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It was another busy day at Heartwood, with a lot of varied activities. We watered and weeded fruit corner, as well as trimming back some...

We had an epic day of charcoal making this week. It was a fabulous whole team effort to load the kiln with seasoned wood - mainly...

This week we were delighted to have two new members join our Heartwood community. Welcome to you both! It was another enjoyable day of...

It was great to welcome a new member to The Heartwood Project community today. We also had two new people visit us to see whether they...

We really enjoyed working in the woods again today - after all the rain and sunshine, the woods are looking incredibly green and leafy....

At Heartwood this week we were delighted to have a beautiful, dry sunny day. We discovered a tiny frog and a slow worm in the woods while...

We had a glorious day in the sunshine at Heartwood today. There was a long list of jobs to do and we worked hard to complete most of...

This week we were pleased to have finished the shelter by tightening the tarp and adding some guttering to drain the rainwater away from...

We had another great day at Heartwood and what a range of weather came to join us: hot sunshine, rain, wind and even snow! But we...

This week we were treated to a stunning display of bluebells when we arrived at the woods. They look and smell incredible! We foraged for...

Today we harvested some willow bark to prepare it for making willow cordage. First we cut a fresh willow whip and scraped off the outer...

Today we discovered the first fully bloomed bluebell in the woods- very exciting! We started the morning by taking casts, using plaster...

Today we discovered these different animal tracks in the soft mud- we think there are squirrel, deer and rat paw prints. It was great to...

After hours, the Heartwood staff took some to go for an early spring forage for the Lesser Celandine plant. It has yellow star flowers...

We were thrilled to put up the first of our bird boxes that we made from recycled wood. It is almost nesting time and there is evidence...

This week we had a fun time, despite the ongoing wet weather! We finished sawing and drilling the 5 bird box kits, which will be put...

We had quite a surprise when we arrived at the woods this morning. The incredible volume of rain over the previous week has collected on...

Look at our smart new French Drain! It took a lot of digging and moving of pebbles to get it just right but the finished result is...

We were delighted to welcome two new visitors to Heartwood this week. They enjoyed trying their hand at using the shave horse for peeling...

It was exciting to see the first signs of spring today. We noticed the green leaf buds on some of the elder tree had burst open- our...