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Woodland Work
During lockdown we spent some of our time applying for funding towards installing running water to the woodland site and towards the cost...

Lou Sanders
Aug 24, 20202 min read


Creative Thursday
The children thought of so, so many creative ideas today...including loads of creative construction, dens, inventions, printing,...

Lou Sanders
Aug 20, 20201 min read


A wet woody Wednesday
The rain fell and the water dripped and gushed and poured, and we made a shelter and we pushed the pools of water off the shelter with...

Lou Sanders
Aug 19, 20201 min read


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

Lou Sanders
Aug 18, 20201 min read


Is Autumn on its way?
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...

Lou Sanders
Aug 17, 20201 min read


Tree trimming
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...

Lou Sanders
Aug 14, 20203 min read


Wednesday Wanders
Today the children wandered the woodland. Firstly there are the bramble bushes to pick from on the walk down to the woods from the...

Lou Sanders
Aug 5, 20201 min read


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

Lou Sanders
Aug 4, 20201 min read


Magical (mud mixing) Monday
The children took the trolley for an amble through the woods to collect wood for a fire. We all got distracted along the way, climbing...

Lou Sanders
Aug 3, 20201 min read


Wednesday woodland wonders
The black berry are out! They tasted, sweet, sharp and delicious. They made great paint. As did the charcoal, which we used so much of,...

Lou Sanders
Jul 29, 20201 min read


A Tuesday kind of day...
It was a kind of hand washing, wood collecting, stick dragging, bow sawing, hand drilling, string threading, decorating, knot tying, char...

Lou Sanders
Jul 28, 20201 min read


Monday play
With a brilliant bunch of children we had the most fantastic time. Rain sheltering, coat zipping, hand washing, wood collecting, steel...

Lou Sanders
Jul 27, 20201 min read


Wet weekend work
After the driest spring and summer, we decided that today was the day for final preparations in the woods, just as it started to rain!...

Lou Sanders
Jul 25, 20202 min read


Flutterbies
This year the garden has been rather full of bees, bumbles, hoverflies, wasps, moths and butterflies fluttering by. You can join in with...

Lou Sanders
Jul 24, 20201 min read


P is for Preparation
and parking, planning and pootling around. We've been having lovely lazy days in the sunshine hanging out with the teenagers and a few of...

Lou Sanders
Jul 23, 20202 min read


School is out (again)
So one of our day jobs is teaching in a fantastic little school and today we are officially out for summer! We have had an inset day of...

Lou Sanders
Jul 20, 20201 min read


Summer Sun
It's the end of another week. It's the end of another term. It's the end of another year. That all came round a bit quick this time. We...

Lou Sanders
Jul 19, 20202 min read


Still some spaces left....book now before the summer!
It has been a busy week catching up with the end of term wind down and the preparations for the start of the summer holidays and beyond....

Lou Sanders
Jul 15, 20201 min read


making outside
It's only a week to go before the end of term....! Always an exciting time for those of us that spend out lives working and living with...

Lou Sanders
Jul 13, 20201 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


☀️ 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
23 hours ago4 min read


Coppice Club Feb 2026
Spring arrived at Sawpit Woods... We dusted off our tools, learned new skills, carved mallets, made new connections, explored the woodland and built our dead hedges — all soaked in that first warm sun. As the daffodils sang, we got busy making mallets and starting to carve spoons and spatulas amongst the emerging blue bell shoots. With grandmothers, grandchildren, solo visitors, parents and newcomers, we all enjoyed the time and space together with biscuits, tea, coffee and
6 days ago2 min read


Early Spring gathering with Sawpit Woods
At the end of January, we gathered in the woods to celebrate Imbolc, a time between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox when we celebrate life re-emerging and signs of Spring starting to sprout. Once again, the rain held off and we shared a happy day together around the fire. We started off by sharing what brings us joy before setting off to explore the woods and nearby land with fistfulls of the colours of the emerging spring time. We even found blue skies! We gathered r
Feb 12 min read
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