Outdoor learning is a fundamental part of the curriculum at Hedgehogs, where children play adventurously, managing their own risks, learning through play, connecting with nature and benefiting from outdoor learning.

Our outdoor adventure learning programmes at Hedgehogs Hempstead take place at the local woods, the allotments and the local playgrounds and green spaces.

The ethos of forest sessions are based on a fundamental respect for children and young people and for their capacity to investigate, test and maintain curiosity in the world around them. It believes in children's right to play; the right to access the outdoors (in particular a woodland environment); the right to assess risk and the vibrant reality of the natural world; and the right to experience a healthy range of emotions, through all the challenges of social interaction, to build a resilience that will enable continued and creative engagement with their peers and their potential.