Lily Horseman of Kindling has been working with children and training the children’s workforce since 1999.
Lily is experienced in working with children of all ages and adults.
She has worked with and for a number of community and voluntary sector groups, Schools, Early Years settings, 
playwork associations and playwork training providers and environmental charities
She has also worked for a Local Authority and in partnership with Sure Start, Children’s Centres and other statutory agencies.
Lily first undertook Forest School training in 2004, and has completed the Forest School OCN Level 4 delivered by Forest School Education. She is a Forest School Association Endorsed Forest School Trainer who holds F.E. teaching and assessing qualifications; she is a qualified IQA and has completed qualifications in Assessing Vocational Achievement and Internal Quality Assurance and is also a trained First Aider. She also holds woodland management qualifications and has managed a number of woodlands in Cumbria.
Lily is a director of Stomping Ground CIC which is a cooperative of practitioners based in Cumbria. She is also a director of the Forest School Association and from 2017 to 2021 was Chair of the FSA.
In 2013 Lily became an APIOL- Accredited Practitioner of the Institute of Outdoor Learning.
Before setting up Kindling in 2009, Lily worked for Bradford Metropolitan District Council managing the work of the Play Team and delivering playwork training. This role included overseeing Bradford’s first self-build adventure playground and a number of open access, inclusive play opportunities for children. The role also included working with a wide range of settings and schools to improve the quality of provision, delivering training which included experiential workshops and accredited training up to Level 3.
In Bradford Lily was actively involved in the Forest School network working in partnership with Bradford Community Environment Project to develop and support Forest Schools across the district. This built on work Lily had done previously with Herefordshire Nature Trust.
In 2002 Lily began developing the successful WildPlay project for Herefordshire Wildlife Trust. She worked with a range of settings to encourage them to use the outdoors. The WildPlay project also delivered open access playwork in partnership with a number of Housing Associations, delivered training and events and worked with children and families across Herefordshire.
Previous to this Lily had been a freelance playworker, trainer and creative workshop leader working for Herefordshire Travellers Playscheme, Carnival Arts, Herefordshire EYDCP, Sure Start and Herefordshire Playcare Association.
