School visits to Cardinham Woods

Cardinham Woods is a beautiful, mixed woodland located in Bodmin, Cornwall. Its popular walks, trails and beautiful scenery offers the perfect environment to inspire and excite learners of all ages and abilities.

Why visit the forest?

The living, breathing forest is a versatile learning space, with room to think and space to explore. Learning in a forest is also a practical way to immerse your class in a range of subjects. Spark students' imagination by delivering a lesson on any topic, using the setting as inspiration.

Plan sensory exploration or wildlife and habitat spotting with younger children. Older children can see how ecosystems work, undertake field studies or explore the science behind the tree lifecycle.  

Discover sustainable forest management in action

We grow, shape and care for forests, managing landscapes for people, wildlife and timber production.

At Cardinham, you'll see what sustainable forest management is, and why it's so important, through hands-on activities.

You can request a free introductory talk from a member of Forestry England staff (subject to availability) to tell your class more about the forest, its trees and wildlife. Booking essential.

Booking your visit

All visits must be booked in advance so that we can help you make the most of your trip.

For guided visits, please contact our learning partner, Badger Forest School.

For self-led visits, please contact the Forestry England learning team by emailing learning.west-south@forestryengland.uk, at least four weeks before you plan to visit, and they'll get back to you with everything you need to do.