Explore our community forest that allows youngsters of all ages to connect with nature.
*NOTE - The Children’s Forest is closed on days when Total Fire Bans, shire Movement bans and Catastrophic Fire Danger Ratings for the Swan sub area of the Swan Inland North fire district - these closures are provided in the stories of our Facebook and Instagram pages wherever possible.
The Children’s Forest was grown by kids and their families, for kids and their families.
It is a place where children can learn about the importance and beauty of Western Australia’s native bushland and while watching ‘their’ forest grow and flourish as they do.
Entry to the Children’s Forest is free and children, together with their friends and family, are encouraged to explore, enjoy and discover the many wonders of the Forest.
Spot giant marching ants, colourful birds, peeking possums, a life size wedge-tailed eagle’s nest made of steel and the Forest’s ‘guardians’, the Boy of the Bush and his sister Fern.
We've created a range of activity sheets to help you explore the wonders of the Children's Forest!
From spotting the flora (plants and flowers) and fauna (animals) of the forest, to finding the many hidden artworks, or learning a bit more about our native bushland, these activity sheets will take you through all eighteen stages of the Children's Forest!
Download an activity sheet and start exploring!
from little things, big things grow...
The growth of the Forest
The Children’s Forest grew out of the desire of a number of new parents associated with (then) Men of the Trees to give their children a living link with the earth. The idea evolved to the point where families were invited to contribute to the planting of a forest in which all children could share, with the first stage planted in 2001.
With each passing year, the Forest grew as more and more children become Children’s Forest members, and as each new stage is planted with native seedlings. Members are encouraged to look for their tiles in the three huts along the Children's Forest path, connecting the Village to Mussel Pool.
Now complete, the Forest has 18 stages of growth, with the last stage planted in 2018. Each time you visit you will see how the bushland grows and ebbs.
