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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We headed out from school and along the Forest Way today. What a difference a few days make! The river, although still high, is not...

Yesterday I was sent some beautiful photographs of our after school session. I wanted to say a MASSIVE THANKS to Alex Thurman! Not only...