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Bagging up charcoal and more growing
On Wednesday at Heartwood, we started the day with a walk around the woods to make a list of things that need our attention. We then made...
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5 days ago1 min read
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Roofing and gardening
On Tuesday, the roof was added to the wood storage shed. It took some angle grinding and pop-rivetting to put it in place but we are...
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5 days ago1 min read
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Hot work in the woods
Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far and we were so grateful to have the shade of the trees today. We had another new person...
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Apr 301 min read
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Fruit Corner gets a makeover
On Tuesday, we got very busy in Fruit corner and some of us spent most of the day preparing the soil by sieving the biochar, weeding,...
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Apr 301 min read
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This week at heartwood...
Tuesday was another wonderful sunny spring day in the woods. We were delighted to see the stunning bluebells in full bloom, they are...
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Apr 231 min read
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It's all about the planters
On Wednesday we had a fab day finishing off one planter and making a completely new one too! The supporting diagonals on the legs and...
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Apr 161 min read
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Bluebells, planters and planting
Tuesday at Heartwood was a busy day. We had a full group of students and two visitorsI It was a wonderful sight when we arrived at the...
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Apr 151 min read
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Digging the drain
This week Mark was digging the drain to try and discover why it is blocked. It started with a huge pair of blue gloves and resulted in a...
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Apr 81 min read
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the first blubell is out!
On Wednesday it was a lovely relaxing sunny day. We pottered around with the plant seedlings, potting out the peas and radishes, which...
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Apr 31 min read
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Charcoal burning
Today we had a very different and exciting day as it was the first charcoal burn of the year. We spent the day as a team working together...
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Apr 31 min read
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Sunshine and birdsong
Today at Heartwood we enjoyed such beautiful warm, sunny weather. We spent most of the morning doing group jobs in the coppiced area....
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Mar 281 min read
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The seedlings and tadpoles are growing!
Today we had another fun filled day of chopping wood, tadpole tending, apple toasting, garden weeding, seedling watering and spatula...
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Mar 281 min read
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Spring equinox
On Thursday 20th March it was the Spring Equinox. This is one of the Celtic 8 wheels of the year that are celebrated and at Heartwood we...
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Mar 201 min read
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saving Frog spawn
Wednesday's highlight was the frog spawn rescue we undertook. We'd noticed the frogspawn a few weeks ago but recently noticed the drop in...
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Mar 121 min read
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Work continues on the wood shed
On Tuesday, we gathered willow from the boundary fence that had been pollarded the day before. The side branches were then cut off and...
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Mar 121 min read
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Birch Tapping
On Wednesday we were delighted to be able to tap the sap from a silver birch tree. This involved cutting a thin branch and tying a...
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Mar 61 min read
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Spring Sunshine!
Another brilliant day bathed in warm Spring sunshine at Heartwood. We made a start on building a new woodshed for, and partly from, the...
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Mar 41 min read
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A rainy and wonderful wednesday in the woods
It was a very wet Wednesday in the woods but we didn't let it dampen our spirits. Work was done felling and logging some birch and...
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Feb 261 min read
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Signs of spring and a lot of mud!
After a lot of rain over the past week, it is incredibly muddy in the woods! However, wehad a great day working together on a range of...
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Feb 251 min read
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Blue skies and sunshine at heartwood
It was one of those stunning early spring days. The sun shone and had some warmth to it and we all really appreciated it after a number...
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Feb 181 min read
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