Rainhill Forest School

26/02/2024

Introducing PETER PARK-BEAR or is it SpiderTed?

He'll be joining us for Bear Hunt Birthday Parties! Book yours and find out more at www.fairyforestschool.com

12/10/2022

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=531437962123548&id=100057720473292

13/11/2021

14/05/2021

BOOK A BEAR HUNT PARTY

Come into the woods in search of our wayward bears.. Once we've found them we'll play some games with them and make them a bear den. Then back to base camp for more fun and food.

Find out more at http://www.fairyforestschool.com/forest-parties

05/05/2021

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3891643604265358&id=680487248714359&sfnsn=scwspmo

ITS ELECTION DAY TOMORROW

Please vote for a local councillor that supports sensible sustainable development and doesn't cave in to developers just to make a quick fix for housing targets or plug council tax shortfall. That's the best way you can support small sustainable businesses like ours and give us all a lower carbon future with good wildlife and biodiversity.

All the local woods we use are through licence agreement with the woodland trust. They're safe but are likely to be affected by nearby development.

Lumb Brook Valley, South Warrington- a unique to Warrington habitat and vital to wildlife semi ancient mini valley. Brilliant plant biodiversity, woodland flowers and epiphytes. A wet, wooded wildlife corridor which has had its farmland water catchment built on for housing near Appleton Thorn and with plans to convert more fields to houses close by.

New Moss Wood, Cadishead - A millennium wood surrounded by farms. This area is drained peatland but there is pressure to build large housing estates nearby instead of restoring this valuable carbon sink.

St Benedict's Wood, Rainhill - once part of the hospital grounds. This wood faces being surrounded by housing due to plans to convert the neighbouring golf course into a housing estate.

Gorse Covert Mounds, Birchwood - situated between Gorse Covert and farmland. This was once a bomb factory and a great example of how to regenerate a Brown field site. Part of the wood's more ancient Pestfurlong Moss has seen restoration work by the Carbon Lanscape - a partnership with Wildlife Trusts, the Woodland Trust and local authorities. One area has issues with sustained fly tipping which the Woodland Trust and volunteering groups have been tackling for years. Local councillors have pushed for a big clean up from the local authority and made it happen and are looking to stop future illegal dumping. HS2 and a nearby service station are a concern though.

Please consider local environment issues when u vote - thanks!

29/04/2021

16/04/2021

We're back!

05/11/2020

Hedgehogs and other hibernating creatures are at risk on Bonfire Night.

Build your bonfire in an open space well away from trees and hedges, and please check your bonfire thoroughly before lighting and ideally make it on the night.

When your fire has gone out the ashes can smoulder and stay hot for a day or so, especially if you’ve had a big fire and the weather is dry. Animals can wander into the hot ashes and get injured so you’ll need to thoroughly damp down the embers with water.

Keep fireworks away from trees and hedgerows to minimise the impact on birds too.

18/09/2020

COVID19 UPDATE - with the limit on 6 and with us heading into Winter we've decided our business isn't viable until at least Feb 2021.

We still have eco party bags available which you can order at www.fairyforestschool.com

Thanks and apologies to our customers that booked parties. We will be getting in touch to see if you want to allocate a new date or a refund on your deposit.

We've taken down our banner but plan to be operating Covid depending at Feb Half Term. So if you're driving past keep an eye out for the banner after Christmas.

Best wishes

14/02/2020

14-day weather forecast for Rainhill.

05/02/2020

13/12/2019

Places still available for Saturday at St Benedicts Wood but booking essential

16/09/2019

Whatever your age, help us stop the climate crisis.

04/09/2019

Starts Monday Book Now at http://www.fairyforestschool.com/contact

07/06/2019

We're back on Mondays

28/05/2019

Its HALF TERM and we're back on Wednesday building Fairy Villages - to book just go to www.fairyforestschool.com and click BOOK NOW

10/05/2019

Coming May Half Term - Booking essential