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In this wild and wonderful New Year’s special of The Forest School Podcast, Lewis and Gemma are joined by a brilliant international lineup of Forest School and playwork legends: Lily Horseman (Kindling Training, UK), Jen and Narelle (Birdwings Forest School, Australia), and later, John Cree. What starts as a light-hearted quiz turns into a rich mix of laughter, trivia, tree facts, punk bands, fungus fears, and bodily function biology.
Ranging from the dangers of the Australian gimpy gimpy tree to ancient pine lineages, toilet paper metaphors, and Haiku riddles about woodlice, this episode fizzes with fun and quirky knowledge. The team share favourite names for woodlice, debate whether birds can fart, and trade tales of camel-related injuries and surprise spiders. This isn’t just entertainment—it’s a celebration of curiosity, community, and the joy of learning through play.
📍⏱ Chapter Timings:
00:00 – Welcoming 2021 with global guests and a chaotic quiz
01:07 – Mushroom or Punk Band: “Rigid Leather Bracket” and other horrors
12:08 – Gimpy gimpy leaves, toilet paper dilemmas, and plant texture metaphors
16:38 – Ancient Australian trees and secret pine preservation
21:03 – Animal trivia: venomous bees, buffalo imports, and cane toad disasters
28:11 – The tallest trees and the trouble with knowing
32:40 – Lily’s round: “Does It Fart?” and the ammonia-farting woodlouse
45:29 – Fly Cackles: haiku riddles, gall wasps, sycamores, and more
54:37 – John’s surprise anagram round: “mom shack” and “yellow bots”
57:54 – Sticky endings and what not to wipe with in the rainforest
🌲 Keywords: Forest School quiz, Australian wildlife, punk band names, mushroom facts, toilet paper leaves, tree trivia, gimpy gimpy tree, woodlice facts, farting animals, Fly Cackles, nature haiku, playwork humour, sticky tape first aid, ancient trees, toilet paper metaphors
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#ForestSchool #OutdoorEducation #ForestSchoolPodcast #NatureQuiz #WildTrivia #PlayworkHumour #TreeFacts #AustralianBushcraft #FungiFears #DoesItFart #HaikuRiddles #NatureLearning #WoodlouseWisdom #BirdwingsForestSchool #KindlingTraining
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