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Connecting Community with food, farming & nature. Protecting our heritage & regenerating our landscape. Helping to restore people & planet wellbeing.

04/11/2026

📢Fresh News! Community Tree Planting Dates Announced!!! Sat Nov 28 & Sun Dec 6

Join us for our forthcoming Tree Planting Sessions on Woodoaks Farm. A great opportunity to get hands to soil and connect with the land.

🍏🌱🍎Saturday 28th November 10-12.30
Family Tree Planting Day. We’ll be working in our Agroforestry Field where we will be planting & mulching 30 Apple Trees. Places limited - one tree per family. So don’t delay register now! woodoaksfarm.com/event/family-tree-planting-day-register-now/

🌳🌱🌿Sunday 6th December 10-2pm.
Community Tree Planting Day.
Open to Families, friends and individuals.

Come for some or all of the session. We’ve got 150 trees to plant between us! So it’s all hands on deck!
Register here to take part 👉 woodoaksfarm.com/event/community-tree-planting-day-saturday-december-6th/

02/11/2026

Whilst others were getting spectacularly spooky for half term, we were getting hands on nifty with the tools! Another fabulous bird box making session with our young carpenters and wildlife warriors working alongside Woodoaks volunteers & the brilliant Eco Ted!

We were SO proud of all these kids and their parents and grandparents who managed to gently support whilst the children built their confidence to use hand and electric screwdrivers and got lost in the flow of creativity.

🎄🎄Missed out? Our Made & Merry Event takes place again this year on SATURDAY DECEMBER 5th when there will be another 2 bird box workshops for kids (11.00 & 12.30) AND BIG NEWS.... (due to popular demand) an adult's session (1.45pm) will also be available. So whatever age you are - come & make a bird box for a loved one this Christmas! Tickets are on sale now:

https://woodoaksfarm.com/event/made-and-merry-festive-day-2026/

01/11/2026

Rest in Peace lovely Huw.

What a beautiful character he was... Sally's dear one horned goat - given the welsh name meaning heart, mind or soul.

Back in the 'noughties' Sally was approached to re-home a pony, a donkey and a goat and being Sally she agreed to help out.

Sally recounted the day they trotted onto Woodoaks Farm...

"The first to arrive was the pony Bargy - trip, trap, trip, trap along the tow path from Black Jacks in Harefield." Sally said. "Then the donkey Bumble rocked up in the van. The plan had been to bring Huw too, but he dug his hooves in and arrived later travelling solo."

They all went into the small livestock shed at the front of the farmhouse nicknamed The Ivy House and made a happy th*****me.

"Huw was always a bit too big for his boots", said Sally "He had thing about cows and one lovely spring morning he was frolicking about under the cherry trees when the herd came down to be milked. Huw started to tease one of the cows and reared up on the back of his legs waving his horns about as if boasting he was THE BEST goat ever! Huw got too close and dropped his head to catch her with his horns. She, however was one step ahead of him and that's when it happened - the two collided and Huw's horn broke on impact.

"The only option was for the vet to remove the horn and we were worried that without it Huw's balance might be thrown off, but he adjusted perfectly after taking time out to rest and recover in The Ivy House".

Huw was always a welcome sight on the farm, grazing in the old cherry orchard - especially to the school children, who began to affectionately refer to him as the Woodoaks Huw-nicorn. 🦄

We shall miss you Huw ❤️‍🩹

30/10/2026

Well done team Chorleywood Community Shed !

We dropped in to see them a few weeks ago as they were busy putting together the Spooky trail for Chorleywood Parish Council.

The Community Shed is a fantastic organisation for those looking for connection and friendship through practical creativity. Their motto is “Make, Make, Mend” and … we LOVE that!

Right now they meet in Chorleywood Memorial Hall and undertake a range of projects for local community benefit including the fabulous token sorter for Rickmansworth parkrun 👊👏🏃🏽‍♂️(see picture below!)

💚We’ve got some great plans to collaborate in 2027 as these are folk definitely after our own heart 💚

If you’d like to find out more drop a line to [email protected]

Or drop in:- Mondays 11-1pm. Coffee and cake is always included ☺️

🎃👻Today is the last day of the Chorleywood Common Spooky Trail. You can find out more about it here 👉https://www.chorleywood-pc.gov.uk/council_events/spooky-trail-30-october-2pm/.

26/10/2026

✨THIS WEDNESDAY! Kid's Bird Box Making Workshops. LAST FEW TICKETS REMAINING!✨

10.00 SOLD OUT
12.00 Just a few available.

Workshops 90 minutes or less. Take it at your own pace.

Cost: £12.00 per child (inc bird box)

👉🏼Book Here: woodoaksfarm.com/event/childrens-build-your-own-bird-box-workshops-october-half-term/

📍Location: Woodoaks Farm, Covered Yard. Denham Way, Maple Cross, Herts WD3 7AN. Junction 17 off M25.

23/10/2026

“A brief afternoon visit to the farm produced at least five European Stonechats catching insects near the market garden and hedgerows.

Normally a wintering visitor only, this year a pair successfully bred raising a single youngster and was the first breeding record for at least forty year and maybe ever.”

🌱👊💚👊🌱

Paul Lewis - local Maple Cross Birder

For more nature spots hop across and join the page here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CBTLLEYCj/?

21/10/2026

1st Chorleywood Cubs - Falcons & Eagles landed in Woodoaks Farm to get busy with the tools and give nature a helping hand.

A night of team work, of leaving devices behind, of learning a new life skill and connecting to the possibility and flow of creativity.

Stuff that will serve them well both practically and mentally in years to come.

Across two nights the cubs worked so hard, and so well - listening to instruction, helping new cubs to settle in and being kind and respectful to each other as they faced the challenge of making bird boxes together.

The hands on experience helped them work towards a trio of badges... Environment, DIY and Naturalist and to top it all Woodoaks team members Gary, Graeme and Sue all were given an honorary DIY Badge - which quite frankly left them feeling positively giddy!

As always, we feel it's important to take time to acknowledge the brilliant volunteer teams behind The Scouts that make pour their heart, souls and time into making these invaluable clubs available to so many children. The young leaders are incredible role models and the Scout leaders to be thanked for keeping the wheels well and truly turning in such exciting and creative ways with the assistance of parent helpers who help on nights like this.

Want to bring your your family to make bird boxes at Woodoaks Farm? Join us next Wednesday 28th October in The Black Barn for HALF TERM workshops. Last few tickets remaining! Book here: woodoaksfarm.com/event/childrens-build-your-own-bird-box-workshops-october-half-term/

19/10/2026

IAMHUB is back this SUNDAY 5-7pm on 25th October for Sunset Somatic Dance with Dj, music, movement, breathwork and meditation. Join us in the beauty of The Black Barn.

Sometimes it’s good to dance like no one is watching. To carve out time that is yours alone. To move in a way that feels good for your body and release the tension.

Sometimes we don’t realise how much we’re holding onto… until we give ourselves permission to let go.

If you’ve been curious but feeling a little nervous, let this be motivation. You don’t need any experience. Just come as you are.

Nikki and Lili would love to welcome you. 🤎

Book Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/i-am-hub-uk-121537709013?aff=ebdsshcopyurl

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Woodoaks Farm, Denham Way
Maple Cross
WD39XQ

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