Forest bathing

Be at one with the forest! Forest bathing is an activity with no activities. It’s not exercise or walking or investigating. It is simply spending time in and with nature, and using all our senses. It doesn't have to be in a forest, a park, natural area or other greenspace is fine.  

This activity can support a range of curriculum areas. Literacy skills can be developed through using language to describe feelings and experiences. Observing habitats and creatures and learning how they require each other to exist helps learning in science. 


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< 30 minutes
EYFS
KS1

Preparation

What you need
  • Just yourself and a forest. If there’s no forest available, a park, natural area or other greenspace is just fine.
Location

Outdoors

Resources

LtL Forest Bathing Guidance.pdf 531.84 KB

Step by step

  1. Download the guidance in the resources section. 
  2. Read the guidance for step by step instructions. 

Curriculum links

This activity can be used to support curriculum knowledge and skill development in Science, English and PSHE alongside enhancing nature education, with age appropriate adaptations.

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