Greener Padbury is getting festive this weekend - first up, we'll be taking part in the craft fair at Padbury Village Hall on Saturday. We've been busy making beeswax candles as well as jams and chutneys. Please do swing by our stall. On Sunday, between 10,30am and 12pm you will find Julie in the forest school area of the Millennium Woods with lots of fun activities (and some gingerbread cookies too). It's a great opportunity to get out for a family walk and discover the new

On a sunny Friday in November the basic structure for the willow den in the playground was completed. During the first hour the GPG volunteers (Stan, Craig, Vale and Kassie), scoured the Millennium Woods to find a couple of hazel trees in need of being coppiced from which we cut around 15 long branches that were used to fashion the basic structure. These were dug into the ground and tied in at the tops which were then pulled together to form a rough dome. Following this, shor

Put on your hats and coats, pack a hot drink, and head out for a stroll around the Millennium Woods to discover our new nature trail! There are ten QR code owls dotted around the trail, ready and waiting to tell you about the wildlife in the woods. Swing by station 7 between 10,30am and 12pm and you'll find Julie running a drop-in Go Wild session. Here you can help Julie decorate for Christmas, learn more about woodland creatures, and enjoy a festive gingerbread cookie! Make

The eagle-eyed among you will have spotted some very charming owls dotted around the Millennium Woods. But they are not just good-looking owls – they are full of wisdom too! They are part of our new nature trail. Each owl has an individual QR code; scan this and it will tell you about a different aspect of our woodland biodiversity project – for example, why moths are important, how we encourage birds, why we are cutting scallops into the rides, who left that dropping there,