Project Description

The Forest School idea is very potent concept
around a theory that whatever children can do
inside they can also do outside. Ecclesall
woods, the ancient woodland within the city
boundary has an old Sawmill site. The site
has exciting new plans for developing a centre
for innovative use of timber and has a number
of small businesses and enterprises already on
the site. At the moment the Forest School site
has outdoor play area and a teepee. They
would like to develop a “structure” to allow for
some additional facilities – to be decided but
most likely an “outside classroom” and the
aim is to build the project.

Saturday 25 October 2008

There's nothing like a bit of manual labour...

We've had a successful, if exhausting, week on site this week, getting to grips with pick axes, billocks, draw knives, hardcore, blisters and mosquitoes. We have finally finished stripping the bark off our structural sycamore columns, marked out their locations, more than once, and began digging holes to place them in, which was not made any easier by the soil conditions, or more correctly the lack of soil and surprising amount of hardcore in the ground. Luckily none of us are worried about getting our hands dirty and we've made a promising start.

Team taking a well earned break to take in the fresh air and reflect on our hard work.
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