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Your little one doesn’t have to attend one of our nurseries to have fun with us. Our Explorers sessions are open to all children and allow every child to enter a magical world of outdoor adventure at our award-winning Forest Schools in Birmingham.

  • Muddy Explorers

    A stay-and-play group designed for young adventurers; Muddy Explorers gives children the chance to let their imaginations run wild and develop real-life skills at The Oak’s award-winning Forest School. From making mud pies, to getting up close and personal with nature on a Forest Trail and stopping off at our Fairy Village and Badger Bank, the adventures are endless. Muddy Explorers is suitable for children aged between six months and five years old.

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  • Mini Explorers

    An outdoor playgroup for under ones to under fives. Nestled in Winterbourne House’s beautiful gardens, your little one will discover new sounds, smells and sights – essential to the development of young minds. These sessions aren’t all just about babies and children, it’s about parents too. That’s why when you join us, you’ll be part of a supportive friendly community. A great chance for you to get out and meet other parents, as well as see how much fun you can have as a family in the great outdoors.

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  • Wild Explorers

    Make the next school holidays memorable at Wild Explorers, Birmingham’s most exciting holiday camp. Nestled in seven acres of botanic garden and woodland, let the wild adventures begin. From wood whittling and den building to scavenger hunts and forest games, no two days are the same, as your children blow off steam in the great outdoors during the school holidays. Wild Explorers is suitable for children between four and eight years old.

Our daily sessions

Muddy Explorers

Each session costs £8.50 (£10 for specials). This includes entry for one adult and one child.

Wednesday 10 – 11.30am

Friday 10 – 11.30am

Mini Explorers

Each session costs £7. This includes entry, plus a snack and a drink for one adult and one child.

Under ones:

Monday 11.15am – 12pm

Tuesday 11.15am – 12pm

Under fives:

Monday 9.45am – 10.45am

Tuesday 9.45am – 10.45am

Wild Explorers

Each day sessions costs £45 (minimum of two days), or £200 for the entire camp experience, including cereal breakfast, snacks and a hot drink.

How to find Muddy Explorers

We’re at The Oaks Day Nursery with its woodland Forest School play area, on the Selly Oak campus off Bristol Road. Access the site via the southbound lane of Bristol Road, just after the Oakville Dental Surgery turn-off. The Oaks is behind George Cadbury Hall. Please note, if you’re approaching on the northbound lane, you’ll need to do a (careful!) U-turn at the central reservation at the Weoley Park Road junction by University of Birmingham School.

Postcode for sat navs: B29 6LG

Please use this precise location (what3words): toys.flows.violin

How to find Wild Explorers

Winterbourne Centre for Horticulture (WCH) is located via a service drive adjacent to the main drive to Winterbourne House and Garden.

If you are approaching from the direction of Harborne, it is the driveway turning on your left before Winterbourne.

If you are approaching from the direction of Selly Oak, it is the driveway turning on your right after Winterbourne.

Please use this precise location (what3words): summer.follow.covers

  • A young girl in winter clothing holding up toys

    A young girl holding up toys

  • A group of children playing together outside

    A group of children playing together outside

  • A member of staff hand-in-hand with children exploring the forest

    A member of staff with children exploring the forest

  • A group of children walking outside together

    A group of children walking outside together

  • A member of staff playing with children in the sandpit outside

    A member of staff playing with children in the sandpit outside

Get in touch

If you have any questions about our Explorers sessions please send us an email at explorers@contacts.bham.ac.uk 

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