Wildhearts Forest School

Rhubarb crumble and custard this week at Wildhearts, from harvesting and chopping to cooking, the kids did all the work!

Wildhearts is back on tomorrow night (5th Nov). We'll be cooking jacket potatoes on a campfire. Please make sure your wild ones are well wrapped up, and bring a torch! Look forward to seeing you!

Hi All. Just to let you know that we start back at Wildhearts on 10th Sept. Look forward to seeing you all then.

What a fabulous final session we had tonight to celebrate and end this academic year. We said a sad farewell to Brody, Amelia and Megan, and wish them every success in their futures.
We had face painting, a picnic tea, and a fabulous Wildhearts Got Talent show. More video footage of this to follow...

We hugged the shade of the trees tonight and had a lovely relaxed session with hammocks and games in the woods, some spontaneous woodwork creations, the usual clay fest, and fruit kebabs to keep everyone cool and hydrated. Somehow, they ended up being the dirtiest bunch of Wildhearts I've ever seen - a sign they've had a good time!

Our Wildhearts were such busy bees tonight! Child-led play results in some great imaginative stuff - from making bear traps to living in a zombie apocalypse! Plus the hunt for all the real weird and wonderful stuff in the pond, pancakes round the fire, a spot of yoga, and the usual tree climbing, digging, and mud mixing!

Fun packed 1st session of the year - tree climbing, making rope ladders and mud cupcakes, and building roads. There was a massive game of Camouflage, beans and hotdogs cooked up over the fire, and even a wildlife yoga session in the eco room. We were also treated to a beautiful rainbow. Good to have you back, Wildhearts!

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Hi all.

Adele will be out shortly to deliver your forest school packs between 4 and 6. Il just leave them on the doorstep.

Inside your pack there's 2 activities for the wildhearts to get stuck into.

Activity 1 is making a bird feeder, for this you will have

1 pine cone
Bird seed
Lard and a mixing pot
String

You will need to put the pinecone on a radiator to open up, or just somewhere warm. Once you have the pinecone open, mix the lard with your bird seed and find somewhere to hang it for your furry friends to use! Peanut butter also works well.

Second activity is seed sowing.

There's a pot with some compost along with pea seeds.

You can put this on your window sill or greenhouse and 7 to 14 days you should see something appear! Il let you know when it's time to plant it out.

See you all soon!

Hi wildhearts. We have made the decision to not go ahead with tonight's forest school session, we have had rather a few massive tree branches come down with the snow and we can't make it safe in time for the session. We are hoping we can get it sorted for next week. In the meantime we are trying to make up some packs to deliver for the kids to do this evening, which we will leave on your doorstep. 😊

This Weds' Wildhearts' session looks set to be very cold. Please can you ensure your child comes suitably dressed for the elements. You don't need to buy any specialist gear - layering is the key to keeping warm. Long sleeved t shirts, fleeces, and a big coat, plus old leggings under trousers work well, and hats and gloves are a must. 2 pairs of socks are good too. If you haven't got enough kit, please tell us at the start of the session as we have some spares and it's better to start layered up. Once they get cold, it's difficult for us to get them warmed up again! Thanks.