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And the survey says....
Parental perceptions about Forest School toddler groups in the UK If you come to our parent and child stay and play sessions, or you have...

Lou Sanders
Mar 4, 20221 min read


Food for us and the birds
The smallest people collected pine cones in the drizzle this morning, before making bird feeders with them. We spotted freshly dug...

Lou Sanders
Mar 1, 20221 min read


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

Lou Sanders
Feb 28, 20221 min read


Wind and the woods
As we all know it has been just too windy to be safely out there playing in the woods these last few days. We started our week by...

Lou Sanders
Feb 21, 20221 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...

Lou Sanders
Feb 19, 20222 min read


Our start to the year
We have spent the beginning of the year continuing our playing and learning outside and reflecting and planning for the coming months....

Lou Sanders
Feb 17, 20222 min read


Connections
As we start this new year, we are thinking back and reflecting on where we are, where we have come from and maybe where we are going....

Lou Sanders
Jan 1, 20223 min read


Autumn adventures
We started the week with a bit of inspiration at Sheffield Park gardens. The amazing colours were great and we took a stroll up the the...

Lou Sanders
Jan 1, 20221 min read


The end of the year
During our last week of sessions this year we had a magical time in the open canopy of the woods and played in the dark. We made time to:...

Lou Sanders
Jan 1, 20221 min read


Winter wonders
"Why is the sky so dark?" "Because the days are getting shorter and the sun goes down early in the winter" The children were wondering...

Lou Sanders
Dec 6, 20211 min read


Falling leaves
Forest School strives to foster resilient, confident, independent and creative learners. And it aims to inspire a sense of awe and wonder...

sawpitwoods
Nov 9, 20211 min read


Shadows and sunsets
This time of the year is known as Samhain. The clocks have changed and brought us bright, low, sharp light this week. We've had day time,...

Lou Sanders
Nov 8, 20211 min read


Autumn holiday club
We have spent a peaceful but productive two days in the woods. There was lots of fire making, pumpkin soup cooking, bread baking, and...

Lou Sanders
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Foraging child- led fun in the woods
This week we met a lovely new group of children and got to start to get to know a beautiful patch of National Trust woodland on Crockham...

Lou Sanders
Oct 19, 20212 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...

Lou Sanders
Oct 12, 20211 min read


Conference, reflections and connections
This weekend we spent our time (camping) at the FSA annual conference, which was great! We heard from three really interesting speakers:...

Lou Sanders
Oct 4, 20212 min read


Child directed Monday Skills
Each and every week, the children are busy, chatty, engaged, sociable, and out there being kids and playing when they come to the woods,...

Lou Sanders
Sep 27, 20212 min read


Autumn Equinox
This week the morning mist has hung and been slow to rise, as we have reached the Autumn Equinox and the turning of the seasons with the...

Lou Sanders
Sep 21, 20212 min read


Rainy Tuesday
Cloudy wet skies led to a day of noticing the small things. The drip on the underside of the gate, the shine the rain made on the...

Lou Sanders
Sep 14, 20211 min read


Foraging, floral fun
We started the week arranging flowers and foliage foraged from the garden, fields and woods. With quiet, creativity comes conversation...

Lou Sanders
Sep 14, 20211 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


☀️ What's On In the Woods - March 2026
Hello Friends, Dear March Come in! What a glorious week we’re having, Spring is arriving with real heart. We have lots to share, so please keep reading and share with a friend and of course we can’t wait to welcome you to the woods again soon. Later this month, March 28th , we'll be gathering around the time of equinox to mark the time between Winter and summer Solstice - Spring Equinox; Ostara. We'll be playing and balancing together and brilliant Caroline from WeCre
Mar 104 min read
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