Our next art project is more 3D work. Over lockdown, our online art sessions concentrated on painting and drawing, so it's good to get...

After spending a few sessions using tesserae to make mosaics, we've gone a bit more industrial now, and are using pebbles and cement! The...

If ever proof were needed about how much we NEED TREES...then being in the woods on a really hot day just proves it! Trees not only...

We've just done our fourth session at Annie's Place, the centre where Derby Umbrella run their sessions for children and adults wth...

Our in-person sessions at the allotment have started! We’re doing a series of workshops using two different ways of creating mosaics- the...

Our second session of forest school this year was a bit colder than the first, as the sun stayed behind the clouds. The trees are still...

It was a beautiful afternoon to have the first of our forest school sessions since mid-December. The group is slightly smaller than...

Our art sessions for home educating children have moved onlin, due to the current lockdown, and we’re try out all sorts of practical...

If you had a real, cut Christmas tree, or you’ve been pruning a fir tree (but NOT leylandii or yew!!), then this is a lovely project to...

Our final session before Christmas consisted of re-building the dam at Clay Cove, some whittling projects, and hot dogs! And lots of...

Our final home education art sessions before Christmas were sculpture-based...but using fondant icing and marzipan. Not only good to eat,...

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...

For the last two sessions before Christmas we will be all-out Christmas crafting... This week, it was making beautiful 3D paper stars-...

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...

Our willow baskets are on hold - time for a quick diversion into Christmas wreaths! Some of our home education students have worked with...

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...

We’ve been looking at different foraged foods over the last few weeks- walnuts, quinces, and this week, apples. We learnt a bit about...

Our one to one sessions have involved more activities in the greenhouse, as the weather has been a bit too wet over the last few weeks!...

By popular demand, we’re making willow baskets in our art sessions! Having warmed up with lanterns, we‘re now remembering (for some) or...

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...