🌳 Help Shape Our Woodland Nature Play & Wellbeing Project 🌳
We are applying for funding to create a low-impact Nature Play and Wellbeing area in the woodland at Hooton Village Memorial Hall, and we'd love to hear your ideas.
The project aims to provide a safe, natural space for children, young people, families and carers to enjoy the outdoors, explore nature and support wellbeing.
We're looking at ideas such as: 🌿 Low-level rope walks 🌿 Tree stump stepping trails 🌿 Nature and wildlife information boards 🌿 Bird hide or wildlife viewing area 🌿 Den-building spaces 🌿 Mud kitchen for younger children 🌿 Log seating and woodland gathering areas 🌿 Nature discovery trails
What would you and your family like to see in the woodland?
We are particularly keen to hear from children, young people, parents, carers and anyone who uses the hall or woodland. Your ideas will help shape the project and support our funding applications.
Please add your suggestions in the comments below or send us a message.
Thank you for helping us create a woodland space that the whole community can enjoy. 🌳🐦🦋
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Hooton Village Memorial Hall (HVMH) and its grounds are held in trust for the people of Hooton and a Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
The hall is available for hire and is currently used for classes, clubs, birthday parties, events and much more. Hooton Village Memorial Hall (HVMH) and its grounds are held in trust for the people of Hooton and are managed by a Committee of local residents. The hall, believed to be a WW1 hut, is surrounded by 4.5 acres of woodland. The Hall receives no income other than that raised by the current
Hi everyone,
As some of you may have noticed, a dead hedge circle has recently appeared in the woods at Hooton Hall, along with some tree coppicing work taking place. I thought it would be a good idea to explain what’s happening and why.
The dead hedge circle has been created using fallen branches and woodland material that would otherwise be left scattered or burned. Dead hedging is a traditional woodland management technique that creates valuable habitat for birds, insects, hedgehogs and other wildlife, while also helping define areas naturally without using fencing or plastic materials. Over time it will become even richer in biodiversity as plants, fungi and insects move in.
Some of the trees are also being coppiced. Coppicing is an old woodland practice where certain trees are carefully cut back to encourage fresh regrowth from the base. This helps keep the woodland healthy, lets more light reach the woodland floor, encourages wildflowers and improves habitats for wildlife. Many native trees respond really well to coppicing and can live for hundreds of years through this cycle.
A lovely and major part of this work is that local home educated children from the Tuesday home ed social group have been helping care for the woods too. They’ve been involved in learning about woodland management, habitats, conservation and practical countryside skills. It’s been fantastic seeing young people taking an active interest in protecting and improving the woodland for the future.
Everything being done is with the aim of improving biodiversity, making use of natural materials, and helping keep the woods healthy and thriving for both wildlife and the community to enjoy.
If anyone has questions or would like to get involved with future woodland days, feel free to comment or get in touch 🙂
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