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Welcome wednesday
On Wednesday we welcomed two new faces to The Heartwood Project, a new student and a new volunteer. Both of our new people slotted in so...
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May 28, 20251 min read
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Torrential downpour tuesday
Tuesday was one of our wettest days at Heartwood yet! We put up the extra tarp over the fire circle at the start of the day and the rain...
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May 28, 20251 min read
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A wet Wednesday
It was a rare treat to have some rain today. We put up our tarp over the fire circle and stayed dry. One of the interesting jobs we did...
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May 21, 20251 min read
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Fixing and making
This Tuesday we had a good day in the sunshine and managed a huge variety of different activities. There was splitting logs, pallet...
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May 21, 20251 min read
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Wonderful Wednesday
Today at Heartwood two new bird tables were started, there was quite a bit of measuring, sawing and sanding to get it under way. We were...
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May 14, 20251 min read
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Fruit Corner gets a haircut
Tuesday at Heartwood was a gorgeous warm and sunny day but not so hot it was hard to work. In the morning we all did different activities...
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May 14, 20251 min read
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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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May 7, 20251 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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May 7, 20251 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 30, 20251 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 30, 20251 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 23, 20251 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 16, 20251 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 15, 20251 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 8, 20251 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 3, 20251 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 3, 20251 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 28, 20251 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 28, 20251 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 20, 20251 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 12, 20251 min read
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