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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...
Lou Sanders
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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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...
Lou Sanders
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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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...
Lou Sanders
May 17, 20222 min read
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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...
Lou Sanders
Feb 19, 20222 min read
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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....
Lou Sanders
Jan 1, 20223 min read
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Conference, reflections and connections
This weekend we spent our time (camping) at the FSA annual conference, which was great! We heard from three really interesting speakers:...
Lou Sanders
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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Child directed Monday Skills
Each and every week, the children are busy, chatty, engaged, sociable, and out there being kids and playing when they come to the woods,...
Lou Sanders
Sep 27, 20212 min read
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Good Company Monday
On the day when thousands of children started their first full week back at school, we also had our own first day. For the past year we...
Lou Sanders
Sep 6, 20212 min read
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warmth at last
Finally a glimpse of blue skies behind the clouds....and some dappled sunshine in the woods...it is actually starting to feel just a tiny...
Lou Sanders
Jul 13, 20211 min read
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June woodland wetness
This last weekend we spent time meeting with the local East Sussex Forest School Association group. We met in the woods to discuss our...
Lou Sanders
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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Summer days and nights
We've had a restful week in the sunshine and are enjoying the fact the summer feels like it has really arrived. The bluebells are busy...
Lou Sanders
Jun 7, 20211 min read
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May Play and Mental Health
The sun has shone on us this week as we explored the woods. We have welcomed new children and adults and shared drinks and snacks and...
Lou Sanders
May 11, 20212 min read
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Spring is in the air
It has been a long, cold winter for many reasons. We've been quietly holed up at home, like the rest of the world. As with everyone, it's...
Lou Sanders
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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And so it doesn't begin again...
We've enjoyed tonight's late night news watching with the teenage children of the house. It's odd that we gathered together to watch and...
Lou Sanders
Jan 4, 20212 min read
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Spending time connecting with nature
As we approach the impending changes in restrictions to our lives, we have been considering the importance of being in the woods for all....
Lou Sanders
Nov 7, 20202 min read
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The Promise
THE PROMISE Click on the title above to watch the animated  film about planting to make the world a better place for all. ​ The Promise...
Lou Sanders
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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Shelter Building
After a couple of weeks of scheming, planning, clearing, measuring, sawing, fixing, thinking, pondering, chin rubbing, and general...
Lou Sanders
Sep 27, 20201 min read
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Parent and child playing in the woods next Tuesday!
New term, new adventures! We are starting a parent and child group in the woods next week, so please come and join us and meet some other...
Lou Sanders
Sep 14, 20201 min read
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After School Club Bookings
Now that we are all back at school, we are now taking bookings for after school club from St Mary's school! Book Here!
Lou Sanders
Sep 9, 20201 min read
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New term, new kit....
So school has started back up, as has the Autumnal morning chill in the air. We are expecting some chillier and wetter weather weather...
Lou Sanders
Sep 7, 20201 min read
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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...
Feb 13, 20242 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...
Dec 18, 20232 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...
Nov 1, 20231 min read
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