Woodland Beaver Colony's
News & Activities

This week, we had a chalk chase around Madley Park. We split into 3 teams and each team had a turn at laying down a trail for the chasers to

Six intrepid beaver hikers set out to complete the North Leigh Hike and were amazing from start to finish on this tough 8-mile, very, very muddy trail. I didn’t hear a

This week, after a minimum of 6 weeks of having a hobby, our colony showed us what their hobby was. We were really impressed by the many different hobbies and

This week, the beavers have been learning about some other countries. We started by asking the beavers what words they knew from other languages and every beaver knew some words

This week, the beavers have been learning about money, which was one of the badges that they really wanted to earn! We started by giving each of the beavers a

This week the beavers had a creative evening using a combination of their imagination and construction skills. Using Lego, K’nex and wooden blocks, they had to build something they thought

Thanks to Ant, Eagle and Bagheera for running our version of a Burns Night. To start, the beavers heard some poetry written by ‘Rabbi Burns’, then the Haggis was presented

We enjoyed a trip to Pizza Hut to celebrate the end of our Autumn Term (well nearly) and the approach of Christmas! Everyone ate well and we know we had

What a great time we had at the West Oxfordshire Beavers’ Festive Afternoon and there was so much to do! We had outdoor activities such as the Reindeer search, singing

We spent a cold night in Witney on the digital scavenger hunt looking for all things operated by technology. All of the beavers found cash machines, electronically operated doors and

The beavers have been learning about Fire Safety and had a great time visiting Witney Fire Station.Thank you so much to Station Manager Paul who talked to us about fire

The beavers have been learning about Remembrance. We started by watching a short video about Remembrance and how the poppy became the symbol of Remembrance. We also learnt about the

The beavers have been continuing their work on the their Safety, Cook and Health and Fitness badges. This week, we started by looking at food hygiene and kitchen safety, with the beavers

The Woodland Beavers have been celebrating a slightly early Halloween! We started by having a Mummy Wrap We had a prize for the best Mummy – well done White Lodge

The Woodland Beavers have been working on their Digital Maker badge, each lodge using the Scratch 3 application to make animated scenes. Once finished, a member of each lodge demonstrated

The beavers have been working on their Safety, Cook and Health and Fitness badges. This week, we found out what makes a balanced diet. Each lodge discussed one of the 5