Creative outdoor learning, team building & training in nature
In preparation for an Art of the Playful Forager talk I am doing for the Devon Wildlife Trust in Barnstaple tomorrow I thought I better make something to nibble during the break. Hogweed (Heraculum sphondylium) seems to flower almost all year down here in the south west of England, and like many of it’s family … Read more
I just love this short documentary, about a very lovely Japanese man who makes a treehouse classroom in the woods as a ‘payback’ after the Tsunami in Japan a few years ago. It also blends two of my loves, making things with wood and surfing. <iframe src=”//player.vimeo.com/video/69138889?autoplay=1″ width=”398″ height=”224″ frameborder=”0″ webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
I feel very honoured to have been invited up to London to do some foraging and nature connection with some of the children at King Alfred’s School during their village project week. Ray Mears was the last forager folk to come along when the project was run for the first time 20 years ago – … Read more
A magnificent seven enjoyed their bushcraft stag do in the wild woods of East Devon this weekend – shelter building, foraging, fire by friction, phallus carving, playing predator, bulldog and stag hunt in the dark of the night…and a fine foraged fry-up in the morning. To see the photo album follow this link: https://plus.google.com/photos/102352167572855626169/albums/5881154316144354865
While out foraging I come upon all kinds of interesting things. The other evening I spotted this character munching away on the leaves of some cleavers. Upon investigation it turns out to be a bloody nose beetle larvae, Timarcha tenebricosa. The larvae and beetle are rather slow moving and like to munch on various members … Read more
Tonight involved a lovely impromptu forage around the lovely Holyford Woods, East Devon. I was asked to meet up with a couple from Kent who wanted to come on a foraging course. They were staying at the lovely yurt holiday place run by Jan and Caroline – http://www.homemadeholidays.co.uk. We spent a lovely two hours walking and … Read more
The Art of Mentoring / Nature culture network as it is increasingly becoming known. I would say that the AoM is a must for anyone interested in mentoring, tangible nature connection, and indigenous wisdom in a modern world. This is all about how to connect kids to nature and themselves, and how to run teams … Read more
“Invigorating, challenging, fun and best of all, outside!” – Deputy Head During the middle of last Month I delivered my largest day long INSET and Team building event to date. The weather was glorious. There were 68 staff assembled in the dinner hall for coffee and croissant to start the day. I had a fabulous team … Read more
It was one of those cold wintery days, with wind coming from the east – something we have become quite familiar with during the extended winter of 2013. Braving the cold and the outdoors were a number of intrepid teachers from the Early years part of St Augustine’s Priory, Ealing, London. They all had alot … Read more
I am pleased to have made a slideshow outlining what I offer schools and teachers. or follow this link below: https://vimeo.com/53938913 It’s short and sweet. Share it and like it if you do, thank you, Chris