School visits to Wendover Woods

Discover Wendover Woods with your class

Situated in the beautiful surroundings of the Chilterns, Wendover Wood offers fantastic learning opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.

A classroom with no walls

The living, breathing woodland is a versatile learning space, with room to think and space to explore. 

Plan your perfect visit by choosing from the range of activities below. Mix and match based on your preferences or get in touch and we can help organise your day.

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.

Learning in a forest is also a practical way to immerse your class in a range of subjects. 

Booking your visit 

Visits must be booked in advance, contact Wendover Woods. 

All self-led groups must be booked in advance so that we can help you make the most of your trip and tell you everything you need to know.

Guided activities at Wendover woods

Treehouse at Wendover Woods

Educational visits exploring literacy, science, art and engineering

Go ape tree top junior Grizedale

Treetop adventures for Key Stage one and above.

Self-led activities at Wendover Woods

Three children looking at paper on a clipboard in a forest

Curriculum-linked resources to download and inspire your students at Wendover Woods.

Compass on a map

Put your class' geography and navigation skills to the test.

Gruffalo Child

Suitable for all ages. Can you find them all?

A class of primay school children walking through a forest in the sunshine

Explore the woods with your class on a waymarked trail, including one around Boddington Hillfort.

Wendover Woods Play Trail Hollow Fort

Discover lots of play structures inspired by nature along this trail.

A young boy looks through a magnifying glass to take a closer look at the bark of a tree trunk.

Explore Wendover woods and earn some stamps for your students' learning passports too.

A child playing a wooden marble onto the marble run at Alice Holt Forest

Try our brilliant giant marble run, fun for all ages, any time of year.