Stories

Reflections from Caroline Hukins on her recent creative writing day… Continue reading Reflections on Words in the Wood

I grew up in the city. I was Born in… Continue reading Moth surveys with Dave

It’s high summer, and the hot sun beats down from… Continue reading The Hazel Hill Butterfly Transect

Thanks to the Hedley Foundation’s grant of £2000 we were… Continue reading Young Carers Summer Activities

Memories from 16 years of Autumn Conservation weekends from our… Continue reading 16 years of Conservation Weekends

An introduction to one of our first buildings, and a… Continue reading The story of the Oak House

We first moved to Farley in 1987 with our two… Continue reading Simon’s Story

Over the last 10 years we have identified many new… Continue reading Discovering New Wildlife

“I became the steward of this land in 1987, and… Continue reading Alan’s Story

Eastleigh Young Carers Project provides support for any young person… Continue reading Eastleigh Young Carers

In May 2025 Hazel Hill hosted a retreat for executive… Continue reading Coaches Retreat

Over the years we have hosted many wellbeing days for… Continue reading Salisbury Hospice

A rich history and the roots of the woodland today:… Continue reading The Wood’s Story

Jun-Aug 2024 We are really pleased to have been awarded… Continue reading The Secret Wildlife of Salisbury

‘The Mocha’ moth likes woodland habitats. The caterpillars feed on… Continue reading 2023 – a bumper year for moth recording!

During our vision and strategy review in 2022-23, a crucial… Continue reading Embracing New Connections: Opening the Northern Nature Reserve at Hazel Hill Wood

10-12 May 2024 *partner event* A Meeting in the Woods… Continue reading A Meeting in the Woods – Permaculture, Play & Presence

We’re really pleased to report that our volunteers are still… Continue reading 2023 volunteer survey results

As you turn off Grimstead Road and go down the… Continue reading Our wildflower-rich hay meadow

Today I feel very grateful for a simple thing at… Continue reading In praise of the simple things: the Longhouse

Maintaining healthy habitats for wildlife. Before you enter Hazel Hill… Continue reading Hedgerow havens

*Tickets now on sale for our 10-12 Nov 2023 retreat!*… Continue reading Nature & Wellbeing Retreat 2022

Become a Trustee of Hazel Hill Trust and help shape… Continue reading We’re recruiting new Trustees

Please support our charity by nominating us to win £1,000… Continue reading Please nominate us!

On 2nd-3rd June 2022 we ran our 4th annual BioBlitz… Continue reading BioBlitz 2022 Summary

CANCELLED Friday 7th – Sunday 9th July 2023. Carolyn Thompson… Continue reading Summer Women’s Weekend Retreat

The first week of June is Volunteers’ Week and is… Continue reading Celebrating volunteering 2022

2021 was another unsettled year on the whole for humans,… Continue reading Wildlife and volunteering in 2021

Autumn Conservation Weekend is a time for exchange: come and… Continue reading Autumn Conservation Weekend 2021

At this time of harvest I am writing in my… Continue reading Hazel Hill as a centre for regenerative practice?

In this post I am conducting a thought experiment. My… Continue reading What if we maintained our buildings in a regenerative way?

On 29th July 2021, we celebrated the start of the school… Continue reading Bat and Glow Worm Night 2021

Become a Trustee of Hazel Hill Trust and help shape… Continue reading Become a volunteer Trustee of Hazel Hill Wood

All of our accommodation buildings at Hazel Hill Wood rely… Continue reading How is firewood made at Hazel Hill Wood?

The last weekend in May saw in our 3rd annual… Continue reading BioBlitz 2021 Summary

Watch our recent online event all about the trees at… Continue reading Trees of Hazel Hill Wood and how to identify trees

Watch our recent online event all about birds. So far… Continue reading Birds of Hazel Hill Wood and how to be a good birdwatcher

Well it’s been a rather different year here at Hazel… Continue reading 2021 Hire – Now Open for Bookings

Haven’t been able to get away yet this year? Craving… Continue reading Christmas at the Wood

We’ve welcomed a total of 18 volunteers back at covid-secure… Continue reading Woodland Update

The Hideway, our brand new accommodation block is almost complete.… Continue reading Latest photos from the new Hideaway

Prior to the Covid pandemic, we were enjoying hosting many… Continue reading The Hideaway – transformating the future for all of us

We are offering a lastminute booking discount for anyone who… Continue reading Lastminute 33% discount on self-catering forest breaks

This summer we are opening our doors for summer holiday… Continue reading What could my summer holiday at Hazel Hill Woods look like?

We are pleased to announce that our first Friday of… Continue reading The return of our first-Friday volunteer conservation days

Covid 19 update – we are pleased to be restarting… Continue reading Friday 3rd July – Volunteer Conservation Day

In May this year, founder and lead funder of Hazel… Continue reading Oliver Broadbent – new chair of Trustees

One of the ways we fulfill our chartiable aims is… Continue reading Hideaway Sign-off

Join us and contribute to valuable nature conservation work at… Continue reading Friday 7th August – Volunteer Conservation Day

The Autumn Conservation Weekend (mid October – dates tbc shortly)… Continue reading Autumm Conservation Weekend 2020

The Hideaway – transforming the future for all of us… Continue reading The Hideaway Project Appeal

Charley Miller tells us what it was like to celebrate… Continue reading Celebrating the Spring Equinox at Hazel Hill

We recognise that there are many people living in our… Continue reading Carers in our community

Calling: social entrepreneurs, change makers, campaigners, activists, green pioneers; charity,… Continue reading Pioneers of change

Living with the Heartbeat of the Land: a year’s journey… Continue reading Heartbeat of the land

Event run by Maddy Harland and Marcos Frangos, with support… Continue reading Celebrating our ancestors

Hazel Hill is an ancient woodland site, meaning that this… Continue reading The trees of the wood

21st to 23rd September 2018 Mabon is a time of… Continue reading Equinox celebration

22nd to 24th June 2018 – Bring inspiration and creative… Continue reading Creative Spirit

Kirstin & Marcos are delighted to host this retreat, in… Continue reading Retreat and Constellation Workshop

New for 2018 – we are increasing our Local Group… Continue reading New 20% discount for local groups

Thursday 4th and Friday 5th January 2018. 9am to 5pm… Continue reading Outdoor first aid training

Guiding places and projects to serve the highest good. 2nd… Continue reading Spiritual Stewardship

Celebrate community, nature and life in a magical wood. 23rd… Continue reading Forest Roots – a weekend for 16 to 24s

A gathering for woodland centres and teachers, to share learning… Continue reading Woodland learning – a network circle

21st September 2017 Thursday, Sept 21 is autumn equinox and… Continue reading Special autumnal equinox and Peace Day singing evening at the wood

Open up to the magic of the wood and the… Continue reading Nourish, reflect, refresh – a men’s peer group meeting at Hazel Hill Wood

13th – 15th Oct 2017. A workshop guided by Alan… Continue reading Growing through uncertainty

his weekend combines the satisfaction of outdoor physical activity with… Continue reading Autumn Conservation 2017

After years of trustworthy use, heating the sauna and Long… Continue reading Refurbishing the Longhouse

Jason Turner and his team have been an invaluable part… Continue reading Jason Turner – our forester in the limelight

Hazel Hill Trust is a registered UK Charity, Charity Number… Continue reading Fund raising

One of my abiding memories from last year is the… Continue reading Marcos Frangos reflects on 2016 at the Wood

I’d been looking for somewhere to run a singing weekend… Continue reading Singing Under the Stars – what it is like bringing a group to Hazel Hill

Written by Oliver Broadbent and originally published on his blog… Continue reading Hazel vs. Hornbeam (the fate of best-laid plans)

Hazel Hill Wood, September The trees: roots sewn through sandysoil,… Continue reading A poem from the woods

How can we stay happy when there’s too much change… Continue reading Finding your personal happy

In May 2016 HHW representatives and supporters gave a presentation… Continue reading Presentation to Southern Wiltshire Area Board

Highlights from Hazel Hill Wood Visit 26th and 27th April,… Continue reading Birdsong at Hazel Hill Wood

Third of 3 workshops inviting women to partake in an… Continue reading Ways of Women, Ways of Sisterhood, Medicine Women

In my earlier blog I touched on the themes of… Continue reading Taming the Wild Elephant

The sun shone and the woods buzzed with fun, conservation… Continue reading Spring Family Conservation and Nature Discovery Weekend

So here we are, early Spring, and I’m writing this… Continue reading Constellation workshops with Marcos Frangos at Hazel Hill Wood

Guest Blog by Alan Heeks, March 2016, first published at… Continue reading Face-offs with cows, and flying chickens. Lessons in community from Ethiopian roads

Spring feels like it’s just around the corner, and with… Continue reading Yoga & Woodland Workout at Hazel Hill

As part of the Hazel Hill Conservation Weekend in February,… Continue reading Yoga & Conservation Weekend at Hazel Hill Wood

It’s a pretty straightforward fact that our wood, Hazel Hill… Continue reading Coals to Newcastle, Owls to Greece and Fire Wood to Hazel Hill Wood!

Written by Isobel Jacobs Silly songs and marshmallows on an… Continue reading Kids in the Wood @HHW: saunter, stumble, climb, explore, trip and get messy

On Wednesday 23rd September Hazel Hill Wood hosted a group… Continue reading Lloyds Corporate Conservation Day at HHW

On Saturday 5 September a rather tentative morning sun eased… Continue reading Nature Scavenge at Hazel Hill

As we approach September, you may be going back to… Continue reading Back to Work: Drag or Delight? Find yourself or lose yourself in the daily task

On July 21, Wisdom Tree hosted a highly successful day… Continue reading Nourishing Resilience: Seedlings of Change

Alan Heeks Writes… As of June 2015, I have gifted… Continue reading Introducing Hazel Hill Trust

Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv This American… Continue reading How Nature Deficit Disorder is damaging today’s kids

Men generally grow up seeing other men as competitors, and… Continue reading Why do men need men’s groups?

Grab your wellies, slap on some sun cream and start… Continue reading Pondering, pootling and pottering by the pond!

Marcos Frangos will be leading a constellation retreat at Hazel… Continue reading Tap into your own ‘Wellspring of Wellbeing’

Average daily life and work seems to get more uncertain… Continue reading Nourishing resilience: professionals need this too

Children visiting Hazel Hill Wood often take a healthy and… Continue reading Composting Loos – a lesson in resilience

The speed of nature’s growth in Spring is astonishing: the… Continue reading Seeing the point of woodland conservation…