Activity: Big Garden Birdwatch feeder
This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch didn’t start off too well for us in the Midlands (for garden birds or spotters!), with lots of...
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Katy
Jan 6, 20212 min read
Recipe: Forest-school-at-home jalebi
We were going to be doing some cooking at forest school this week, but all that's on hold of course! So we thought we'd share the recipe...
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Katy
Jan 3, 20211 min read
Happy New Year!
Our first sessions of 2021 were icy! The muddy ground was hard, which made a lovely change- although it was soft enough underneath the...
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Katy
Dec 23, 20201 min read
News: Festive forest school!
Our final session before Christmas consisted of re-building the dam at Clay Cove, some whittling projects, and hot dogs! And lots of...
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Katy
Dec 14, 20201 min read
News: Forest School crafting
There’s been plenty of rain...so it was muddy and excitingly slippery in the woods! As well as a bit of teacake-toasting, we were making...
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Katy
Dec 10, 20201 min read
News: Forest school camp fire on a cold day...
Despite our new camp being a quite sparse (the other camp is just far too muddy!), we are adapting well! And most importantly, the camp...
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Katy
Dec 8, 20201 min read
News: Keeping busy in the cold weather!
The weather might be pretty grotty at the moment, but we find plenty to do on the allotment... We try to keep a balance of more...
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Katy
Dec 4, 20201 min read
News: Forest school cooking
We’ve been looking at different foraged foods over the last few weeks- walnuts, quinces, and this week, apples. We learnt a bit about...
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Katy
Nov 25, 20201 min read
News: It's still busy on the plot!
Despite the weather becoming a bit grey and damp as we get towards winter, we still have lots of jobs to do on the allotment. Today, we...
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Katy
Nov 24, 20201 min read
News: Woodland Trust Tree Charter event
We are so excited to be part of this year's Tree Charter event! Our home education art groups and forest school group have been working...
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Katy
Nov 23, 20201 min read
News: Support from the Royal Horticultural Society!
We've recieved some lovely certificates from the RHS, in recognition of the work we've been doing in our community - from giving away...
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Katy
Nov 12, 20201 min read
News: one-to-ones with vulnerable youngsters continue
We are very happy that our one-to-one respite support sessions can carry on through the current lockdown. This week, after cooking some...
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Katy
Nov 1, 20201 min read
News: We love mud!
Forest school this week was a bit nomadic- there’s been enough rain to make the clay soil very slippery, so we couldn’t use our usual...
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Katy
Oct 31, 20201 min read
News: Thinking about spring
As well as lots of cooking, our young half-term allotmenteer has been helping to create a couple of little corners for some spring bulbs....
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Katy
Oct 23, 20201 min read
News: Lovely bread on a stick, in the woods
We had rain at forest school this week, so the camp fire was a very welcome addition to our activities! The children spent lots of time...
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Katy
Oct 22, 20201 min read
News: Strawberries in October?
The Saturday volunteers have been taking out the remaining squash plants, as even though they keep producing flowers, they won't be able...
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Katy
Oct 16, 20201 min read
News: Making new growing areas
After potting on the young oregano plants, we gave some thought to how the allotment will look next year, including making some new...
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Katy
Oct 15, 20201 min read
News: Two art groups, and thinking about lanterns...
We are very pleased to now have a second art group at the allotment! Both groups are going to be working on projects designed to light up...
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Katy
Oct 14, 20201 min read
News: Forest school skills
We’ve been having wonderful autumnal afternoons for our forest school session- although the day we learn to set a campfire was definitely...
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Katy
Sep 21, 20201 min read
News: Busy in the allotment!
We’re really enjoying the autumn feel of the plot- lots of things to harvest still, and some lovely warm weather. But it’s definitely...
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