Easter Play Schemes and events

Bluebells by Peter J Hosey -
Wildflower photography http://www.peterjhosey.com

We are having so much fun in the woods at the moment and the whole of the easter holidays has been spent creating and playing, all in the woodland. We have now cleared a wide track going down into the clearing so that we can get all the important things into the clearing for our play! These include water and food of course, for where would we be without the sausages? We have also made a lovely entrance to the woods so that someone's Land Rover no longer gets stuck in the mud! It also means that cars can come in and turn around without getting lost there forever.
We have also been fortunate to start to see the carpet of bluebells being laid by some very nifty nymphs and fairies and there is every chance that they will be out by Easter sunday. There may well be some for the easter egg hunt too on 21st April which will make the woods look even more beautiful than they do already.
We heard on the radio yesterday that if you trample on bluebells when they are in foliage they will not continue to grow in the same place next year. So that means that we are going to have to start to be a little careful about where we walk when we are in the woods. It is a bit difficult as there are bluebells every where, but we will have to leave at least a few places untouched so that each year we can continue to enjoy them.
The playschemes for the Easter holidays have been going really well. Today was a girls only day. It was not intentional but that is just how it worked out, so we are having some serious Woodland Girl Power going on and a myriad of things are being achieved, fires are being lit, sausages cooked, a new rope swing is in place and so far the weather has held out too.
We still have a few places left on the play scheme tomorrow and Wednesday 20th April if anyone wants to make a late booking. On 18th April we have the ROOTS AND BOOTS family day which will be great fun! We are going to get loads of the rhodedendron cleared which will be great! Don't forget the EASTER EGG AND THE GREAT NUT HUNT on 21st April either! This too is a family day so bring everyone you know and your mum's and dad's and sisters and brothers. Children must be accompanied by an adult. If you would like to come to any of these events please just let us know that you intend to come, so that we can make sure that the chickens have laid enough eggs and the rabbits too have been doing their job. We would hate for there not to be enough for everyone that would like to come. Contact Louise on info@woodlandplaycentre.com just to let her know.
We hope to see you sometime over Easter, but if not, please have a wonderful and wild woodland Easter anyway!
Wild Wishes!!