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Good Company Monday
On the day when thousands of children started their first full week back at school, we also had our own first day. For the past year we...

Lou Sanders
Sep 6, 20212 min read


The last day of Summer
As the Equinox arrives, so has Autumn and the rising morning mist. Momentarily the night and day are equal. As of tomorrow, we head into...

Lou Sanders
Sep 22, 20202 min read


Let's just get on with it now...
It has been a long few months and it seems about the time to get on with life now. We've been busy getting on with being back at work and...

Lou Sanders
Jul 4, 20202 min read


End of Term
So another week done and another whole term done. It's end of summer term Friday, on the cusp of a week of bank holiday summer fun. It's...

sawpitwoods
May 22, 20204 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


In like a lion, out like a lamb
February half term with friends and family has come and gone, and so it seems to be March already. Although the past month has shown us...

sawpitwoods
Mar 2, 20203 min read


A glimmer of light on the horizon
Imbolc has come and gone, as has January. I spent a day lighting fires and watching them burn out again with a lovely bunch of women in...

sawpitwoods
Feb 4, 20202 min read


Crisp and cold
A pleasant and fruitful weekend was had with the younger brother in Bristol. We continued the wittering which we started on our wet walk...

sawpitwoods
Jan 20, 20202 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


It's a bit blowy out there
Tonight the wind is whipping round and I'm happy to be inside by the fire under a blanket on the sofa. I'm quite pleased that I was...

sawpitwoods
Jan 14, 20203 min read


Starting out
First day of work involved driving to the airport at 4.30am. I then let in the plumber to fix the hot water tank. It sprung a leak in the...

sawpitwoods
Jan 8, 20202 min read


And so it all begins....
So Christmas has happened and I had a calmly brilliant time wittering to the family and strolling the somewhat wet and soggy fields and...

sawpitwoods
Jan 7, 20203 min read


Right, that's it....I am running away to the woods
I started my Forest School journey as a child growing up on a dairy farm in East Sussex and then camping with the brilliant charity...

sawpitwoods
Dec 29, 20193 min read


Coppice Club: Crafting Community in the Woods
An other satisfying day spent with the woods
Jan 112 min read


What's on in the Woods? December 2025
We hope you’re enjoying the turn to deep winter and the cosy long nights. Here's what's happening at Sawpit Woods in the coming weeks.
Dec 20, 20254 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...
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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