Discover Bushcraft

A soggy but lovely session 😁

The rain didn’t stop Jake’s Entry 2 class from having fun in the forest today. They used a range of different tools including drills and files to make shapes out of Slate, they then worked together to find dry, dead hanging wood to make a fire. Once the fire was lit we all drank hot chocolate together. 🔥🪾☔️☕️

Fairy Basket Workshops at Clarance House Garden, Thaxted.

While away a couple of hours making these little gems. We'll use materials foraged from hedgerows and gardens and we will talk about how to harvest and process these materials for yourself.

Friday 10th July
10.00am to 12.30 or
1.30 to 4pm
£25 per person

You are welcome to stay late or arrive early for a BYO picnic lunch in the garden.

Booking link is in the bio or google Discover Bushcraft Bookwhen.

I fell in love with the woods all over again this afternoon.

First bramble fibre harvest of the year. Getting ready for a session at tomorrow.

This week Entry 1 learners took their learning into the forest. It was a fantastic opportunity to build confidence and show off their practical skills in a new environment. From using saws, knives, needles and ores, our learners demonstrated a wide range of abilities, many truly thriving outside the traditional classroom setting. We were so impressed by their teamwork, resilience and willingness to try something new. Learning really does come to life in the outdoors 🌳 Thank you @discoverbushcraft for another wonderful session. Ask your teacher about joining in the next session!! #ESOL #OutdoorLearning #InclusiveEducation #forestschool @harlowcollege

Pink bells, forget-me-nots and Iris, some of the colourful flowers in Clarence House Garden. Also the first harvest for crafts, daffodils for cordage and weaving, these stems when dried make beautiful crafts. The seed heads I will save for wreath making.

Do come and see us this Sunday for Open Garden, especially if you'd like to be involved in helping out.

I am very pleased to announce that I have taken on the role of managing Clarence House Garden, I am excited, grateful and a little bit terrified.
I have big hopes and ambitions for this calm oasis in the centre of our town. It's been there since 1715, I am hoping to play my part in making sure it's there for another 300 years!
Like most community projects, it will rely heavily on the time and efforts of local people (as it has done for the last couple of decades)
I am putting out a huge, heartfelt request to the people of Thaxted to get involved. Young or old, families and friends, Guides, Scouts, Brownies, Cubs, Rainbows and Beavers; you will all be welcome!
It's not just gardening folk we need, it will take all sorts of skills to make this happen.
People of Thaxted, you are warmly invited to come and visit the garden on April 19th between 10am and 5pm. We'll have cake and hot drinks to sell as our first fundraiser. You will be able to look about and see (and comment) on some the ideas and hopes I have for the garden and how you might get involved.
I am hoping that within our community we will have: cakemakers 🙂 * growers * composters * social media folk * handypeople * brewers * fruit lovers * wildlife pond people * event makers * fundraisers * grant applicators * grass cutters * photographers * artists * wildlife habitat creators + people who like a physical challenge
If you can't make the event - no worries, drop me an email and I will make sure you are kept up to date, [email protected]
Thank you all