An other satisfying day spent with the woods

We hope you’re enjoying the turn to deep winter and the cosy long nights. Here's what's happening at Sawpit Woods in the coming weeks.

We had a wonderful day tending our sapling trees in our Children's Forest adjacent to Sawpit Woods this February. Together we mulched...

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...

We had a wonderful day walking the land and learning about the trees and their seeds. Gathering in the October sunshine, over the rising...

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...

Join us for a community day supporting our Children's Forest. Meet some of our native trees & learn about their ecology, lore, food &...

The sun shone and we started the day collecting lots of juicy blackberries from the hedgerows. The children chased crickets and caught...

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...

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...

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...

Some of the things we got up to today were... Wood collecting, passing, sorting, carrying, lighting, cooking, toasting, warming, eating,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The smallest people collected pine cones in the drizzle this morning, before making bird feeders with them. We spotted freshly dug...

Snowdrops, celandines, primroses, hazel flowers, catkins, alder cones, digging, damming, jumping, splashing, slipping, balancing,...

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...

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...