Call-out to support and celebrate the National Forest’s milestone of 90% primary schools now embracing outdoor learning

We’re proud to announce that 90% of primary schools within the National Forest’s 200 square miles are now regularly taking part in outdoor learning experiences, showing how outdoor education is becoming integral to the way students in the Forest are learning and benefiting from nature.

Over the past 30 years, we have been working closely with schools to boost outdoor learning opportunities across the Forest. In the last seven years, thanks to focused efforts and strategic funding, the number of the National Forest’s 90 primary schools regularly involved in outdoor learning has risen – from just 20% in 2016 to an impressive 90% in 2024.

This achievement marks a huge shift in how education is delivered to the region, with outdoor learning now a regular part of school life, bringing real benefits to the physical, social, and emotional wellbeing of young people.