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Seemingly endless summer
The sun has just kept on shining, shining, shining through the cloudless skies of recent days, weeks and months. As we write this, we...

Lou Sanders
Jun 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


Lack of work and Lockdown parenting
We've had a quiet couple of weeks of ups (watching a Spitfire fly over the local hospital on VE Day from an idyllic picnic spot) and...

sawpitwoods
May 16, 20205 min read


Groundhog May
Although it is way past the 2nd February, the traditional Groundhog Day in the States, it certainly feels like it here just now. The...

sawpitwoods
May 5, 20203 min read


It's raining, it's pouring
Yesterday saw sun, drizzle rain, hail, thunder, lightning, rainbows, wind and sun again. We love a bit of weather, so hid inside and took...

sawpitwoods
May 2, 20201 min read


April showers bring May flowers.
We are greatly missing the sessions in the woods and all of the fabulous children we usually share the space with every week. The small...

sawpitwoods
Apr 28, 20201 min read


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...

sawpitwoods
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


Online nature connections
We are physically distanced from each other, but we wanted to make sure we were still nurturing our social connections to each other....

sawpitwoods
Apr 19, 20201 min read


new day, new plant
Today is another springtime classic. Who doesn't know and love the delicate primrose? One of our childhood favourites. It blooms along...

sawpitwoods
Apr 18, 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...

sawpitwoods
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


We’ve lost an hour
It’s that clock changing time of year. It seems that it’s not really going to affect my daily schedule. But it does mean we’ve lost an...

sawpitwoods
Mar 29, 20202 min read


School day
I spent a day in school today. All very peaceful and clam. Quite unlike a usual Thursday. We started with an hour of laptop work, spaced...

sawpitwoods
Mar 26, 20201 min read


Week 1
So school is out... maybe for summer, but let’s hope not. That’s not something I’d expect a teacher to say, but there it is. Like the...

sawpitwoods
Mar 25, 20202 min read


Social distancing
Distancing is distancing whether it is in the city or in the woods. Like the rest of the world this week I‘ve been information...

sawpitwoods
Mar 22, 20203 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
1 day 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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