As part of the Hazel Hill Conservation Weekend in February, we will be exploring our inner nature through some gentle yoga and movement. Bringing inspiration in from the woods around us, we will playfully blend into our practice the lessons and gifts of nature such as flexibility, mutual support and fluency of movement. As well… Continue reading Yoga & Conservation Weekend at Hazel Hill Wood
Author: Lauren Kearse
Coals to Newcastle, Owls to Greece and Fire Wood to Hazel Hill Wood!
It’s a pretty straightforward fact that our wood, Hazel Hill Wood, contains an awful lot of trees. Which means we’re naturally and happily awash with timber. As a consequence you’d be forgiven for thinking this means we have an “easy” source of firewood, yet in reality the extraction and storage of the timber into usable… Continue reading Coals to Newcastle, Owls to Greece and Fire Wood to Hazel Hill Wood!
Kids in the Wood @HHW: saunter, stumble, climb, explore, trip and get messy
Written by Isobel Jacobs Silly songs and marshmallows on an open fire, under an arc of ancient trees; a small brown frog passed gently from hand to small hand; wheelbarrow races through leaves. These are moments that many city parents yearn for their children. I certainly have for my curious, happy six-year-old daughter, Aphra. Kids… Continue reading Kids in the Wood @HHW: saunter, stumble, climb, explore, trip and get messy
Lloyds Corporate Conservation Day at HHW
On Wednesday 23rd September Hazel Hill Wood hosted a group of 6 volunteers from Lloyds Banking Group in Andover. As part of the company corporate responsibility scheme, each employee is given a day or more to volunteer time working with local groups and charities.Our day began with an introduction to the Hazel Hill Trust and… Continue reading Lloyds Corporate Conservation Day at HHW
Nature Scavenge at Hazel Hill
On Saturday 5 September a rather tentative morning sun eased its way through a cold start, and led on to a most fabulous, warm, sunny and friendly Nature Scavenge event at Hazel Hill Wood! The event, organised by Kate Steele, our Conservation and outreach officer and hosted by Marcos Frangos, is a first in what… Continue reading Nature Scavenge at Hazel Hill
Back to Work: Drag or Delight? Find yourself or lose yourself in the daily task
As we approach September, you may be going back to a regular job, or not. Either scenario may leave you happy or blue. August seems a good time to reflect on how work fits into your life. I observe people talking a lot about work, but in a very selective way. They talk about what… Continue reading Back to Work: Drag or Delight? Find yourself or lose yourself in the daily task
Nourishing Resilience: Seedlings of Change
On July 21, Wisdom Tree hosted a highly successful day at Hazel Hill Wood, on the theme Nourishing Resilience For You And Your Work Community. It felt like a day of planting many seedlings of new ideas and contacts. Our diverse group of over 20 people, from near and far, included professionals in organisational development,… Continue reading Nourishing Resilience: Seedlings of Change
Introducing Hazel Hill Trust
Alan Heeks Writes… As of June 2015, I have gifted the ownership and operation of Hazel Hill Wood to a new registered UK charity, Hazel Hill Trust. This does not imply any immediate changes to the way the wood operates for our clients, and the current team will continue unchanged, except for the appointment of… Continue reading Introducing Hazel Hill Trust
How Nature Deficit Disorder is damaging today’s kids
Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv This American book is a cogent, well-researched explanation of the many ways that kids benefit from contact with nature, the problems if they don’t, and ways to tackle the problem. Nature Deficit Disorder: what it is, how it arises Louv coined the term Nature Deficit Disorder: this… Continue reading How Nature Deficit Disorder is damaging today’s kids
Why do men need men’s groups?
Men generally grow up seeing other men as competitors, and mostly have poorer support networks and interactive skills than women. Perhaps that was useful when fighting for the last bison on the plains, but it doesn’t help most men in 2015. These days, most of us need high emotional intelligence and collaboration skills just to… Continue reading Why do men need men’s groups?