Author: hookwood26
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Please don’t dump garden waste in the woodland.
But isn’t garden waste harmless? Being involved with this woodland project has been and continues to be a huge learning curve for me! This week I’ve been learning more about the impact of green waste and organic matter… The headline message to us all is : Please don’t dump garden waste in the woodland. It might…
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Why I’m passionate about engaging children with nature.
As part of our Restoring Hook Wood project, we have made provision to engage our local school children with the work we are doing, host seasonal nature-based sessions in the wood and encourage them to visit the woodland. Probably because I worked in primary education for nearly 40 years and have many children and grandchildren…
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How did we get here?
Over the coming months and years, I’ll be working on a longterm plan to restore and support Hook Wood in a way that respects its history and protects its future. That means learning from ecologists, listening to NRW, and taking a thoughtful, evidencebased approach. It also means being open and transparent about what’s happening in…
