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Today was a warm and sunny day and we harvested more from Fruit Corner. This week it was blueberries, spinach, green beans and carrots,...

On Wednesday work continued on the fence around the pond. We used willow to start weaving through the uprights. It is looking good. A new...

On Tuesday we had a very industrious day! We harvested more courgettes from Fruit corner, cleared one of the raised beds and planted out...

On Wednesday we started two new projects, as well as continuing with the sanding and oiling of the teepee poles. A new bird feeding table...

On Tuesday we were able to harvest quite a number of veg from Fruit Corner, this included rainbow chard, spinach, courgettes and green...

On Wednesday we made a start on building a saw horse with the thicker limbs from that felled birch tree. Measurements were made and the...

This Tuesday we were excited to build a bird hide. It was a great way to use some of the brash from the birch tree that had to be taken...

On Wednesday this week we welcomed back another student who only attends during the term time. It was great to have them with us again....

We have had a wonderfully busy day with a full group of students as well as a visitor for a taster session this afternoon. It meant we...

On Tuesday we spent the day in the clearing and used the fire site there. It was so nice to be out in the sunshine and it was filled with...

On Wednesday it was one of our student's birthdays and we were treated to a delicious birthday cake. Happy birthday to them! We started...

On Tuesday we were excited to be starting the digging out of a new pond. The froglets have all left the nursery tank and the time is...

Wednesday was an exciting day as we found a large number of froglets that had moved out of the tadpole nursery and out into the wilds....

On Tuesday we went on a foraging walk and found some delicious wild raspberries amongst the brambles! We worked on finishing the planter...

It was a hive of industry in the woodland workshop today. We worked on three different woodworking projects over the day. These included:...

Tuesday was a glorious day and we enjoyed a dry and very sunny day. Two new students visited us and had a taste of what The Heartwood...

Take a closer look at the photo with the cucumber and you will see one of the many froglets which climbed onto the log and sat looking...

It was great to have our brilliant volunteer Sam back with us again this week. She shared some of her gardening advice and we were so...

We had a relaxed and yet very productive day at Heartwood on Wednesday. We were really pleased to welcome Sarah, our new Wednesday...

This Tuesday we were excited to see Fruit Corner is growing incredibly well - we even had our very first strawberry of the season. One of...