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Rain doesn't stop play
Despite the gorgeous light of Tuesday rising, the rain didn't stay away today. Not to worry, rain never stops play in the woods- just...

Lou Sanders
Oct 27, 20201 min read


End of Term Tuesday
We can't quite believe how quickly this Autumn has sped by, and how we have been so richly immersed in so much change in the world of the...

Lou Sanders
Oct 20, 20202 min read


Autumn Tuesday
The Autumn weather has set in and there has been dampness in the air and on the ground. Puddles to jump in, leaves to collect and Autumn...

Lou Sanders
Oct 13, 20201 min read


Woodland Warming
We sit here writing this by the warmth of a woodland fire (The wonders of modern technology meaning we can WFH in the woods) and reflect...

Lou Sanders
Oct 6, 20202 min read


Afterschool delight
The afternoon brought the sunshine and we set out for an afternoon of after school delight. It gives us such joy that the children...

Lou Sanders
Sep 29, 20201 min read


Stay and Play with swallows
Despite a slight drizzle of rain in the air, we had a wonderfully free and dry morning. A new group of children and their carers came to...

Lou Sanders
Sep 29, 20201 min read


After School Magic
It has been a long time since we could be out there with our lovely group of children after school, so today was a delight! On the...

Lou Sanders
Sep 22, 20201 min read


The last day of Summer
As the Equinox arrives, so has Autumn and the rising morning mist. Momentarily the night and day are equal. As of tomorrow, we head into...

Lou Sanders
Sep 22, 20202 min read


Farewell to the summer
The children had their final fling in the woods today. They all continued their activity and individual fascinations from previous...

Lou Sanders
Aug 27, 20201 min read


Wonderous Wednesday
After the rain and blustery weather of yesterday, todays sunshine and brightness was very welcome. We had a brilliant time with a whole...

Lou Sanders
Aug 26, 20201 min read


Creative Thursday
The children thought of so, so many creative ideas today...including loads of creative construction, dens, inventions, printing,...

Lou Sanders
Aug 20, 20201 min read


A wet woody Wednesday
The rain fell and the water dripped and gushed and poured, and we made a shelter and we pushed the pools of water off the shelter with...

Lou Sanders
Aug 19, 20201 min read


Tuesday in the woods
The sun shone, the rain fell, the blackberries were collected and squished and painted with and poured, the trees were climbed and swung...

Lou Sanders
Aug 18, 20201 min read


Wednesday Wanders
Today the children wandered the woodland. Firstly there are the bramble bushes to pick from on the walk down to the woods from the...

Lou Sanders
Aug 5, 20201 min read


Tuesday
Today was one of those trolley pulling, wood collecting, tree climbing, dust kicking, wheat field exploring, gate climbing, lamb cooing,...

Lou Sanders
Aug 4, 20201 min read


Magical (mud mixing) Monday
The children took the trolley for an amble through the woods to collect wood for a fire. We all got distracted along the way, climbing...

Lou Sanders
Aug 3, 20201 min read


Wednesday woodland wonders
The black berry are out! They tasted, sweet, sharp and delicious. They made great paint. As did the charcoal, which we used so much of,...

Lou Sanders
Jul 29, 20201 min read


A Tuesday kind of day...
It was a kind of hand washing, wood collecting, stick dragging, bow sawing, hand drilling, string threading, decorating, knot tying, char...

Lou Sanders
Jul 28, 20201 min read


Monday play
With a brilliant bunch of children we had the most fantastic time. Rain sheltering, coat zipping, hand washing, wood collecting, steel...

Lou Sanders
Jul 27, 20201 min read


Spring is in the air
I’ve been brought up not to say the ‘C’ word, so I’m not going to utter it just now. Back in the real world, I brought Forest School...

sawpitwoods
Mar 17, 20201 min read


☀️ What's On In the Woods - March 2026
Hello Friends, Dear March Come in! What a glorious week we’re having, Spring is arriving with real heart. We have lots to share, so please keep reading and share with a friend and of course we can’t wait to welcome you to the woods again soon. Later this month, March 28th , we'll be gathering around the time of equinox to mark the time between Winter and summer Solstice - Spring Equinox; Ostara. We'll be playing and balancing together and brilliant Caroline from WeCre
11 hours ago4 min read


Coppice Club Feb 2026
Spring arrived at Sawpit Woods... We dusted off our tools, learned new skills, carved mallets, made new connections, explored the woodland and built our dead hedges — all soaked in that first warm sun. As the daffodils sang, we got busy making mallets and starting to carve spoons and spatulas amongst the emerging blue bell shoots. With grandmothers, grandchildren, solo visitors, parents and newcomers, we all enjoyed the time and space together with biscuits, tea, coffee and
5 days ago2 min read


Early Spring gathering with Sawpit Woods
At the end of January, we gathered in the woods to celebrate Imbolc, a time between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox when we celebrate life re-emerging and signs of Spring starting to sprout. Once again, the rain held off and we shared a happy day together around the fire. We started off by sharing what brings us joy before setting off to explore the woods and nearby land with fistfulls of the colours of the emerging spring time. We even found blue skies! We gathered r
Feb 12 min read
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