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

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...

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...

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

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...

Last Friday was the 4th Annual Forest School Day. We spent all week in the woods celebrating this by being out in the woods with 6...

Today the children: made tree identification tokens drilled holes with palm drills to thread the discs spotted butterflies and counted...

We had our first summer holiday Stay and Play session today. It also marked the start of our second full year of playing in the...

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...

The sun has allowed the wild plants and flowers to blossom and bloom and given us ideas for creative play in the woods. The grass has...

The woodland canopy provided us all with some shady respite from the sun this week. With the heat, has come thriving wildflowers and...

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...

Rain doesn't stop play in the woods. There were stiles and bridges to go over and under. Some children hid in the shelter to eat a snack-...

The north wind had dropped and the Spring sunshine was felt today. With the bluebells emerging, we sniffed them to get their scent on the...

With our lovely new Monday group, we set out on the journey to the woods. There was scrambling under stiles today, as well as over them....