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After a brief social media hiatus, we’re back. F

After a brief social media hiatus, we’re back. First up, we want to announce that our Saturday morning gardening sessions have now switched to Sunday mornings. We also have @DofE volunteers contributing their time, for which we are very grateful (and so is our wood store) #communitygarden #wandsworth #volunteering #dukeofedinburghaward

A recent #KS2 Rocks and Soils workshop - Exploring

A recent #KS2 Rocks and Soils workshop - Exploring the three main types of rock, getting to know the rock cycle using a tasty chocolate experiment, creating fossils and, of course, getting very muddy. #outdooreducation #outdoorlearning #wandsworth #getoutside

Testing out some new “fire plates” to allow sa

Testing out some new “fire plates” to allow safe transfer of fires after successful ignition with fire steel. Teaching fire lighting, and respect for fire, is a mainstay of our activities, across our education, after-school, and community sessions. #firestarter #outsideeducation

Last week we ran a #KS2 Habitats session. Local sc

Last week we ran a #KS2 Habitats session. Local school children developed their understanding of invertebrates and vertebrates as they explored the varied habitats and micro-habitats that can be found here at Dobbins Field, #wandsworth. Many exciting finds included a harvestman and stag beetle larvae. The children then created some incredible habitats to house our local wildlife and began thinking about how they could promote biodiversity on their school grounds. #outdooreducation #outdoorlearning #schoolswithoutwalls

A successful Anglo Saxon workshop for #KS2. Life a

A successful Anglo Saxon workshop for #KS2. Life as an Anglo Saxon wasn’t easy! Children learnt how to successfully build a fire and then cooked bread over it. #outdooreducation #outdoorlearning #historyclass #wandsworth

It rained a LOT on Saturday, so our gardening volu

It rained a LOT on Saturday, so our gardening volunteers took cover in our polytunnels & got on with some winter planting. #communitygardening #growyourown #wandsworth

It’s lovely to have our local school kids back o

It’s lovely to have our local school kids back on site, & our #EYFS & #KS1 “Seasons” workshop back in action. It covers a range of activities, including spotting colours in nature & keeping cosy as we toast marshmallows. #outdoorlearning #OutdoorEducation #wandsworth #education

We bent our first chair legs!!! They’re not perf

We bent our first chair legs!!! They’re not perfect, but also not terrible. Next time maybe a bit longer in the steam box, or a more assertive application of the bending jig. Thanks to @abbottslivingwood for writing it all so clearly in his book #goingwiththegrain #greenwoodworking #handmade #chairmaking

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