Summer Treasures
When the humans are away the animals can relax! Here are some pictures and videos from our wildlife cameras from the summer break.
Catching Butterflies
Earthworks last Saturday saw us focusing on the insect world, namely butterflies. Butterfly numbers are in decline and year on year there numbers seem to drop. Butterfly Conservation hold a Big Butterfly Count every July to get a wider picture of butterfly numbers. It is very easy to follow and you can count from your […]
All About the Plants
Last Saturday saw our May Earthworks and this time we were looking at plant life in the woods. Why look at plant life? Well, we need to create base line surveys of the species that we have in the woodlands so that we can monitor what happens over time. What changes, what plants die back, […]
Planting trees at Earthworks
Planting Trees is something that you do for your great great grandchildren. It won’t be within your lifetime you see that tree reach maturity. In the right conditions and given time that tree could become colossal and why wouldn’t you gift that to future generations? Our woodland at Treacle Valley has a lot of ash trees and sadly these trees need to be felled. We had a handful of them taken […]
John Muir Award – volunteering at Treacle Valley
These are some of the activities we have participated in as part of our John Muir Award this year. Our sessions have had a profound impact on the woodland, encouraging wildlife and allowing more young people to safely access the wood.
Loo With a View!
We’ve got a new toilet at Treacle Valley, some photos of the build process are here and you can also find out how our ‘loo with a view’ is helping families in Nepal.
The Benefits of Crafting: A Therapeutic and Rewarding Experience
Crafting is something we do lots of at Taleblazers. It is a form of self-expression that allows people to create beautiful and useful objects and is more than just a fun hobby. It has also been shown to have a number of benefits for mental and physical health.
Earthworks – November
Despite some very heavy rain overnight we had an amazing turnout for Earthworks, with about 15 people attending! This took us a bit by surprise as we thought the woods would be far too soggy for most families, but our crew are a hardy lot and soon there was tea being brewed and work being done.
Doorstep Arts bring theatre to Treacle Valley!
For this month’s Earthworks session we have a very special treat as Doorstep Arts are joining us for an introductory workshop to site-specific theatre in the woods!
Earthworks June
Our June Earthworks session included carving tent pegs, clearing brambles to to fit a new slackline and some adventurous den-building with Tim.