Llanarth on Stori Wyllt 2026

Ysgol Llanarth Workshop 4 — Painting & clay artefact creation

Fri, 22 May 2026 08:26:44 +0100

Sketch by Jake Rayson

The weather was magnificent but I was feeling under the weather. Fortunately, the students kept me alert with a thousand questions on the walk to Cae Ysgubor, AKA Molly’s Field. I was bringing up the rear and was continually distracted by plants and wildlife.

By the time we reached the quiet country lane, a bountiful harvest of Sticky Willy / Llau’r Offeiriad (Galium aparine) was to be made, which we graciously donated to Molly’s horses. They love the stuff.

Ysgol Llanarth Workshop 3 — Flower prints & painting

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:33:30 +0100

Guest post by our forest school practitioner Jo Dainty

On the walk up Joey collected a posey of flowers which was so lovely. There was lots of chatter and excitement. Alfie set the pace and it was a bit of a route march to keep up with him!

We started by introducing Molly’s sister (author of the nature story that has been shared with the class) to the group and enjoyed lots of chat about the characters! We had the circle of mats again – really lovely for everyone to feel like an equal part of the group.

Ysgol Llanarth Workshop 2

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:32:49 +0100

Jo Dainty is a forest school practitioner and she crammed an incredible amount into the two hours on the Ysgol Llanarth school field, in a very entertaining and high-octane workshop.

First of all, she set up a big circle with carpet mats for all the students, and had them sit down around the fire bowl. This is such a good tip, as it was a damp April day in a damp field. Jo had brought some lengths of willow with her, and there was a large patch of willow (Grey Willow, Salix atrocinerea?) at the bottom of the field as well.

Ysgol Llanarth Workshop 1

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:50:24 +0100

NB: The notes before Easter have been written in retrospect, which means they lack detail. In future, I’ll be writing notes immediately afterwards, and also asking for immediate & short feedback from students and participants.

This workshop was a riot, in the best sense of the word! I made a quick introduction about Stori Wyllt but I was a bit worried about the rain, so we headed off to Molly‘s field Cae Ysgubor. The route is via a public bridleway by the side of the nursery and campsite. However, it was very wet, with some localised flooding! The path also turned muddy going uphill, with some surface water. But everyone seemed very positive.