National Walking Month
01 May 26 - 31 May 26
Training & Events Calendar
Hundreds of outdoor-themed celebrations and awareness days to spark ideas for work and play.
Plus listings for Forest School, outdoor play and learning, and other nature-focused training and events.
Find out more about Forest School training here.
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Summer 2026 CPD Programme hosting Chris Holland, Jon Cree, Kael Atterton, Marcus Reynerson, Memma the Cavewoman, Maxine Lock and Maria Sprostranova
01 May 26 - 31 August 26
National Children’s Gardening Week
23 May 26 - 31 May 26
ITC Level 3 Forest School Leader Training May (WESTON SUPER MARE)
26 May 26 - 29 May 26
ITC Level 2 Forest School Leader Training - May (WESTON SUPER MARE)
26 May 26 - 30 May 26
‘The Lost Words and Spells’ A One Day Workshop with Jon Cree (JUN, EAST SUSSEX)
01 June 26
ITC Level 3 Forest School Leader Training June (EXMOUTH)
01 June 26
ITC Level 3 Forest School Practitioner Training (Cumbria) JUNE
01 June 26
ITC Level 2 Forest School Leader Training - June (EXMOUTH)
01 June 26
CPD for Forest School with Forge Learning; Simple Activity Ideas & Makes Training Course; Banbury, Oxfordshire
01 June 26
CPD for Forest School with Forge Learning; All Things Knots; Leicester
02 June 26
Certificate in Nature-based Practice with ITC Level 3 (JUNE, EAST SUSSEX)
03 June 26 - 05 June 26
CPD for Forest School with Forge Learning; Simple Activity Ideas & Makes Training Course; Coventry, Warwickshire
03 June 26
L2 Award in assisting at forest school (BEDFORDSHIRE)
04 June 26
L3 Certificate in leading forest school (BEDFORDSHIRE)
04 June 26
Forest School Leader (Level 3) Training Course with Forge Learning; Banbury, Oxfordshire
08 June 26
Forest School Assistant (Level 2) Training Course with Forge Learning; Banbury, Oxfordshire.
08 June 26
Free outdoor learning CPD, Harrogate
11 June 26
Forest School Level 2 Assist at Forest School (ESSEX)
16 June 26 - 19 June 26
ITC Level 3 Paediatric & Forest School First Aid - June (EXMOUTH)
17 June 26 - 18 June 26
Nature-Based Training for Psychiatrists & GPs (JUN, EAST SUSSEX)
18 June 26 - 19 June 26
First Aid for Forest School Training Course with Forge Learning; Daventry, Northamptonshire. Summer 2026
18 June 26 - 19 June 26
Soul of Belonging Workshop: Nature, Healing, and the Wild Within with Rebecca Wildbear (JUN, EAST SUSSEX)
20 June 26
Thresholds in the Wild: Nature as Guide in Times of Change with Rebecca Wildbear (Five-Day Immersion, JUN, EAST SUSSEX)
21 June 26 - 25 June 26
Level 3 Forest School Leader Training (Summer Term, Leeds)
23 June 26
Introduction to Forest School (Wilby, Suffolk)
25 June 26
Leader of Outdoor Learning (DERBYSHIRE)
26 June 26
EYA National Week of Play 2026
29 June 26 - 05 July 26
Level 3 Forest School Leader training - Intensive Summer 2026 (Oxfordshire)
04 July 26
Level 3 ITC Outdoor and Paediatric First Aid - Oxfordshire July 2026
11 July 26 - 12 July 26
Free outdoor learning CPD, Nottingham
13 July 26
ITC Level 3 Paediatric & Forest School First Aid - July (EXMOUTH)
15 July 26 - 16 July 26
Big Butterfly Count (July/August)
17 July 26 - 09 August 26
Level 3 ITC Outdoor and Paediatric First Aid - Oxfordshire July 2026
27 July 26 - 28 July 26
Forest School Training Level 3 Summer Holidays Colchester, ESSEX
28 July 26
ITC Level 3 Paediatric & Forest School First Aid - August (EXMOUTH)
12 August 26 - 13 August 26
ITC Level 2 Forest School Leader Training - August (EXMOUTH)
17 August 26 - 21 August 26
ITC Level 3 Forest School Leader Training August (EXMOUTH)
17 August 26 - 21 August 26
Free outdoor learning CPD, Stirling
27 August 26
Autumn 2026 CPD Programme hosting Jon Cree, Chris Holland, Maria Sprostranova and Maxine Lock
01 September 26 - 31 December 26
Level 3 Leading Forest School (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE)
07 September 26
ITC Level 2 Forest School Leader Training - September (EXMOUTH)
07 September 26
ITC Level 3 Forest School Leader Training September (EXMOUTH)
07 September 26
Introduction to Engaging Children in Permaculture Course with Lusi and Lex (SEPT, EAST SUSSEX)
12 September 26 - 13 September 26
ITC Level 3 Paediatric & Forest School First Aid - September (EXMOUTH)
16 September 26 - 17 September 26
Great British Beach Clean
18 September 26 - 27 September 26
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 September 26
L2 Award in Assisting at Forest School Milton Keynes
21 September 26
LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN LEADING FOREST SCHOOL Milton Keynes
21 September 26
Level 3 Forest School Leader Training (Autumn Term, Leeds)
22 September 26
Forest School Leader Level 3 course Autumn ESSEX
22 September 26
Free outdoor learning CPD, Winchester
24 September 26
Free outdoor learning CPD, Bristol
24 September 26
The Forest School Show 2026
26 September 26 - 27 September 26
Forest School Leader (Level 3) Training Course with Forge Learning; Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
28 September 26
Forest School Assistant (Level 2) Training Course with Forge Learning; Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
28 September 26
International Walk to School Month
01 October 26 - 31 October 26
Family Learning Festival
03 October 26 - 01 November 26
The Power of Connection with Jon Cree and Madelanne Rust-D’Eye (OCT, EAST SUSSEX)
03 October 26 - 04 October 26
Red Squirrel Awareness Week
05 October 26 - 11 October 26
Forest School Leader (Level 3) Training Course with Forge Learning; Daventry, Northamptonshire
05 October 26
Forest School Assistant (Level 2) Training Course with Forge Learning; Daventry, Northamptonshire.
05 October 26
Level 3 Forest School Training course (SUFFOLK - OCTOBER)
12 October 26
ITC Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders (Cumbria) OCTOBER
12 October 26
Forest School Leader (Level 3) Training Course with Forge Learning; Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Autumn 2026
12 October 26
Forest School Assistant (Level 2) Training Course with Forge Learning; Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Autumn 2026
12 October 26
ITC Level 3 Paediatric & Forest School First Aid - October (EXMOUTH)
14 October 26 - 15 October 26
CLIMBING FRAMES, ROPES & LADDERS with JON CREE - HAMPSHIRE
17 October 26
SUPPORTING CHILDREN THROUGH ANXIETY AND TRAUMA with JON CREE - HAMPSHIRE
18 October 26
Forest School Assistant (Level 2) Training Course with Forge Learning; Coventry, Warwickshire Autumn 2026.
19 October 26
LEVEL 3 FOREST SCHOOL LEADER TRAINING - HAMPSHIRE
21 October 26
Reframing how to work with Behaviour and Stress in the Outdoors, ITC Level 3 (OCT, EAST SUSSEX)
22 October 26 - 24 October 26
ITC Level 3 Forest School Leader Training October (EXMOUTH)
26 October 26 - 30 October 26
ITC Level 2 Forest School Leader Training - October (EXMOUTH)
26 October 26 - 30 October 26
Children's Book Week, November
04 November 26 - 10 November 26
Outdoor Classroom Day - November
05 November 26
CPD for Forest School with Forge Learning; All Things Knots; Coventry, Warwickshire
09 November 26
CPD for Forest School with Forge Learning; All Things Knots; Banbury, Oxfordshire
10 November 26
ITC Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders with FSA Endorsed Trainer Marina Robb (NOV '26, EAST SUSSEX)
12 November 26 - 14 November 26
CPD for Forest School with Forge Learning; Simple Activity Ideas & Makes Training Course; Daventry, Northamptonshire
16 November 26
ITC Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders (Cumbria) NOVEMBER
16 November 26
CPD for Forest School with Forge Learning; All Things Knots; Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
17 November 26
CPD for Forest School with Forge Learning; Simple Activity Ideas & Makes Training Course; Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
18 November 26
ITC Level 3 Paediatric & Forest School First Aid - November (EXMOUTH)
18 November 26 - 19 November 26
Learning Beyond the Classroom (Level 3) Training Course with Forge Learning; Coventry, Warwickshire
23 November 26
First Aid for Forest School Training Course with Forge Learning; Coventry, Warwickshire. Autumn 2026
26 November 26 - 27 November 26
RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch
05 January 27 - 12 February 27
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
29 January 27 - 31 January 27
National Storytelling Week
01 February 27 - 09 February 27
Children's Mental Health Week
08 February 27 - 14 February 27
Great British Spring Clean & Great Big School Clean
12 March 27 - 28 March 27
Trees Are The Key Awareness Week
15 March 27 - 21 March 27
