About Us
School Trips
We are very excited to have been chosen to lead the Education and School trips for Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Cambridgeshire.
The trips typically run from 10am-2pm. We offer a variety of activities, and we can design a bespoke trip for your school based on the main aims for the trip, whether this is to link to a current topic or the National Curriculum or for a Forest School/Bushcraft experience. We are happy to tailor design the day based on your hopes.
Please send us an email with your enquiry. Our registration form can also be found below.
Insect hunting and habitats
We will take the children into the woods on a bug hunt! Equipped with ID charts and magnify glasses.
We will see what insects we can find, whether we can identify them, and we will inspect them closely with our magnify glasses.
We can have a discussion around what habitats they were found in and what we think this tells us about them.
We will also be able to take sweeper insect nets over to the meadow (season dependent) to see if we can find any more insects in the long grasses and wildflowers
Pond dipping
We will have access to the wonderful pond dipping platform at Hinchingbrooke where we will show the children how to use pond dipping nets, trays and ID charts.
The children will have the opportunity to explore the pond with their nets to see what they can find. We will be able to try to identify their finds and learn about what lives in the pond!
Ropes, hammocks, swings and Games
We can teach the children a variety of knots and how to put ropes up.
We will have a selection of ropes to explore, learn to put up a rope swing , high and low rope, learn to make a rope ladder, play in hammocks, and play some games!
Fire lighting, cooking on a campfire and bushcraft
Fire lighting, cooking on a campfire and bushcraft
The children can have a go at using a fire striker, explore natural tinder’s and different ways to lay a fire, they will also be set a challenge in small groups to light their own fires and cook their own campfire snack!
Depending on their age and ability we may also be able to introduce them to the art of whittling using shave horse and draw knife or offer the opportunity to make a craft such as a bow and arrow.
Orienteering, den building and Team challenges
Fire lighting, cooking on a campfire and bushcraft
Orienteering, den building and Team challenges
We will have a giant treasure hunt using the skill of orienteering, map reading and the use of a compass!
We will make up teams to see who can win the den building challenge!
We will explore various ways to make a den,using natural resources vs using tarpualins.
We will also have some team challenges which will require teamwork and communication to beat the clock!
Storytelling, poetry and Creativity!
Fire lighting, cooking on a campfire and bushcraft
Orienteering, den building and Team challenges
Where better to read or tell a story then under the most magnificent Oak tree or under a tarpaulin with the pitter patter of rain drops above?
We can also read books, write poetry, and get creative with mud playdoh! Children’s vocabulary is known to be richer outdoors, why not choose your favourite tree, make a list of adjectives, and together create a wonderful poem!
If you let us know your Literacy objectives, we can plan the right activities for you.
Pricing
£8 per child (Minimum booking of 30 children)
Additional extras for sessions including a campfire:
- Toasting a marshmallow for an extra 50p per child
- Cooking damper bread on a stick 50p per child
- Hot chocolate 50p per child
A guide for the day...
10am: Coaches arrive. Children can use the toilets and register taken/divide into smaller groups. We recommend group sizes of no more than 8 children per group.
10.15am Introductions and explanation of the day
10.30-12pm Activities
12-12.45pm Lunch
12.45pm Activities
1.45pm Prepare for coaches and gather belongings
2pm Depart.