We are the subject of a new book
Over the past few months illustartor Gabriel Liu has been observing the goings on on our site. Gabriel has been watching us, quietly,...
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May 20, 20221 min read
Summer Holiday Workshops
Woodland Warriors is back! This time it's for everyone in Primary School in Kingston upon Thames and the surrounding areas. We will be...
May 11, 20221 min read
Feed our Chickens
Come and feed our chickens and to say thanks we will reward you with an exclusive "I fed the chickens" badge! This is a free service for...
Apr 13, 20221 min read
We have won Gold!
We have been awarded GOLD! by the Woodland Trust’s Green Tree Award Scheme. Green Tree Schools Award encourages outdoor learning and our...
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Primary Alternative Provision (AP) for SEMH Children
24th February 2022 We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting referrals from other Primary Schools in the Kingston upon...
Dec 18, 20215 min read
2021 Newsletter
Well that was another odd year. When writing this newsletter last year we really didn't think we'd be talking about lockdowns and home...
Dec 15, 20211 min read
#wearealldifferent
We have been talking about all of our “invisible differences“ and have put together a fun video helping people understand what we do on...
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Tesco Grant
We are pleased to let you know we have received a community grant from Tesco of £950 to help pay for our chicken coop which we will be...
Jul 11, 20211 min read
A wonderful week at Hampton Court
The Community Bain's garden was very well received this week at the Hampton Court Flower Festival. We took part with 7 like minded...
Jun 13, 20211 min read
Grant award for our rain capture project
We use a lot of water on our allotment and the children love to walk around watering all the plants and vegetables. We are keen to not...
May 3, 20211 min read
Adding mature trees
We have been so fortunate to have received 8 donated mature trees from Scotscape Group Ltd and to have them transported to our site by...
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Links to useful articles
Forest schools flourish as youngsters log off and learn from nature (Guardian 31 Oct 2021) The Guardian view on child’s play: help kids...
Dec 17, 20205 min read
2020 Newsletter
Well that was an odd year! Despite the lockdown and all the restrictions, we felt extremely lucky to be working outside with all the...
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Forest School of the Year 2020
We are absolutely delighted to share the news that we have been awarded Forest School of the Year 2020 by the Woodlands Awards! This...
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Our allotment story - huge thanks!
Thank you all so much for your donations, our allotment has undergone a huge transformation this term. We have achieved so much more than...
Sep 14, 20201 min read
We’re back!
Well, we never really went away! As you know during the full lockdown we had key-worker children and our regular Forest School children...
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Hello from Caroline and Sam!
During lockdown we have been wondering how Caroline and Sam are getting on. Sam is the very well received Pets as therapy dog that visits...
Jun 12, 20201 min read
All OWL energy is green energy
We were very fortunate earlier in the year to be awarded a grant form the Institute of Physics to install a renewable energy project in...
Feb 10, 20202 min read
Year 3 Forest School at Kingston University
The year 3 children from St John’s School Kingston enjoyed the second of their Forest Schools up at Kingston University. One of the...
Dec 2, 20191 min read
IOP grant received
We are proud to have been awarded a grant by the Institute of Physics for our renewable energy project. We will be placing two solar...
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