Lou Sanders
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...
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Lou Sanders
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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...
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Lou Sanders
May 17, 20222 min read
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...
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Lou Sanders
May 9, 20221 min read
Last week in the woods
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...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Bluebell time
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...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Rain does not stop play
Some of the things we got up to today were... Wood collecting, passing, sorting, carrying, lighting, cooking, toasting, warming, eating,...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Easter Holiday sessions
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...
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Lou Sanders
Mar 7, 20221 min read
wildlife in the woods
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...
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Lou Sanders
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Spring things...
Snowdrops, celandines, primroses, hazel flowers, catkins, alder cones, digging, damming, jumping, splashing, slipping, balancing,...
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Lou Sanders
Feb 19, 20222 min read
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...
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Lou Sanders
Oct 12, 20211 min read
Forest School Day!...(and this week in the woods)
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...
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Lou Sanders
Jul 29, 20211 min read
Thursday Play
Today the children: made tree identification tokens drilled holes with palm drills to thread the discs spotted butterflies and counted...
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Lou Sanders
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Summer Stay and Play
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...
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Lou Sanders
Jul 13, 20211 min read
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...
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Lou Sanders
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Sunny days
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...
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Lou Sanders
Jun 16, 20211 min read
Shady summer days
The woodland canopy provided us all with some shady respite from the sun this week. With the heat, has come thriving wildflowers and...
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Lou Sanders
Jun 7, 20211 min read
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...
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Lou Sanders
May 25, 20211 min read
May days
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-...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 27, 20212 min read
Tuesday
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...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Mellow Monday
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....
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Feb 132 min read
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...
Dec 18, 20232 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...
Nov 1, 20231 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...
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