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# Discover Wildwood Nature School: A New Kind of Primary Education
- URL: https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/discover-wildwood-nature-school-a-new-kind-of-primary-education/
- Published: 2025-10-30T17:40:27.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-30T17:40:27.000Z
- Description: Nestled in North London’s green heart, Wildwood Nature School offers families a fresh, thoughtful alternative to conventional primary education. Here, children aren’t merely taught; they are nurtured, known, and supported on every step of their learning journey.
- Author: The Green Parent
- Tags: sponsored, alternative education, nature education

Head Teacher and founder ***Tara Royle*** gives us an insight into daily life at the school and shares their core values.

### **Learning That Thrives in Nature**

At Wildwood, at least half of every week is spent outside — under trees, on Hampstead Heath, exploring, creating and discovering. We believe the natural world is not just a learning environment, but a partner in learning. With a tiny school of just 20 children and high staff-to-pupil ratios (no more than 1:6), every child is seen and valued. They are free to move, follow their curiosity, and grow in their own time. 

At Wildwood, childhood is valued and protected: children are encouraged to be themselves, take risks, and engage with the world around them in a safe, supportive environment where learning, play, and self-expression go hand in hand.

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### **Emotional Well-being at the Core**

We understand that academic success is deeply connected to emotional health. That’s why our bespoke curriculum places emotional literacy, mindfulness and well-being on equal footing with reading, writing and maths. From grounding exercises in the morning, to our dedicated “My Time” after lunch — quiet moments for reading, meditation or mindful colouring — children learn how to understand and support their own inner world. This gives them resilience, empathy and calm, forming the bedrock for everything else they do.

### **A Child-Centred Community**

Wildwood is more than a school — it’s a community. Our teachers model the behaviours we ask of children: they start each day with mindfulness and mindful presence, showing children how to pause, notice, and engage. Every child is paired with a key person who knows them deeply: their interests, strengths, challenges and hopes. This allows each child to flourish in their own way, be it through story-telling, den-building, woodwork or quiet reflection.

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##  The bespoke curriculum places emotional literacy, mindfulness and well-being on equal footing with reading, writing and maths

### **Why Parents Are Choosing Wildwood**

Parents choose Wildwood because they want something different: a school where their child’s curiosity isn’t constrained; where play, risk-taking and nature are part of everyday learning; and where time spent outdoors and inner life are just as important as the academics. It’s a place where each child’s voice is heard, each idea is valued, and each day is a step towards wholeness and growth.

If you’re a parent seeking an education that honours nature, nurtures the whole child and builds vibrant, grounded learners for the future — Wildwood Nature School may be the right fit for your family.

For more information [**do get in touch**](mailto:contact@wildwoodnatureschool.org.uk) — we'd love to hear from you.   
Admissions for September 2026 admissions are now open. 

### **Useful Links**

**Email:** [***contact@wildwoodnatureschool.org.uk***](mailto:contact@wildwoodnatureschool.org.uk)  
**Website:** [**https://www.wildwoodnatureschool.org.uk/**](https://www.wildwoodnatureschool.org.uk/?ref=thegreenparent.co.uk)  
**Admissions page:** [**https://www.wildwoodnatureschool.org.uk/admissions**](https://www.wildwoodnatureschool.org.uk/admissions?ref=thegreenparent.co.uk)  
**Application form:** [**https://form.jotform.com/233543998257370**](https://form.jotform.com/233543998257370?ref=thegreenparent.co.uk)  
**Contact page:** [**https://www.wildwoodnatureschool.org.uk/contact**](https://www.wildwoodnatureschool.org.uk/contact?ref=thegreenparent.co.uk)