{"id":15375,"date":"2019-08-29T12:19:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T11:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/?page_id=15375"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:04:05","slug":"pensthorpe-wildrootz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/adventure\/pensthorpe-wildrootz\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensthorpe WildRootz"},"content":{"rendered":"  <div id=\"topheader-block_59d4f74abce2c2b53d0717eec0e88beb\" class=\"topheader thwimage parallaxbg parallax\" data-parallax=\"scroll\" data-image-src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pensthorpe-wildRootz-header.jpg\">\n\n      <div class=\"topheadercontent\">\n      <span>Norfolk<\/span>\n      <h1>Pensthorpe WildRootz<\/h1>\n\n\n      \n\n\n    <\/div>\n          <a class=\"explore-anchor\" href=\"#explore\">\n        <span class=\"explore_anchor_text\">Explore<\/span>\n        <span class=\"explore-anchor-after\"><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <div id=\"explore\"><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"the-brief\" class=\"textbox-w-lefttitle \" style=\"background-color: #ffffff ; background-image: ;\">\n  <div class=\"wrapper twl-inner\">\n    <div class=\"twl-inner\">\n      <span class=\"h4\">the brief<\/span>      <div class=\"left-content\">\n        <h2>Welcome to the Pensthorpe WildRootz Play Area<\/h2>                        <div class=\"brief-lists\">\n          <h4>Awards:<\/h4>\n                    <ul>\n                        <li style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/awards.png');\">Sussex Business Awards &#8211; Winner 2014<\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n                  <\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"right-content\">\n        <p>The aim of WildRootz is to provide a healthy and inspiring place for families to have a fun and energetic day out\u2026 This is Pensthorpe\u2019s contribution in encouraging a new generation of Chris Packhams or David Attenboroughs of tomorrow. The owners wanted \u2018WildRootz\u2019 to be unlike anything else that Norfolk has to offer, combining an exciting range of imaginative play features. Children\u2019s increasing dependency on technology means that they are spending less time outdoors, and this was the key problem that Pensthorpe wanted to tackle. They were keen for the play area to be built on the edge of Pensthorpe\u2019s existing woodland and park, making it a natural extension of the estate\u2019s gardens, wetlands, conservation centre, wildflower meadows, farmland and woodland.<\/p>\n                \t<a class=\"line-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/our-process\/\" target=\"_blank\">the design process<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n               <div class=\"features_container\">\n                    <div class=\"features-list\">\n            <h4>Features:<\/h4>\n                        <ul>\n                            <li>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/slide.png\" alt=\"Slide\" \/>\n                <span class=\"features_name\">Slide<\/span>\n              <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/adventure-play-equipment.png\" alt=\"Play Equipment \" \/>\n                <span class=\"features_name\">Play Equipment <\/span>\n              <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n          \n                <\/div>\n      \n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"images-grid-container\" id=\"image-grid\">\n    <div class=\"images-grid-wrap\">\n                  <div class=\"images-grid-item four-images-grid-wrapp\">\n              <div class=\"four-images-grid-item\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pensthorpe-wildrootz-grid-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"four-images-grid-item\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pensthorpe-wildrootz-grid-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"four-images-grid-item\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pensthorpe-wildrootz-grid-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"four-images-grid-item\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pensthorpe-wildrootz-grid-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"images-grid-item single-image-grid\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pensthorpe-wildrootz-large-grid-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n              <div class=\"images-grid-item single-image-grid\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pensthorpe-wildrootz-large-grid-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n              <div class=\"images-grid-item single-image-grid\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pensthorpe-wildrootz-large-grid-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"the-design\" class=\"textbox-w-lefttitle leaves-bg parallaxbg\" style=\"background-color: #ebeded ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/themes\/blueforest\/images\/leaves.svg');\">\n  <div class=\"wrapper twl-inner\">\n    <div class=\"twl-inner\">\n      <span class=\"h4\">the design<\/span>      <div class=\"left-content\">\n        <h2>An inspiring woodland playground with plenty to do!<\/h2>              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"right-content\">\n        <p>Wildrootz play area is larger than the Canopy Walk at Kew Gardens and the outdoor play area at Chatsworth House combined \u2013 it\u2019s huge! The 2-acre scheme comprises of over 30 individual pieces of play equipment; including hills, tunnels, burrows, a giant 11m high winding slide tower called \u2018The Worm\u2019, \u2019The Flyway\u2019 zipwire, \u2018The Rookery\u2019, trees to climb, shallow streams to wade through and more gentle areas for younger children including a sandpit. We also provided designs for an \u2018Arty Party Barn\u2019 for indoor parties, which would be built at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>The Worm is a winding slide tower (over 3 stories high), which has more than 15 levels inside! It features 3 \u2018extreme\u2019 slides at different heights, which end in a large sandpit around the base of the structure. Children get great views over the playground and gardens through quirky windows up the height of the structure. The facade of the tower represents a creative tree, blending in surprisingly well with its natural surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>The Rookery is a gigantic nest and maze made from over 140 timber logs the height of telegraph poles. Finding the entrance to the inside of the nest is a challenge! 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