It is time for birds to build their nests, so this week we have been playing some games to learn to recognise different birds. We have...

As we all know it has been just too windy to be safely out there playing in the woods these last few days. We started our week by...

We have spent a peaceful but productive two days in the woods. There was lots of fire making, pumpkin soup cooking, bread baking, and...

Last Friday was the 4th Annual Forest School Day. We spent all week in the woods celebrating this by being out in the woods with 6...

This week the morning mist has hung and been slow to rise, as we have reached the Autumn Equinox and the turning of the seasons with the...

We started the week arranging flowers and foliage foraged from the garden, fields and woods. With quiet, creativity comes conversation...

On the day when thousands of children started their first full week back at school, we also had our own first day. For the past year we...

We can't quite believe we have nearly come to the end of our summer holiday woodland play... It has been a fantastic month of freedom,...

A busy days play. Some of the things that the children got up to were: tapping sticks, games exploring senses with blindfolds,...

We escaped any rain which was forecast, and had a brilliant day of refining our tool skills in the woods. First by making elder beads and...

After some brilliant games in the trees, today was all about creating with wood. Climbing on it, snapping dead wood, carrying wood,...

Today was a firelighting, charcloth making, towel ripping, stream jumping, blind folded game playing, den making, mud splatting, stick...

The sun has allowed the wild plants and flowers to blossom and bloom and given us ideas for creative play in the woods. The grass has...

Rain doesn't stop play in the woods. There were stiles and bridges to go over and under. Some children hid in the shelter to eat a snack-...

After the long weekend and a splash of rain, the bluebells were really blooming and blowing in the breeze today. Today was about hunting...

The north wind had dropped and the Spring sunshine was felt today. With the bluebells emerging, we sniffed them to get their scent on the...

With the sun upon us we set off for our final holiday adventure in the woods. Today was a day of games and play. The children made up...

The children started their day with an exploration through the woodland and some tree identification games and spotted a nest. They...

With a light dusting of yesterdays snow on the ground and a chill in the air, we set off in beautiful sunshine to the fields. The...

In collaboration with The Children's Forests, today we set off on a great tree planting adventure, to continue the process here in Sawpit...