Fishpond Wood Open Tuesdays. On Tuesdays, beginning 5th March, volunteers are welcome to drop by into the woods to join us in woodland restoration activities, anytime between 10-1pm. Come to The hexagon (study barn) by the icehouse.

If you want to come along and volunteer for an hour or so, or just have a cup of tea and chat outdoors as we work, you are hugely welcome. Bring gardening gloves, suitable clothing and a flask and snack if you’re staying for a while. If we move to another area within the wood […]

Wildish woodland workshop

We welcomed a Wildish working party to the woods. They explored making the most out of a fallen silver birch tree. We used the trunk to make planks and uprights to create a bench (see photos below). We used a battery powered chainsaw to cut smaller branches and put them in a charcoal kiln to […]

Kokedama and Bonsai weekend workshop

Pete ran a Sunday workshop for Wildish. Everyone showed their creative side, sculpting Bonsai trees and creating Kokedamas to take home. Many thanks to everyone who came along to make it such a happy morning.

A big thank you to the Skell Valley Volunteers!

Many thanks to all the volunteers who came to clear rhododendron on a cold January day so that we could plant five cherry and five silver birch trees to add to the other thirty which have been recently planted beyond the pond. Your hard work is really appreciated.

Greatwood Year 6 children build amazing dens

Given the challenge of working together to create dens, the year 6 children made the most wonderful structures. They went on to make magic potions to help their favourite trees grow. Finishing the day making bird feeders out of pine cones, lard and seeds and toasting marshmallows over an open fire. Thank you for a […]