Since we gained our licence to use Hazel Wood in June 2024 - exactly two years after Susie and I (Charlie) first viewed it - we have been contemplating how we could share this beautiful woodland site with other practitioners and organisations. The woodland is owned by Forestry England and leased by Oakraven Field Centre. The woodland has been part of the Field Centre for decades. When Gloucestershire County Council sold all their Field Centres in 2014, the new owners continue

For the past several weeks we have been on our annual Winter break, where we don't run any services. HARE has a break in the depths of Winter, usually between the Winter Solstice /Yule until around Imbolc (1st February). Sometimes our break is a little longer. We don’t usually run anything on site during this time. We feel the Cailleach (Goddess of Winter) call us to surrender to rest during this season. To listen to our bodies, to plant seeds, percolate ideas, find wisdom, s

The joys of foraging, harvesting and processing Wild Clay.

Sarah, our Forest School leader, talks about parenting approaches and school struggles.