Down the Woods

We deliver Forest Schools, holiday clubs, outdoor education and training across Hertfordshire and beyond!

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Join Carl from the Academy of Self, in a workshop to discuss how you relate to the past, how to challenge self-limiting beliefs.

Booking Link ==> https://t.co/byCvA8rqJY

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This course has been designed to give you a broad range of activities.
Needle felting and the kit to carry on at home.
Nordic slinging a fun way to create a bracelet.
Make you own Peg loom to take away.
https://t.co/bkWVpFOQDt

[Down the Woods @down_the_woods]

This course has been designed to give you a broad range of activities, natural craft's. Needle felting and the kit to carry on at home.
Nordic slinging a fun way to create a bracelet.
Make you own Peg loom to take away.
https://t.co/bkWVpFOQDt

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To book https://t.co/tFIZc0I1MS

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The ladybird goes into a pupal stage.

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Helper dog Scamps, not long before we’re planning next year. We need help to create a compost area, cut flower garden, medicinal herb bed, labyrinth & bed for plants we can dye with. If you fancy helping us get in touch.

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The children had to search the forest to see if they could find the matching leaves.

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We are now taking bookings for our Adult Forest School sessions, come and book with us!


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Good work butterfly pollinating our strawberries. Our garden is full of wildlife.

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One of the children found the newt under a log.

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The greenhouse has struggled with the wind. Anyone able to volunteer to come and help us fix it?

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A bucket of water filled in 20 minutes yep it was raining a lot!

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Our geodome, we want to grow climbers up it. So far we have some grape vines what else could we grow?

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The children are learning knots to create a rope ladder for our tree house.

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The willow dome provides the children with some shade as the walled garden can get very hot!

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One of the children came out onto the meadow and declared Buttercup world!

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Our willow enclosed wildflower meadow is starting to flower. Ox eyed daisy.

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Badger prints.

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Yum! First strawberry of the season.

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The children were keen to create bows & arrows, with a little support they learnt the knot.
They then decided they wanted a target but there were no pens! One of the children came up with using charcoal left over from one of our fires!

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