Full of weed fritters
Ingredients Wild Garlic if you have it or 2 garlic cloves chopped. Dandelion Leaves Chickweed Nettle leaves Goose Grass Ground Ivy or mint Salt 6 eggs beaten. Method Wash and dry your weeds in [...]
Let them eat leaves in April
What tree leaves are good to eat and which are poisonous?
Institute for Outdoor Learning
Sitting in the woods the other day pondering the current drive to get learning outside, I suddenly realised that nowhere on my website have I mentioned that all our courses are endorsed by the [...]
New Years resolutions
As the New Year begins, it is time for those (dreaded?) New Years resolutions! Contrary to the usual trepidation, this year, I am actually very excited about what lies in store. The excellent news [...]
Christmas around the world
It’s been so exciting seeing all the wonderful things practitioners and children have been making at Forest School in preparation for Christmas. Making the video advent has certainly been a lot of fun, chickens [...]
The Night before Christmas
"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse..." “The Night Before Christmas” is an essential part of the festive season and in [...]
How to make a Christmas wreath.
At Forest School, ivy is our friend all year round but in Winter it comes into its own as the perfect adornment to a Christmas Wreath (as featured in our Forest School video advent). [...]
Forest School Advent
I love getting ready for Christmas, especially the countdown to the big day itself. I am consequently trying to suppress the urge to whip the decorations out of the attic and throw [...]
Coppicing in Winter
Coppicing It’s really important for Forest School practitioners to know how to effectively manage a natural environment in a sustainable way, especially if planning on [...]