It is widely accepted and research has proven that good quality Forest School programmes create long term relationships for children with nature which, in turn, helps them to develop the motivation and understanding of how to protect and restore natural habitats. 

At Land and Leaf Collective we recognise the potential impact of Forest School activities on the sites that we use. We ensure that the work that we do encourages learners to develop respect and care for the natural world, maintains the sustainable use of woodlands and enhances their biodiversity and ecological value. We achieve this through educating the learners who use the woodland and by taking steps to protect, conserve and develop diversity within the flora and fauna of the woodland.

We carry out an environmental impact assessment to evaluate the impact of activities in the woodland and we use the outcomes of this to inform our sustainable woodland management plan. We work across different sites to allow periods of time when woodlands are unused. This allows the restoration of areas of high footfall, undisturbed nesting seasons and the natural creation of habitats for birds and mammals.