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Forest School & Outdoor Learning in Leicester

If you're after proper forest school time rather than a quick woodland walk, there's a drive out to Oakham worth knowing about. Rutland Outdoor Education Centre takes children from 0 to 18, and the days there are built around bushcraft skills, feeding the farm animals and outdoor challenges that are properly risk-assessed rather than just a leaflet promise. It's the only one on this list for Leicester, so the choosing is more about whether the trip suits you than picking between options. It's a longer trip out from the centre, so it works best as a planned day rather than an after-school pop-in. The wide age range means it can flex from toddlers alongside an adult to older children doing more independent bushcraft, and everything happens outdoors, so dress for the weather rather than hope around it.

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