Green Explorers

Green Explorers 🌳Outdoor woodland play and Forest School
🐞 Gift vouchers and birthday parties
🌿 BOOKING open All you need to do is bring a cake and candles.
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Green Explorers is a Woodland Play Group based in our woodland site at Whitechapel Primary School in Cleckheaton. The aim is to create a safe woodland space where families can explore and play, benefiting from being outdoors and having fun together. It is a welcoming non-judgemental space where parents and carers can support each other and make connections. The group is primarily aimed for prescho

ol aged children, but during holidays and weekends children up to the age of 11 are welcome too. Preschool Woodland Playgroup, up to 5 years, term-time;
🦔 Monday's 9.45am-11.45am
🐻 Wednesday's 9.45am-11.45am
🐿️ Friday's 9.45am-11.45am

🍄 School Holiday Woodland Playgroup, up to 11 years. 10am-12pm or 1-3pm.

🐾 Family Saturday's Woodland Playgroup, up to 11 years, 10am-12pm. Here's what to expect at Green Explorers;
🌳 A private woodland space which has been developed as a safe and welcoming space for families.
☕ Hot drinks for everyone (tea, coffee, hot chocolate) plus toasted marshmallows and biscuits around the campfire.
🐌 A wide range of play activities available throughout including; mud kitchen, digging zone, construction role play, minibeast hunting, exploration, swings and hammock.
🖌️ A different craft each week, usually linked to the seasons.
🌞 Seasonal activities and resources appear as the seasons change. Birthday party and group bookings available;

Birthday Parties 🎉
Celebrate in style in our own woods based in Cleckheaton! Have sole use of the space for your child’s birthday party which includes; hotdogs, toasted marshmallows, popcorn and hot chocolate around the fire for all children, hot drinks for all adults, free play activities, a craft of choice and personalised sustainable craft goody bag from Scraptastic for all children to take home. Parties can be themed with an activity or craft, themes could be; dinosaurs, fairies, pirates, the hungry caterpillar, stickman etc... If you have an idea, we'll do our best to accommodate it. Cost: £165 for up to 15 children, £8.50 per additional child up to 20 children. Green Explorers Group Bookings 🌷
We offer group bookings in the woods. Have sole use of our woods in Cleckheaton for your group which includes; toasted marshmallows and hot chocolate around the fire for all children, hot drinks for all adults, free play activities such as mud kitchen, construction zone, minibeast hunting and den building and a themed craft activity. Group bookings are suitable for any groups of children who will attend with adults who take responsibility for their care throughout. Such as; individuals who wish to make a booking together, a group of childminders, existing groups such as guiding and scouting, support groups, nurseries and out of school clubs. Get in touch for more information and to make a booking. Claire Drake [email protected] 07786551834

Summer HolidaysWe have made a start on our summer holiday schedule, here's what's planned so far...Summer Woodland Stay ...
02/06/2026

Summer Holidays
We have made a start on our summer holiday schedule, here's what's planned so far...

Summer Woodland Stay and Play, suitable for all ages but aimed towards 0-7 years.

Monday 20th July 10am-12pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-sikyc-20260720100000

Wednesday 22nd July 10am-12pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-siy19-20260722100000

Friday 24th July 10am-12pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-swfz0-20260724100000

Monday 27th July 10am-12pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-sikyc-20260727100000

Wednesday 29th July 10am-12pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-siy19-20260729100000

Wednesday 5th August 10am-12pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-siy19-20260805100000

Friday 7th August 10am-12pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-swfz0-20260807100000

Wednesday 12th August 10am-12pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-siy19-20260812100000

Friday 14th August 10am-12pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-swfz0-20260814100000

Summer Forest School
Running on Wednesday afternoons aimed towards children 5 and older. We enjoy our usual play as well as some more challenging crafts, using tools, learning more about fire lighting or trying more campfire cooking. 

Wednesday 22nd July 1-3pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-stcjx-20260722130000 

Wednesday 29th July 1-3pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-stcjx-20260729130000 

Wednesday 5th August 1-3pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-stcjx-20260805130000 

Wednesday 12th August 1-3pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-stcjx-20260812130000

Teddy Bears Picnic
Join the teddy bears and bring your own teddy bear along to the woods for a play and picnic.
Bring along your own picnic and blanket to enjoy during the session.
This session is aimed towards children aged 0-5 years. 

Friday 31st July 11am-1pm: https://bookwhen.com/greenexplorers/e/ev-snzta-20260731110000

31/05/2026
Next week at the woods our theme is Owls 🦉You can make an owl to take home, read owl stories and try some feather painti...
29/05/2026

Next week at the woods our theme is Owls 🦉
You can make an owl to take home, read owl stories and try some feather painting.

We'll have all our usual play activities and campfire for snacks.

We're open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.45-11.45am, plus Saturday afternoon for our fully booked Owl Special.

Advance booking required via www.bookwhen.com/greenexplorers

If you're planning on coming please get booked on so I can get organised for you all 👍

Before half term we said farewell to Emily who has been doing her university placement with Green Explorers since Januar...
29/05/2026

Before half term we said farewell to Emily who has been doing her university placement with Green Explorers since January.
She is just about to finish her second year studying Playwork and Child Development at Leeds Beckett University and her placement was a big part of her studies.
If you've met Emily at Green Explorers, I'm sure you'll agree that she's been a great addition and wish her well in her future studies and career.
Emily has got stuck into everything thrown at her and with a smile too. It's been a pleasure working with her and I'm sad to see her move on.

We are getting ready to be back at the woods after a fab break over half term to the Netherlands.We made a new invention...
29/05/2026

We are getting ready to be back at the woods after a fab break over half term to the Netherlands.
We made a new invention... Stroopwaffle s'mores! 😋
These might just need to make an appearance at the woods some time soon 😊

16/05/2026

A chilled Saturday in the woods with a Bee poem from 🐝

Hello, Claire here!Founder of Green Explorers and pretty much a one woman show 😅 From delivery of sessions to social med...
14/05/2026

Hello, Claire here!
Founder of Green Explorers and pretty much a one woman show 😅 From delivery of sessions to social media to woodland maintenance, it's me!

I've been running Green Explorers for nearly 4 years and it's mostly fab! Providing opportunity for children and families to play out is my passion, when the weather is dire it does get tricky but it's worth it seeing you all enjoy playing, connecting, chilling and exploring 👍

At the moment times are a bit tough, they are tough on us all but those of us who run small businesses are noticing a change.
In general there are less of you coming to play, this may be for lots of reasons, but I just want to remind you that I'm here and waiting to welcome you to the woods 😊
I get an email for every single booking and I genuinely value every single booking, you all keep my little dream going and I hope to be here for years to come 🤞

If you have any questions please get in touch, otherwise all available sessions can be seen and booked on the booking page www.bookwhen.com/greenexplorers

A reminder that we are closed during May Half Term, but we'll be back open in June 👍
13/05/2026

A reminder that we are closed during May Half Term, but we'll be back open in June 👍

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