| 1992 | FEI was established in Epping Forest (North and East of London Cluster Group) |
| 1993/94 | Launch of FEI nationally in Epping Forest by David Bellamy |
| First constituted meeting of FEI | |
| Employment of environmental education coordinator for the FC who took on secretariat of FEI - based and working mainly in England | |
| 1995 | First guidelines for regional clusters produced |
| 1996 | First dedicated FEI coordinator employed based and working mainly in England |
| GB Executive Board appointed | |
| 1999 | Partnership Fund set up on 1st April |
| 2000 | 25 cluster groups in Britain |
| First FEI Coordinator appointed in South Wales | |
| 2001 | Second FEI Coordinator appointed in North Wales |
| Forest School starts to become more prominent and cluster groups involvement in FS starts to increase | |
| 2003 | Forestry Commission devolution to FC England, Scotland and Wales |
| Woodlands for Learning Forum created in Wales (includes FEI representative and it meets annually with the education minister) | |
| 2003/2004 | FEI website online |
| 2004 | Country Steering Groups developed |
| 2005 |
Glossy publication of FEI annual reviews – covering GB FEI Strategic Review |
| 2006 | GB National Executive stop meeting on a formal basis |
| First online newsletter | |
| 2009 | Launch of the FEI Forest School Quality Improvement Framework |
| 2011 | Full review of partnership fund and cluster group activity by Forest Research |
| 2012 | FEI England was disbanded in April and became Forest Education Network (FEN) |
| 20 year celebration event - Scotland | |
| FEI failed to re-establish commitment from the Partners, so the partnerships were dissolved leaving FC Wales and Scotland as the only funders, with Field Studies Council as a paid administrator of the grants. | |
| 2013 | Forestry Commission Wales became part of Natural Resources Wales |
| FEI Scotland moved in a new direction due to educational repositioning within the Scottish government. | |
| FEI Wales under took an options process to consider how best to accommodate current educational needs in Wales and to deliver NRW’s aim. | |
| 2014 | Option chosen to rebrand to Outdoor Learning Wales and widen remit to incorporate a variety of habitats and lifelong learning opportunities. |
| Outdoor Learning Wales network began on 1st April following a low key launch at the “Where do we want to be in 5 yrs time” NRW Education Conference in Abergavenny. |