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Make a Covid proof, foot operated, soap dispenser for Forest School.

  • By Richard
  • July 9, 2020
  • Comments Off on Make a Covid proof, foot operated, soap dispenser for Forest School.

Returning to running training or forest school sessions after lockdown requires a few adaptations to the informal, pre-covid way of doing things. Reading reams of conflicting government advice and writing … Continue Reading →

Simple Split Stick Animals

  • By Richard
  • June 6, 2018
  • Comments Off on Simple Split Stick Animals

No glue, tape, wedges or joints are needed to make these little animals. Starting with a short length of straight Hazel you can make a few simple cuts and splits … Continue Reading →

Fire Breathing Dragons

  • By Richard
  • March 7, 2017
  • 3 Comments

  I can’t remember where I first heard firesteels (Ferrocerium rods) described as ‘Dragon Sneezes’ but I always like the mental picture of baby dragons with colds surprising themselves with … Continue Reading →

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Make a Gypsy Flower Pony

  • By Richard
  • July 27, 2016
  • 5 Comments

                  This is a rudimentary jig that I made to ease the process of making Gypsy Flowers with a knife or shave … Continue Reading →

Dirt is Good – and Persil Washes Whiter

  • By Richard
  • April 5, 2016
  • 2 Comments

  So the Unilever  “dirt is good” campaign has been resurrected after 11 years in hibernation. I remember being aware of the glossy brochure and catchy phrase in 2006, and … Continue Reading →

A Forest of Ideas

  • By Richard
  • March 10, 2016
  • 10 Comments

About 5 years ago, I met lots of thoughtful outdoor practitioners and academics and a fair few ‘pracademics’ in a lodge in the middle of Finland and had some of … Continue Reading →

Level 3 Forest School Training April 2016

  • By Richard
  • February 23, 2016
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“Schools Out – Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten”

  • By Richard
  • January 7, 2016
  • 2 Comments

This award winning documentary by Lisa Molomot and Rona Richter is set in the town of Langnau am Albis in Switzerland where parents of 4 to 7 year olds can … Continue Reading →

We are Woodland Folk

  • By Richard
  • September 13, 2011
  • No Comments

Outdoor Education and Training

I enable staff and pupils to get the most from outdoor experiences. Through training adults, leading one-off sessions or running bespoke programmes, the genuine cross-curricular potential of learning outside the classroom can be unlocked. Promoting child-initiated learning is central to what I do, based on 20 years of teaching, management and training.

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