NRO854
Agility Trail 9
5 - 12 Years
79.3 m2
12 Users
Discover our natural play equipment for Canada
In our nature play line, one hardwood stands out: Robinia. We also use other species like pine where they fit the design, but a new shipment of Robinia arriving at our factory is always a highlight. Its dense grain guides how each length is cut and shaped, so every piece is used to its full potential.
For parks and public spaces across Canada, this means every Robinia play element feels distinct. Castles, play systems, and obstacle challenges each take on their own character, while Robinia-based villages, ships, playhuts, and playhouses form cohesive yet individual play worlds. Even our Robinia spring units are engineered as more robust versions of traditional spring riders, offering a strong, character-rich option for busy Canadian play areas.
New natural play materials for Canada
Two new product ranges join our Nature Play family in Canada
Discover our new Northland and Countryside ranges, designed for nature-inspired play spaces across Canada and crafted in high-quality pinewood* for a warm, welcoming look and long-lasting play value. Both ranges are made from FSC-certified pine (C004450) and offer extensive customisation options, so you can tailor each play structure to the needs of your park or public space.
Pinewood options are not available in tropical regions.
What else is new in the world of nature play?
This year we introduce a variety of new nature play products! Are you as existed as we are?
Discover More Nature Play Categories
Explore the many different natural playground equipment options
Additional 182 products
NRO118
Bee Springer, Oak
2 - 12 Years
15.3 m2
1 Users
SW990205
Inclusive Seat, H:2.5m, 2-Chain
- +1
5 - 12 Years
28.8 m2
1 Users
NRO826
Crawling Pyramid
5 - 12 Years
50 m2
6 Users
NRO820
Waterlilies Balance Post, 5 pcs
2 - 12 Years
22 m2
2 Users
NRO212
Kids Table with 4 Sitting Poles
6m - 5
4 Users
NRO810
Wobble Bridge
4 - 12 Years
33.8 m2
3 Users
NRO806
Stilts
5 - 12 Years
26.6 m2
3 Users
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Nature-inspired playgrounds that bring play areas to life in Canada
Outdoor play with friends comes naturally to children, especially when they can interact with real textures, shapes, and materials. Nature-inspired playgrounds in Canada give children the space to climb, imagine, and explore in the open air, while helping parks and public spaces feel warmer and more welcoming. They can turn even the most hard-surfaced urban area into a lively community gathering place.
KOMPAN has decades of experience designing natural playground solutions for Canadian parks, schools, and public spaces. Our nature-inspired play structures use durable, high-quality materials to create engaging playscapes that help children connect with the outdoors and enjoy meaningful, active play.
Looking to the future of nature-based playgrounds
Important features of playgrounds that inspire nature play are the use of materials that work with the environment, rather than against it. This may mean using natural construction materials such as Robinia wood, but it can also mean using materials such as rope, metal, or HDPE, in a manner that creates a transparent look, allowing children and their families to view and interact with nature while they are at play. The natural playscape will be an attractor to children and families, and with good design, it will support longer and more active playtimes outside. Get inspiration for your next playground with our natural playground ideas!
Combining inclusive play in a natural play environment
Inclusion is also an important consideration in designing a natural playground. With the inclusive design, the principle is that persons of all abilities will have structures and spaces to play actively on the playground together. The first step in designing for inclusion in nature play is to ensure accessibility to play choices, such as swinging, sliding, gliding, bouncing, balancing, spinning, rocking, and climbing, as well as access to all of the playful natural elements in the play space such as plants, trees, water, dirt, sand, and stones. But designing for inclusion goes beyond access to ensure that the play elements and the natural features are designed so they are appealing and thrilling for persons of all abilities to play together.
What is an inclusive natural playground?
An inclusive natural playground is an environment that incorporates nature into a space with opportunities for children of all abilities to move their bodies in a variety of playful ways. In play design, variety of movement and graduated challenges are the key to sustaining play for all. Along with a variety of non-toxic plants, shrubs, trees, and touchable natural materials in the play space, there should be a variety of structures to support movements for persons of varying abilities. An inclusive natural playground is a place where children play together, with peers of all abilities and across generations.
Why are inclusive natural playgrounds important?
Inclusive natural playgrounds attract children and their families to the outdoors. With careful design, these playgrounds keep them playing for extended periods of high activity, and in turn, support child development. These playgrounds are important for several reasons:
they help children to get acquainted with the local ecosystem
they help children to appreciate and care for the natural world
they help to reduce stress
they help to focus attention
they support active body movements in ways that cannot happen indoors
Why is nature play important for child development?
Experiences in nature and naturalized environments have benefits for health, well-being, and cognitive functioning (Bratman et al, 2012). For children, developing a connection with nature also supports their desire to participate in conservation efforts (Cheng & Monroe, 2012; Hughes et al, 2018; Wells & Lekies, 2006; Zylstra et al, 2014). A connection with nature requires direct and repeated experiences in naturalized environments. With their emphasis on enjoyment, activity, and socialization, playgrounds designed around nature make for the perfect places to support connections with Mother Earth.
Frequently asked questions
As part of our environmental footprint, we introduce Robinia to a complimentary range of long-established favourites, like swings and climbing frames and it is perfect for sand and water play. We also use its strength and ‘friendliness’ to make obstacle courses challenging, not intimidating.
Your walk with nature play starts here.
Robinia is the tree that gives everything. From replenishing the soil with nitrogen to burning like coal to providing the source for exceptional honey, to being one of the densest and most versatile timbers. A native of the eastern USA, where it is called the black locust, it was introduced to Europe by the king of France’s gardener in 1602. That tree still stands in Square Viviani in central Paris. The tree can now be found growing around the world. In Europe, it is most prolific in Germany, Romania, and the Czech Republic. It is the wood of choice for KOMPAN because it brings strength, durability, and individuality to each design.
The answer in KOMPAN terms is neither – with proper care they both should last a playing ‘lifetime’. Robinia wood has a 15-year warranty. If there is one difference the man-made Ecocore™ has a lifetime guarantee, it looks as good on day one as day 10,000, wood on the other hand matures and can often seem more welcoming with age.
A caring eye is foremost. Being part of nature at KOMPAN we let nature take its course. Most often this adds ‘character’ – the grain and knotting of wood are part of the attraction - but where the natural development might threaten structural safety, the warranty comes into effect.