A shelter that belongs in the landscape
Purpose-built Nordic tipi shelters for forest school settings. Weatherproof, year-round, and managed entirely by us, so your team can focus on what matters: the children and the learning.
Forest school needs a base camp: a place to gather, to shelter, to reflect, and to warm up. But it also needs to feel right. A plastic gazebo or a metal shed doesn't belong in a woodland setting. It disrupts the connection to nature that forest school is built on.
Our forest school shelters are different. Crafted from timber and canvas, they sit naturally in the landscape, becoming part of the environment rather than intruding on it. They're engineered to stand through every season, providing genuine weatherproof shelter that makes year-round forest school truly viable.
And because they're part of our managed service, we handle installation, maintenance, inspections, and compliance documentation. You get a beautiful, functional shelter without any of the operational burden.
Two sizes, one standard of quality
The Bower
Intimate Forest School ShelterThe Bower is designed for smaller forest school groups and intimate settings. Perfectly sized for a single class group, it creates a focused, enclosed gathering space where children feel protected and connected to the natural environment around them. Ideal for primary schools, nurseries, and specialist settings running regular forest school sessions.
The Grove
Full-Group Forest School ShelterThe Grove offers the space for full-group forest school sessions, larger gatherings, and multi-activity use. With room for a fire circle, seating, and activity zones, it functions as a genuine woodland classroom, a place where children can cook, create, and learn together in all weathers.
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Year-round weatherproofing
Engineered for the British climate. Heavy-duty canvas and precision-machined timber poles provide genuine shelter in rain, wind, and cold, making forest school viable twelve months a year, not just when the weather allows.
Managed & maintained
We install it, inspect it monthly, maintain it, and handle any repairs. Your forest school leader doesn't need to become a facilities manager. They can focus entirely on the children and the curriculum.
Sits naturally in the setting
Timber and canvas belong in a woodland environment. Unlike metal or plastic alternatives, our shelters complement the natural setting rather than disrupting it, supporting the very connection to nature that forest school is built around.
Compliance included
Full structural risk assessment, compliance statement, maintenance log, and inspection evidence guide. All provided as part of the managed service. Your setting is covered for inspections without any additional work.
Every Beehive Tipis forest school shelter is manufactured by Tentipi, a Swedish company with decades of expertise in engineering Nordic tipi structures for the most demanding outdoor environments on earth.
Looking for an enclosed outdoor classroom?
Our main tipi range offers fully enclosed outdoor classrooms in sizes from intimate calm zones to full-class teaching spaces, all managed and seasonally transformed.
Explore Our TipisReady to give your forest school a proper home?
We'd love to discuss which shelter would work for your setting, your site, and your group sizes. Every conversation starts with understanding what you need.
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