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Fancy your own Woodland Hoodie...well now you can! 

We have a select few in stock that are Earth Positive and printed with vegetable ink. 

When you book an event you will have the option to add a hoodie, choosing your colour and size. 

I will then bring you the hoodie to your event in the woods! 

If you are not booking an event and still want your own hoodie....just contact us!

Take a look at the hoodies in stock here...

Final Woodland Words of 2021...

2021 was quite a year, am sure it was not like any of us had planned, with challenges, knocks and bumps along the way (I certainly felt a number this year). That said it has been a year of reminders - remind us what is important, remind us of what is on our doorstep, remind us to treasure our loved ones, remind us to make time, remind us to be kind, remind us of local areas and to be grateful for what we have, not what we do not have.

It has taken a pandemic to remind many people what natural beauty we have on our doorsteps, or perhaps it was the time that people needed to recognise it and have time to spend in nature to appreciate it. Either way, we are all spending more time in nature and valuing it for what it is at that moment in time, as well as the lasting impacts it has on our day to day lives. 

This year has seen many new groups access the woods, whether for wild play, fun, education, well-being, therapy, time out or 'just because'! We hope to be able to continue to offer the various services and space in 2022. 

However, it is now that time of year when we give nature and the woods a bit of a well deserved rest. We also need to recharge our staff batteries, so the office will be closing from 5pm on 22nd December 2021 and reopening on Monday 10th January 2022. 

May I take this opportunity, to give all of you a heart-felt thank you for all your support and kindness this year in supporting a local, small business that I am utterly passionate about. 

Festive wishes
Louise and the Woodland Team

The sun is finally shining and the holidays are here!

Summer has arrived and that means the woods are busy again with many school visits, camping and adventures. Over the summer holidays we have planned a huge range of activities for young people from age 8 to 16. 

Join us for our Woodland Adventure Days, our Mini Wet & Wild Camp (many spaces are booked already), Twilight fire, food & fun sessions and make a splash with our Water Day. There is also an opportunity to come and camp in the woods as a family and stay in our beautiful bell tents, soaking up the nature and gaze at the stars.

The bees are buzzing, the butterflies are fluttering around the woods and we are looking forward to welcoming you for a summer of adventure!

Please bear with us as we get back in to the swing of things. It's a really busy time of the year and due to the nature of our work we are not always able to be by the computer.

It's so lovely to see the woods coming back to life with the sound of children's voices and happy campers too! The good news is that we are now offering Birthday Parties with restrictions in place, see the party section of the website for details. 

As a small local business we are still hanging in there and continue to appreciate all the support, positive correspondence and reassuring understanding we have had over the last year or so - a heart felt thank you to you all. 

Playful wishes
Louise and the woodland team

Covid 19 update: 17th March 2021

Exciting news - we are getting ready to be able to welcome you all back to the woods soon, its been a long time! We will be opening up slowly following government guidance, so please be patient with us and make sure that you follow all procedures if booking a session with us. 

When you make a booking please make yourself familiar with the COVID19 POLICY and RISK ASSESSMENT

The woods are changing, acorns are falling, leaves are changing colour and we are adding an extra layer for woodland adventures. We are getting ready for an autumn in the woods, take a look to see what is on if you fancy joining in some fun! When BOOKING an activity please make yourself familiar with the COVID19 POLICY and RISK ASSESSMENT

COVID 19 Update: 21st July 2020

We are opening! Hurray!

Over the summer holidays we will be offering a range of services for children, adults and family groups. We have put together social distancing precautions and outlined our guidelines from making a booking to the arrival and departure onsite. We request that all visitors to the woods follow our guidelines in order to not only follow the recommended government procedures, but for all our safety and well-being.  

Please be patient as we try to keep up to date with the government changes and easing in restrictions. There will be a slight increase in some of the costs to allow for the additional cleaning materials and time to ensure the highest standards are able to be met.

When BOOKING an activity or wild camping pitch please make yourself familiar with the new procedures and COVID 19 Policy 

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Wild Camping:

Throughout the summer we are offering two wild camping pitches at any one time. Our beautiful 5 metre bell tents can be hired on our Quantock Bell and Exmoor Bell pitches, each tent can sleep a family of four comfortably.

If you would rather bring your own tent to pitch up for a night or two these can be cited on our Bendon and Mendip pitches, where there is plenty of space for a family tent.

Due to the ever-changing nature of things at the minute, we are keeping up to date with the latest Government advice and guidance. 

We are hoping that, with recent developments allowing people to spend more time outside, we will soon be able to resume activities.

In England, campsites and caravan parks can open on 4th July, as long as shared facilities are kept clean. However, close proximity venues such as soft-play areas, indoor gyms, swimming pools, water parks, bowling alleys and spas will need to stay closed for now.
 

We are putting together social distancing precautions ready to go for when this restriction is lifted. 

When BOOKING an activity or wild camping pitch please make yourself familiar with the new procedures we’ll have in place:

• Should you or your household, pre activity or stay show the symptoms below, you’ll need to follow Government guidelines and contact us as soon as possible:
• high temperature
• new, continuous cough
• loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

• Keeping our distance: A minimum of 1m distance between leader and participant / guest to be adhered to at all times.

I hope that everyone is well, as whilst there continues to be many challenges and changes to the new "normal", I am hearing and seeing great inspiration of how people are adapting. 
 

With the latest government updates saying that we must continue to be careful with restrictions in place due to Covid-19, we are unable to function as we would do normally at this time of year.  

Following the PM's announcement last night where new strict rules were implemented on us, stating we should only leave home only to exercise once a day, travel to and from work where "absolutely necessary", shop for essential items and to fulfil any medical or care needs.

Therefore, we are not able to deliver any sessions in the woods for this period, but we will be open for adventures as soon as this storm passes and boy we will all be ready for some outdoor time!

Stay safe, be kind and help your neighbours and loved ones. 

Following the announcement that all schools in the UK are to shut until further notice, will undoubtedly cause additional worry and strain on family life.
 
We are following government advice and have taken into consideration the space in the woods and the fact that it allows adequate social distancing - click here for more information...> 
 
Therefore we are still open and as a way to help we would like to offer some EXTENDED CHILDCARE options, with priority spaces for front line NHS staff and care workers.
 
Extended Childcare
In light of the schools closing and the impact to many of you as working parents. We are offering a limited number of spaces for children to come to ‘wood school’. They will have the equivalent of half an acre per child in the woods! We will implement social distancing and strict hygiene measures. We ask that children bring their own lunch and mug. We are currently offering the extended childcare for children aged 6 years and over, do speak to us if you have a younger child. We are going to initially offer this extended childcare on the following days (subject to our health);

• Thursday 26th March
• Friday 27th March
• Thursday 2nd April
• Friday 3rd April

Times are 10.00am to 4.00pm with the option to extend to a full day (9am-5pm) for £35 per child.

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We do not normally do sibling discounts but we will be on this occasion. Contact us

Please let us know if alternative days are requested and we will see if we can accommodate this. We are also looking into the possibility of the extended childcare continuing into the summer term until further notice.
 
What is not to like....your children are learning outdoors - a large space and not many children and you get work as best you can under the circumstances! Contact us to book a space or ring 07775 941353. 
 
Do not come to the woods if;

• One person in your household has a new persistent cough or fever, everyone living there must stay at home for 14 days.
• You are feeling unwell (such as a common cold, sore throat etc) but think it is not COVID-19, please also stay at home. We all want to keep our immune systems as healthy as possible during this time.
• You are over 70, pregnant or have known under lying health issues.
• You or anyone in your household should be self-isolating

 
We ask that you;

• Bring your own mug / cup to the sessions. We will NOT be providing the usual cups
• Maintain a social distance from people (2 metres), following Government guidelines
• Follow and maintain Government hygiene guidelines
• If you feel that you do not want to attend the sessions, we will arrange a transfer of your sessions so you do not miss out.

 
Our aim 
We aim to continue to provide an outstanding service that allows learning to take place outdoors, people to attend that are not in social isolation, support our frontline NHS staff, support working parents and give children an alternative to staying indoors. Whilst not compromising the health and well-being of anyone.
 
Advice and guidance on coronavirus is changing daily. We are monitoring the situation and will endeavour to fulfil your needs, as long as we can. As you know I am deeply passionate about what we offer in the woods and the magic we create together in a beautiful space.

Louise and team

Treetots
We will be continuing with Treetots for those that would like to still come along. There are three more weeks of this block and we are still planning to run the next block and bookings are open as advertised.
 
Easter Adventure Days
We are planning our adventure days as advertised, we will be adding in some additional days to help those of you that need to work. We will also be limiting the number of children that can attend these days.
 
Easter Family Nut Hunt
Sadly, given the type of event this is and that we often have families with Grandparents attending, we have decided to CANCEL this event, it was scheduled for Friday 10th April.