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The leaves are out, the people are in.
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...

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Apr 23, 20202 min read


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

sawpitwoods
Apr 20, 20201 min read


Plant of the day
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...

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Apr 18, 20201 min read


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

sawpitwoods
Apr 9, 20201 min read


Busy doing nothing
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...

sawpitwoods
Apr 7, 20201 min read


Friday flowers
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...

sawpitwoods
Apr 3, 20203 min read


Starting a Forest Garden
As there is no Forest School sessions going on currently, there is time to spend starting a Forest garden. It has been inspired by family...

sawpitwoods
Apr 1, 20202 min read


Week 2
So as we settle into a new week, a new routine emerges. I have a full morning of freedom and solitude. I manage to do the washing, unload...

sawpitwoods
Mar 31, 20203 min read


Spring is in the air
I’ve been brought up not to say the ‘C’ word, so I’m not going to utter it just now. Back in the real world, I brought Forest School...

sawpitwoods
Mar 17, 20201 min read


Stream life
With a couple of brilliant small people, we set off out from a busy day at school to tackle the muddy path to the woods. We muddied our...

sawpitwoods
Mar 3, 20201 min read


It's Friday
The end of the week is cold and blowy. It’s been a whirlwind in a good way. I went on a wet school trip to the fire station with the...

sawpitwoods
Jan 17, 20203 min read


Soundcamp 2026 - Listening to the woods
For the second year running, Sawpit Woods hosted Soundcamp over the first May bank holiday weekend — and once again, the woods did not disappoint. The first May bank holiday marks what many consider the peak of the dawn chorus, and we timed our gathering to make the most of it. This year we also took part in Reveil, a worldwide movement that follows the dawn chorus around the globe using microphones placed in locations across every continent — our 24-hour sound broadcast from
Jun 11 min read


Coppice Club in the bluebells - April 2026
Hello! I'm Jaz, joining Em as co-director of Sawpit Woods CIC, and this is my first blog post since joining the team at the end of 2025. It’s really joyous to be posting about April’s Coppice Club where we were spoiled by the woods at one of their seasonal peaks, in the spring sunshine. The bluebells were incredible, the sun shone beautifully, and we all got busy tending this special place. Meanwhile, as it always seems to in the woods, time stretched and slowed, with time t
Apr 212 min read


Getting crafty at Springtime
Lucky us! Thanks to the weather gods, we spent another glorious day in the woods, playing and crafting in honour of Equinox, Ostara and Easter time. It's been a busy month behind the scenes, with celebrations of birthdays, civil partnerships and delight that we've received funding for our brilliant Coppice Club. More to follow on that soon!... This week, we spent the morning hanging out in the hammock and testing our balance on the slack line before playing fun games in the
Mar 302 min read
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