It 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...

We started the day planting trees in what is to be a new bit of woodland. We have set out a circlular space to be a future woodland glade...

We welcomed new faces to our 'Stay and Play' group. The rain blew away as we gathered. There was fire starting, leaf throwing, broom mak...

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 add...

We 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...

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...

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

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

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

The rain clouds have gathered and there is a breeze in the air. We spent a brief time checking out the new wood piles created from trimmi...

We've been having a week off this week, to spend much needed time with the family. This has meant there have been no sessions in the wood...

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

The sun has just kept on shining, shining, shining through the cloudless skies of recent days, weeks and months. As we write this, we fin...

We are greatly missing the sessions in the woods and all of the fabulous children we usually share the space with every week. The small m...

We've all been 'locked down', but not out, for four and a half weeks now. We have been keeping super busy (partly because of all of our c...

This flowers is nearly on it's way out, so get out there whilst you can and see if you can spot it.

It's a classic to start with....but it seems rude not to acknowledge this little beauty first of all. We are going to try a plant a day (...

A little amble, on a gorgeous sunny day, to look for the bluebells.

I've mainly been busy doing nothing. I did spend time at school tidying, sorting and shredding old papers. It's not the same without the ...

It's been a changeable week. Small scale ups and downs of productivity and inaction. As a family we are slowly adjusting to the altered r...