Hill End Outdoor Education Centre

Wild Days are back in October half term! 🐛

🐦 Early-bird discount - book by 13 Sept

For 7–12 year olds who love adventure, our small-group days are packed with woodland exploring, bushcraft, campfire cooking, den-building and wildlife discovery. 🔥 https://hill-end.org/news/wild-days/
Based at Hill End and exploring Wytham Woods, it’s the perfect mix of fun, learning and wild outdoor adventure! 🌳

You'll always remember where you were...
😎 Solar Eclipse. High Dorm, 12 August 2026. 🌙

Do you recognise the boy in the picture?
We love this photograph of a young boy sitting on our wooden fairy ring - but there's one mystery we haven't been able to solve... We don't know who he is or when the photo was taken!
We'd love to hear from you if you can help us uncover the story behind this wonderful snapshot.
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Could summer 'bee' any sweeter? 🐝 It's great to see our fruits and nuts appearing despite such a dry season... Come along to one of our bee walks on 19 Aug and you could add a bit of foraging fun for yourself!

See: https://hill-end.org/news/bee-wild/ for details and booking 🙂

💚YOUR TRIP TO HILL END🥰
As Hill End celebrates its 100th birthday, we're creating a Memory Bank to preserve the stories, memories and moments that have made Hill End so special.
Whether you visited as a child, brought your own family, attended an event, or simply enjoyed time here, we'd love you to leave us a message online here: https://hill-end.org/news/memory-bank

It was a pleasure to welcome the Oxfordshire NHS Talking Therapies team to Hill End for their recent away day.
150 staff made the most of the beautiful setting and outdoor spaces, enjoying a mix of self-led activities including pebble painting, yoga and team challenges, alongside Hill End-led sessions in team survival, wellbeing and a guided nature walk.
A fantastic day of connection, collaboration and wellbeing in the great outdoors. Thank you for choosing Hill End-we hope to welcome you back again soon!

🐝Discover the bees of Hill End with expert Emma Eatough, University of Oxford.
💚Wednesday 19 August
🔆Learn, explore and stay for a bring-your-own picnic in the sunshine.
🥰Find out more and book tickets: https://hill-end.org/activities/upcoming-events/

It's National Moth Week! 👐
Karen and David have been having great fun using our moth trap to record the wonderful variety of moths visiting the site. It's a fantastic opportunity to see these beautiful creatures up close before carefully releasing them back into the wild...
National Moth Week

"For visitors, their first view of Hill End is from the field gate. My first time arriving as a student teacher was in 1985 and I remember the site, but not what I learned..." Kim Base shares his memories of Hill End in our July blog. https://hill-end.org/about/stories/

What a way to celebrate the end of primary school!
It was a pleasure welcoming Wilson Primary School from Berkshire for an action-packed 3-night Year 6 residential. The perfect way to finish? A cooling water fight!
Thanks for making so many great memories with us, and best of luck to all your Year 6 pupils as they start their next adventure!