YOUNG people from Somerset nurseries were welcomed into a forest school to get some outdoor education.

St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School, in Midsomer Norton and part of the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, welcomed children from Sunflowers Day Nursery in Radstock and Mogghill Nursery School, in Midsomer Norton.

The visitors enjoyed an array of outdoor activities, from making clay hedgehogs and leaf caterpillars to completing a scavenger hunt and toasting marshmallows.

Ellen Croker, headteacher at St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School, said: “We were delighted to welcome our local nursery children to St Benedict’s for the forest school experience.

“It was lovely to see them all having so much fun and will hopefully help prepare them for the move up to primary when the time comes.”

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The first of three forest nursery events, the school said the visit was one way the school seeks to build ties with nurseries and childminders, helping to ease the transition to Reception.

Helen Taylor, CEO of the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, said: “It’s always such a joy to see our schools opening their doors so warmly to the community.

“At the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, we strive to ensure our schools sit at the very heart of local life, and this forest school event is a perfect example of that mission in action.”