Chloe Dalton from Beaver Green Primary School said "Forest schools have been established for a very long time in some Scandianvian countries and now schools in the UK have realised how important they can be in developing wellbeing, positivity, good health, a sense of fun and adventure, resilience and risk-taking plus lots more. At the Beaver Green forest school they encourage the children to climb trees, build dens, learn safe firelighting skills, learn to cook on the fire, use a variety of tools such as bow saws and palm drills and learn how to care for our environment."

Matt Coote, Manager of AVS Ashford commented "This is exactly the sort of local community project that we like to support. It's so important for kids to learn outdoor skills, and the lockdown has shown us all how valuable it is to appreciate time outdoors."