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From 1st September we are moving! We are very excited to bring our forest school programmes to Strunch Hill Wood on the Doddington Estate.
The Wilder Doddington project reconnects nature, landscape and people.
"We have embarked on an ambitious 100-year project to bring more nature back to the Doddington Estate, and help people discover, learn and love the natural world.
The Wilder Doddington project formally started on 5 June 2021, with a bold and exciting plan to turn our intensively farmed arable fields, our heavily grazed grassland and our woodland into a haven for nature. To start the process we are allowing the land to breathe, rest and recover, and allowing natural regeneration of the vegetation to occur. To give a helpful nudge to some processes we are adding ponds and wetlands, and putting back missing keystone species like wild ponies and pigs. Already our soils are improving, and the vegetation, insect, bird and animal life is beginning to thrive.
letting nature recover, letting people connect to nature' -
https://www.doddingtonhall.com/wilder/
Before beginning sessions we have a lot of practical work to do to prepare the woodland for our programmes.
We are inviting volunteers, parents and families with older children to joiun us as we create pathways and clearings.
Work will involve clearing brambles, moving fallen deadwood, laying woodchip and creating natural barriers using materials cleared form the site. These sessions are not suitable for young children.
Please book in to any session you are able to join so we know who to expect on the day.
No tickets are currently available to book.