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Foraged berries
Working with claypaperscissors, we foraged berries, smashed them up and used them as natural dyes. The children then used them to create...
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richy
- Aug 28, 2021
- 1 min
Charcoal and clay -
During the week, the children sourced their clay from the stream to use either on their boats or to make clay figures. They also...
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richy
- Aug 28, 2021
- 1 min
Crafty rafts
Over the week, different children built a series of rafts from wood which they selected, cut to size, some split and then used square...
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richy
- Aug 28, 2021
- 1 min
Natural Art
Well it's been some time since I have written a blog- mainly because I have been either in the woods, or uploading things to Facebook. ...
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richy
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
The land of the Lum-Lums...
It's always wonderful to have some new faces join us in the woods, as they always bring something a little bit extra. Today, we had the...
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richy
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
More smores please
Super Easter break!!!Thank you to all the marvellous little people for making it so memorable. We had 4 seasons in every session, rain,...
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richy
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
Boys in the woods
Yesterday we had a great gang of lads. Once again, this changed the outcome and it had a much more military feel about it. The boys...
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richy
- Sep 2, 2020
- 1 min
Teamwork makes the dream work...
What a super team. Only 3 of them but they made a point of needing each other to make the tasks a success. They worked so well...
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richy
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
Nettle tea
"Well I didn't think I would be saying that today!" One of the children commented as she foraged for some nettles to add to the boiling...
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richy
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
Storm in a tea cup...
SO, huge gales, thunderstorms, torrential rain was all forecast.... We got the torrential rain which was enough to consider cancelling...
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richy
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Perseverance
A word, the group learnt today... Making a fire was proving a little tricky- even for the veteran fire makers. I took them back to...
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richy
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Axes and knives
Today, the group separated and were calmer than they have been before...The smaller groups enabled little chats to take place and each...
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richy
- Aug 19, 2020
- 1 min
Monkey bars
Today was another new one for the woods...The children started making their bases and set their fires up, then they started challenging...
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richy
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
Dens, knives and tree felling
Today, the group decided to set up camp somewhere different. They found a suitable set of trees and then ventured out to source the wood...
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richy
- Aug 14, 2020
- 1 min
Best foot forward
Start your Monday how you mean to go on... Fill your head with the sounds of nature, go home smelling of earth and fire... (no wind......
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richy
- Aug 12, 2020
- 1 min
Blazing day!
Even though it was a scorching day, the fire was lit and lunch was cooked. The children did it all themselves, from gathering wood,...
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richy
- Aug 11, 2020
- 1 min
Nearly full...
Wednesday is filling fast.... Book now to join a great group on their adventure in the woods.
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richy
- Aug 5, 2020
- 1 min
Wildale Kicks off!!!
Finally...after monitoring all the Covid-19 guidance, we feel it is safe to start running the forest school. We are well prepped for a...
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