Lou Sanders
Tree tending Day
We had a wonderful day tending our sapling trees in our Children's Forest adjacent to Sawpit Woods this February. Together we mulched...
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Lou Sanders
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Winter Gathering
We shared a lovely day, gathered in Sawpit Woods to celebrate the middle of winter, the turning of the light and to learn and connect...
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Nov 1, 20231 min read
Seed, song and foraging day 24/10/23
We had a wonderful day walking the land and learning about the trees and their seeds. Gathering in the October sunshine, over the rising...
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Lou Sanders
Sep 23, 20231 min read
What we have been up to...
It has been a busy summer in the woods this year. We have welcomed holiday groups who played and explored in the woods together. Children...
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Lou Sanders
Sep 9, 20231 min read
Seed song and foraging community day
Join us for a community day supporting our Children's Forest. Meet some of our native trees & learn about their ecology, lore, food &...
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Lou Sanders
Aug 14, 20231 min read
Monday summer play
The sun shone and we started the day collecting lots of juicy blackberries from the hedgerows. The children chased crickets and caught...
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Lou Sanders
May 17, 20222 min read
May Days
After the downpours at the weekend, we were glad for the light breeze and the return of the sunshine this week. We have started to build...
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Lou Sanders
May 9, 20221 min read
Last week in the woods
Spring has really sprung in the last couple of weeks and we've enjoyed connecting with a whole range of people. We spent a lovely...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Bluebell time
We started our early summer parent Stay and Play sessions today. We meet every Tuesday morning from 9.15-11 am. We make a fire to boil a...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Rain does not stop play
Some of the things we got up to today were... Wood collecting, passing, sorting, carrying, lighting, cooking, toasting, warming, eating,...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Easter Holiday sessions
Despite the rain and the spring breeze, we've had a great week in the woods this Easter Holidays. It was fun to push all the rainwater...
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Lou Sanders
Mar 14, 20221 min read
March Monday
It is time for birds to build their nests, so this week we have been playing some games to learn to recognise different birds. We have...
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Lou Sanders
Mar 7, 20221 min read
wildlife in the woods
The sun shone down on our woodlands this week and we continued to spot the signs of spring. We went on a hunt for snowdrops, celandines...
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Lou Sanders
Mar 4, 20221 min read
And the survey says....
Parental perceptions about Forest School toddler groups in the UK If you come to our parent and child stay and play sessions, or you have...
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Lou Sanders
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Food for us and the birds
The smallest people collected pine cones in the drizzle this morning, before making bird feeders with them. We spotted freshly dug...
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Lou Sanders
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Spring things...
Snowdrops, celandines, primroses, hazel flowers, catkins, alder cones, digging, damming, jumping, splashing, slipping, balancing,...
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Lou Sanders
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Wind and the woods
As we all know it has been just too windy to be safely out there playing in the woods these last few days. We started our week by...
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Lou Sanders
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Storm Eunice and the coming of Spring
The winds have come and gone, along with a brief power cut and so we have been out assessing the damage this morning. The winds have...
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Lou Sanders
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Our start to the year
We have spent the beginning of the year continuing our playing and learning outside and reflecting and planning for the coming months....
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Lou Sanders
Jan 1, 20223 min read
Connections
As we start this new year, we are thinking back and reflecting on where we are, where we have come from and maybe where we are going....
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Feb 132 min read
Tree tending Day
We had a wonderful day tending our sapling trees in our Children's Forest adjacent to Sawpit Woods this February. Together we mulched...
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Winter Gathering
We shared a lovely day, gathered in Sawpit Woods to celebrate the middle of winter, the turning of the light and to learn and connect...
Nov 1, 20231 min read
Seed, song and foraging day 24/10/23
We had a wonderful day walking the land and learning about the trees and their seeds. Gathering in the October sunshine, over the rising...
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