The Forest Friends Nature Path starts behind the back of the carpark Can you find all the Forest Friends hiding along the way?

How about going on a Bear Hunt?

Fairy Doors are located throughout the woodland. You’ll find them scattered along the ridge from the Woodland Xylophone to the Story Circle via the Mosaic.

• See if you can find them all.
• Use them as a backdrop to Throw a Fairy Teaparty

Click here to download the Fairy Doors Guide

Free roam the site and see if you can find all these creatures and magical beings – What else can you find? How about a photo safari?

Download the Activity sheet here

Our bug hotel is the perfect place to start your minibeast hunt.

The nearby MagPost can be used to look at what you find. You will also find a set of magnifying glasses available to borrow from the leader’s lounge.

We pride ourselves on the diversity of flora and fauna at Faurefold. It’s a great place to discover nature – from mini-beast hunts to leaf identification. We are also home to these magnificent Roman snails. Look carefully and you should find one.

There are lots of excellent external resources and we have laminated sheets and equipment available in the leaders lounge.

Click below to visit our dedicated page with loads of links and ideas.

Bats fly around at Faurefold and are most active in the summer – the best time to see them is around sunset, when they swoop around hunting for insects.

Faurefold has two set of bat detection handsets which pick up the high-frequency clicks and buzzes of bats using echo-location to hunt

You can borrow the detectors free of charge. All you need to bring is 2 AA batteries per set.  Please email us to request use of the sets during your stay.

Giving the girls the chance to spend their own money at the “shop” is a really worthwhile and fun activity which helps them develop life skills such as budgeting, mental arithmetic and making choices. Many girls will choose souvenirs for themselves or maybe even gifts to take home to other family members.

Most items are on display on our souvenirs board in the main hall. The shop items are stored in the Leaders Lounge in removable labelled trays which makes it easy for you to set up a ‘shop’ for your girls to visit, or have them do it for themselves

There is a BBQ for visitors use. Sizzle some sausages for an al fresco evening. You’ll need to bring your own charcoal. 

We also have plenty of bricks and crates for making altar fires and 4 sets of patrol cooking equipment.

Let us know by email if you wish to borrow the BBQ or the patrol cooking boxes and we’ll make sure you have access to everything you need. 

The Woodland Xylophone has recently been joined by a tin lid drum kit.

Can you make log drums, carrot whistles?

Bring the woods to life with a music and percussion session for all. 

In the summer our story/activity circle is beautifully positioned in the dappled shade. Use it for a craft activity or  home base for orienteering or the “14 things to find” challenge.

Have you thought about trying some storytelling? Get your girls to give it a go with one of the storytelling UMA’s or the Rainbow Storyteller interest badge.

Who doesn’t love a den?

The woodland environment is perfect for building dens and shelters. We have two areas located between the campfire and the camping glade that are perfect for building dens and you’ll find plenty of sticks/branches to get you started.

Please make sure to dismantle any dens you make at the end of your session and leave in a safe and tidy pile for others to enjoy