It’s great to be able to make our lunches using produce that we’ve picked from the plot! Rhubarb is the obvious one, and both Saturday...

Our sessions at Annie's Place for Derby Umbrella have been a little delayed, so rather than planting seeds, we've been looking at edible...

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...

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

Since we've been able to have people on site at the allotment again, we've been very busy! With willow leftover from our sessions with...

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

Just as spring is really starting to spring, we are allowed to have our groups back at the allotment, which is wonderful! We've started...

Because it wasn’t raining, and the ground wasn’t flooded, and the ground wasn’t frozen...we did some more outside jobs at the main...

Over the past few weeks, we've been doing lots of jobs on the allotment. Despite the mud, rain, snow and ice, there's been plenty to do!...

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...

This is a really simple recipe, but it's warming and perfect for a cold winter's day! We needed to use up some of our stored apples, as...

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 first sessions of 2021 were icy! The muddy ground was hard, which made a lovely change- although it was soft enough underneath the...

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

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...