This week at Forest School, John, one of our volunteers, had already set out the jobs for the morning. We were greeted by huge piles of autumn leaves, and our task was to collect them all and transport them to the leaf store, ready for composting down.

The children worked incredibly hard, showing fantastic teamwork. Together, they filled the big bags, pulled them along to the store and worked together to get all the leaves safely inside. What a wonderful team effort! All those leaves are now tucked away, ready to slowly decompose and turn into lovely, rich compost.

We also spent some time working on our very own compost bin. We added our old pumpkin plants along with some of the leaves we had collected, helping us think about how nature recycles and how we can give back to the earth.

Of course, there was still plenty of time for a little magic! The children enjoyed playing with the fairies, and one particularly exciting discovery was made when a child found what she thought was a 'baby hedgehog'. On closer inspection, it was actually a sweet chestnut case! She was absolutely thrilled with her find and carefully looked after her little 'hedgehog' throughout the day.

She decided it needed to come home with her so she could take care of it. She thought carefully about what it might need and, on our walk back to nursery, collected some leaves to make it a cosy bed with pillows.

A morning full of teamwork, caring for nature, imaginative play and a little autumn magic! 🍁