Liz Edwards, Muddy Faces founder

🌿 Shaping Outdoor Futures: Liz Edwards and the making of Muddy Faces 🌿

Liz Edwards is the founder and director of Muddy Faces. She is a passionate advocate of the outdoors as a medium to support, encourage and nurture play, learning and health.

Liz Edwards, founder and director of Muddy Faces, is a devoted champion of outdoor experiences and their power to inspire play, learning, wellbeing and connection.

Liz has dedicated more than two decades to championing outdoor learning and the transformative power of nature. Her journey began long before she became a respected Forest School practitioner in 2001 - shaped by a deep personal connection to the outdoors and strengthened by her experience as a dyslexic learner who found clarity, confidence and possibility in wild spaces.

Before entering the world of Forest School, Liz worked as an environmental educator for the Peak District National Park and as an outdoor pursuits instructor, earning qualifications as an SpSA climbing instructor and Mountain Leader. Her passion for youth development also took her across the globe, serving as a leader with the Prince’s Trust and with Raleigh International, supporting young people on expeditions in Namibia and Chile.

Liz became a Forest School practitioner in 2001 and later established a Forest School training company, supporting countless people to become Forest School leaders and nurturing a growing movement that valued nature-led, child-centred learning.

In 2007, guided by a clear vision and a desire to make outdoor learning accessible to all, Liz founded Muddy Faces. What began as a simple online hub for quality outdoor resources grew into a thriving, purpose-driven organisation. Liz built the business with a characteristic blend of determination, creativity and care - balancing the demands of entrepreneurship with family life, and ensuring that everything Muddy Faces created remained grounded in real-world experience.

Today, Muddy Faces is a cornerstone of the outdoor learning community, supporting schools, Forest School leaders, early years settings and families across the UK and beyond. Through her work, Liz continues to champion the joy, freedom and personal growth that nature offers, inspiring practitioners, parents and children to explore and flourish outdoors.