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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...

richy
Aug 28, 20211 min read
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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...

richy
Aug 28, 20211 min read
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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...

richy
Aug 28, 20211 min read
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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. ...

richy
Aug 28, 20211 min read
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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...

richy
Jun 1, 20211 min read
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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,...

richy
Apr 7, 20211 min read
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Dam!
Today, the children were engineers! From project managers to a full work-force, they worked tirelessly to clear the stream of all the...

richy
Oct 30, 20201 min read
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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...

richy
Sep 3, 20201 min read
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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...

richy
Sep 2, 20201 min read
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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...

richy
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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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...

richy
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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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...

richy
Aug 24, 20201 min read
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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...

richy
Aug 20, 20201 min read
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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...

richy
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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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...

richy
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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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......

richy
Aug 14, 20201 min read
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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,...

richy
Aug 12, 20201 min read
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Nearly full...
Wednesday is filling fast.... Book now to join a great group on their adventure in the woods.

richy
Aug 11, 20201 min read
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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...

richy
Aug 5, 20201 min read
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