Introduction. While refl ecting about/on a forest, we can notice that it is cognitively interesting to (re)cognize it through both human–nature, human–environment, human–forest relationship, and in the context of forming and nurturing interpersonal bonds. In this context, noticing and understanding the forest as a unique space for family relationships becomes an important direction of thinking. How can we, then, understand the forest as a family space? How can the forest become and be a family micro-world? What value can family experiences in a forest have for nurturing family bonds? I will search for answers to these questions by referring to the literature on the subject and by presenting selected practices of family trips to forests (practices of “being in the forest”). In a wider perspective, the paper is a voice in the discussion on the educational potential of forests or for treating them as a lifelong learning space. Aim. The goal of the paper is to recognize, describe, and understand the forest as a family space/micro-world. In such a perspective, the paramount objective is to present the forest (being in the forest) as a space where family bonds can be deepened, nurtured, and strengthened. Another important aspect involves valorisation of forest-related issues (thinking about forest) in the area of social sciences. Materials and methods. Analysis of the subject literature and documents regarding implementation of selected educational practices. Analysis of existing documents. Results. Refl ections presented in the paper focus on recognizing forest as a family micro- world. In this perspective, family trips to the forest and experiences shared by family members become a natural process for developing and nurturing relationships – both with the nature and with one another. Dynamically developing educational initiatives and offers addressed to families (focusing on building bonds between people and nature, facilitating intergenerational relations and the idea of learning in the forest) allow to understand the forest as a place which helps modern families to be together in an authentic way.