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Lou Sanders
Apr 14, 20211 min read
Springtime play
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...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 7, 20211 min read
Woodland Wednesday
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...
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Lou Sanders
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Tremendous Tuesday Tree Planting
In collaboration with The Children's Forests, today we set off on a great tree planting adventure, to continue the process here in Sawpit...
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Lou Sanders
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Sunny Days
With the blackthorn blossom emerging and the willow blooming in the trees, today we welcomed back our group of parents and children. The...
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Lou Sanders
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Back out there
The strikingly clear early spring light shone on us for our first session back out in the woods. And what a wondrously enjoyable time we...
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Lou Sanders
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Spring is in the air
It has been a long, cold winter for many reasons. We've been quietly holed up at home, like the rest of the world. As with everyone, it's...
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Lou Sanders
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Woodwork Tuesday
It was all about working with wood today in the woods. After starting a cracking fire, the children had a go at axing some wood with an...
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Lou Sanders
Nov 10, 20201 min read
November magic
We started the day planting trees in what is to be a new bit of woodland. We have set out a circlular space to be a future woodland glade...
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Lou Sanders
Nov 3, 20201 min read
Autumn Adventures
We welcomed new faces to our 'Stay and Play' group. The rain blew away as we gathered. There was fire starting, leaf throwing, broom...
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Lou Sanders
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Rain doesn't stop play
Despite the gorgeous light of Tuesday rising, the rain didn't stay away today. Not to worry, rain never stops play in the woods- just...
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Lou Sanders
Oct 25, 20201 min read
Spore Prints
We foraged for some fungi this Tuesday. By placing the fungi down on some paper, you can collect a 'spore print' from them. These were...
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Lou Sanders
Oct 20, 20202 min read
End of Term Tuesday
We can't quite believe how quickly this Autumn has sped by, and how we have been so richly immersed in so much change in the world of the...
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Lou Sanders
Sep 29, 20201 min read
Afterschool delight
The afternoon brought the sunshine and we set out for an afternoon of after school delight. It gives us such joy that the children...
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Lou Sanders
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Farewell to the summer
The children had their final fling in the woods today. They all continued their activity and individual fascinations from previous...
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Lou Sanders
Aug 18, 20201 min read
Tuesday in the woods
The sun shone, the rain fell, the blackberries were collected and squished and painted with and poured, the trees were climbed and swung...
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Lou Sanders
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Is Autumn on its way?
The rain clouds have gathered and there is a breeze in the air. We spent a brief time checking out the new wood piles created from...
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Lou Sanders
Aug 14, 20203 min read
Tree trimming
We've been having a week off this week, to spend much needed time with the family. This has meant there have been no sessions in the...
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Lou Sanders
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Tuesday
Today was one of those trolley pulling, wood collecting, tree climbing, dust kicking, wheat field exploring, gate climbing, lamb cooing,...
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Lou Sanders
Jun 4, 20202 min read
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...
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sawpitwoods
Apr 28, 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...
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Feb 13, 20242 min read
Tree tending Day
We had a wonderful day tending our sapling trees in our Children's Forest adjacent to Sawpit Woods this February. Together we mulched...


Dec 18, 20232 min read
Winter Gathering
We shared a lovely day, gathered in Sawpit Woods to celebrate the middle of winter, the turning of the light and to learn and connect...


Nov 1, 20231 min read
Seed, song and foraging day 24/10/23
We had a wonderful day walking the land and learning about the trees and their seeds. Gathering in the October sunshine, over the rising...
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