so please book soon to avoid disappointment.
Thank you. x

27/05/2026

Well, what beautiful weather we had for both days of our May half term Forest Fun this week. ☀️🌞It really couldn’t have been better! We introduced water play one day, making giant bubbles which everyone enjoyed. The children also were brilliant at making dens, painting stones, creating gods eyes, cooking (and eating!) pizzas and pancakes as well as chopping fruit to make delicious fruit juice to help us all stay hydrated. They even found space in their tummies for s’mores at the end. 😋 Hanging out with friends on the hammock, the swing and climbing frame were as popular as ever. We hope to welcome you back in the summer holidays and will announce the dates as soon as we know them ourselves. Enjoy the rest of this sunny week and thank you everyone for a wonderful couple of days. ❤️

28/04/2026

🎉SAVE THE DATES!! 26 & 27 MAY🎉

After the success of our Easter Forest Fun in March when we were fully booked on both days, we have decided to offer two more fun-filled, action-packed days in May half term.

We have yet to plan our programme but it’ll definitely include cooking on the fire, games, craft, whittling, fire-lighting, ropes, climbing, swinging, relaxing in hammocks, hot chocolate and toasting marshmallows.

We’d love for you to join us! Spaces are limited so early booking is recommended to avoid missing out. 🙏

31/03/2026

A wonderful second and MUCH drier day at our Easter Forest Fun holiday session at Moorfield School. Today was all about food! The day started with an egg hunt, we cooked banana pancakes after lunch and finished with S’mores. Archery, swinging in the hammock, decorating pebbles, playing in the mud kitchen, planting pansies, hide n seek, making swords, hanging out with friends….and suddenly it was 3pm and home time. Thank you all, we’ve loved the last two days. Happy Easter everyone! 🐣