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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...
helenstringfellow
Mar 12, 20251 min read
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...
helenstringfellow
Mar 6, 20251 min read
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...
helenstringfellow
Mar 4, 20251 min read
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...
helenstringfellow
Feb 26, 20251 min read
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...
helenstringfellow
Feb 25, 20251 min read
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...
helenstringfellow
Feb 18, 20251 min read
A busy week at Heartwood
We've had a good week at Heartwood- we welcomed some visitors who have come for taster sessions. There were lots of different activities...
helenstringfellow
Feb 12, 20251 min read
This week at heartwood spring has arrived
We had a super time this week at Heartwood and it was quite busy on Tuesday as we welcomed a visitor /potential new student for a taster...
helenstringfellow
Feb 7, 20252 min read
Heartwood on seahaven fm radio
This Tuesday Mark and Helen had their first live radio experience. They were the special guests on Seahaven FM’s Community People show...
helenstringfellow
Feb 6, 20251 min read
The wheelbarrow is fixed
Last Wednesday we finally got the broken wheelbarrow fixed. An off road wheel replaced the broken one and it's now working great! Helen...
helenstringfellow
Jan 28, 20251 min read
Weaving willow Bird feeders
We had a go at willow weaving today to make a bird feeder and it was great fun. The whole team got involved and Mark shared how to make...
helenstringfellow
Jan 28, 20251 min read
The cold plunge tank is finished
It was with great excitement that the cold water plunging tank was finished on Tuesday. It needed a good clean out and is now filled and...
helenstringfellow
Jan 24, 20251 min read
More donated wood from Copthorne Saw Mill
On Friday Mark and Helen went over to Copthorne Saw Mill to collect some more planks of wood from, it was kindly donated by Harry Gingell...
helenstringfellow
Jan 14, 20251 min read
Snow magic in the woods
Today was a complete contrast to the sunny, bright Tuesday we had. Everyone was wrapped up warm against the chilly freezing temperatures...
helenstringfellow
Jan 9, 20251 min read
A warm winter welcome as we return to the woods
It was an incredibly sunny and calm day for our return to the woods. We all appreciated being outside and working on lots of different...
helenstringfellow
Jan 7, 20251 min read
Happy New Year!
The Heartwood Project staff and community would like to wish everyone a healthy, joyful and nature connected 2025. We had our final day...
helenstringfellow
Jan 1, 20251 min read
Happy Solstice and a merry christmas to all our staff, students and friends on facebook and instagram
What a fantastic festive celebration we had today. We finally sat down around the magnificent banqueting table and had our Christmas...
helenstringfellow
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Festive fun in the mud!
What a great time we've had at Heartwood today. It has been incredibly muddy under foot around the shelter and fire area and we resorted...
helenstringfellow
Dec 10, 20242 min read
look at our awesome banqueting table!
Today it's been all about making the magnificent banqueting! Mark and one of our students started it last Wednesday and completed it...
helenstringfellow
Nov 26, 20241 min read
Enjoying Heartwood in the rain
Today it was incredibly rainy in the morning and the temperature dropped off in the afternoon. It felt as though winter has finally...
helenstringfellow
Nov 19, 20241 min read
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