sawpit woodsJan 42 minAnd 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 ...
sawpit woodsNov 24, 20201 minTuesday ToolsThe early peace of the woods is always a tonic to life in general and we had a welcome moment of calm, with falling leaves and early morn...
sawpit woodsNov 17, 20201 minWoodwork TuesdayIt was all about working with wood today in the woods. After starting a cracking fire, the children had a go at axing some wood with an a...
sawpit woodsOct 28, 20201 minWonderful Woodland WednesdaySometimes you need to take a deep breath when looking at the weather forecast. Or when using the tried and tested forecasting method of l...
sawpit woodsOct 27, 20201 minRain doesn't stop playDespite the gorgeous light of Tuesday rising, the rain didn't stay away today. Not to worry, rain never stops play in the woods- just add...
sawpit woodsOct 25, 20201 minSpore PrintsWe foraged for some fungi this Tuesday. By placing the fungi down on some paper, you can collect a 'spore print' from them. These were t...
sawpit woodsOct 20, 20202 minEnd of Term TuesdayWe 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...
sawpit woodsOct 13, 20201 minAutumn TuesdayThe 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 ...
sawpit woodsOct 6, 20202 minWoodland WarmingWe 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 ...
sawpit woodsSep 29, 20201 minAfterschool delightThe afternoon brought the sunshine and we set out for an afternoon of after school delight. It gives us such joy that the children attend...
sawpit woodsSep 29, 20201 minStay and Play with swallowsDespite 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 ...
sawpit woodsSep 27, 20201 minShelter BuildingAfter a couple of weeks of scheming, planning, clearing, measuring, sawing, fixing, thinking, pondering, chin rubbing, and general prepar...
sawpit woodsSep 22, 20201 minAfter School MagicIt 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 Autumn...
sawpit woodsSep 22, 20202 minThe last day of SummerAs the Equinox arrives, so has Autumn and the rising morning mist. Momentarily the night and day are equal. As of tomorrow, we head into...
sawpit woodsAug 27, 20201 minFarewell to the summerThe children had their final fling in the woods today. They all continued their activity and individual fascinations from previous sessio...
sawpit woodsAug 26, 20201 minWonderous WednesdayAfter the rain and blustery weather of yesterday, todays sunshine and brightness was very welcome. We had a brilliant time with a whole l...
sawpit woodsAug 20, 20201 minCreative ThursdayThe children thought of so, so many creative ideas today...including loads of creative construction, dens, inventions, printing, picking...
sawpit woodsAug 19, 20201 minA wet woody WednesdayThe 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 st...
sawpit woodsAug 18, 20201 minTuesday in the woodsThe sun shone, the rain fell, the blackberries were collected and squished and painted with and poured, the trees were climbed and swung ...
sawpit woodsAug 5, 20201 minWednesday WandersToday the children wandered the woodland. Firstly there are the bramble bushes to pick from on the walk down to the woods from the farmya...