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<channel><title><![CDATA[Close Encounters with Nature - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 15:14:39 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Holding the waters back : ice tree seed poem boats : phase one : generate some poems under the themes : Caring and Change]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/holding-the-waters-back-ice-tree-seed-poem-boats-phase-one-generate-some-poems-under-the-themes-caring-and-change]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/holding-the-waters-back-ice-tree-seed-poem-boats-phase-one-generate-some-poems-under-the-themes-caring-and-change#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 07:15:46 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/holding-the-waters-back-ice-tree-seed-poem-boats-phase-one-generate-some-poems-under-the-themes-caring-and-change</guid><description><![CDATA[Next Tuesday 9 th April : 2019 yr 11 Llanfyllin high school : welsh and geography classes will be visiting Cae Bodfach community forest garden for a special close encounter with nature :  they will be generating poems on two themes Caring and Change on the Afon Cain and field sketching. An immersive experience for Welsh Learners alongside a vitally important resilient landscape scheme : designed to &ldquo;hold the waters back&rdquo;  Ice Seed bomb poem lantern boats : Launch date to be announced [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Next Tuesday 9 th April : 2019 yr 11 Llanfyllin high school : welsh and geography classes will be visiting Cae Bodfach community forest garden for a special close encounter with nature :  they will be generating poems on two themes Caring and Change on the Afon Cain and field sketching. An immersive experience for Welsh Learners alongside a vitally important resilient landscape scheme : designed to &ldquo;hold the waters back&rdquo;<br /><br /></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:left;">Ice Seed bomb poem lantern boats : Launch date to be announced...</h2>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/uploads/1/1/2/4/112435317/p117.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/uploads/1/1/2/4/112435317/p118.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Llanfyllin High School Rain Garden Open]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/llanfyllin-high-school-rain-garden-open]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/llanfyllin-high-school-rain-garden-open#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:15:18 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/llanfyllin-high-school-rain-garden-open</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/uploads/1/1/2/4/112435317/rain-garden_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty seven reasons to be cheerful]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/twenty-seven-reasons-to-be-cheerful]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/twenty-seven-reasons-to-be-cheerful#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:21:33 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/twenty-seven-reasons-to-be-cheerful</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/uploads/1/1/2/4/112435317/p85.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Willow trees in a grazing paddock for the cows of an organic diary farm : harnessing natures remedies for our livestock welfare. Time for me to see how they are growing as planter and volunteer Woodland Trust woodland creation champion]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/willow-trees-in-a-grazing-paddock-for-the-cows-of-an-organic-diary-farm-harnessing-natures-remedies-for-our-livestock-welfare-time-for-me-to-see-how-they-are-growing-as-planter-and-volunteer-woodland-trust-woodland-creation-champion]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/willow-trees-in-a-grazing-paddock-for-the-cows-of-an-organic-diary-farm-harnessing-natures-remedies-for-our-livestock-welfare-time-for-me-to-see-how-they-are-growing-as-planter-and-volunteer-woodland-trust-woodland-creation-champion#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2017 09:03:50 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/willow-trees-in-a-grazing-paddock-for-the-cows-of-an-organic-diary-farm-harnessing-natures-remedies-for-our-livestock-welfare-time-for-me-to-see-how-they-are-growing-as-planter-and-volunteer-woodland-trust-woodland-creation-champion</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/uploads/1/1/2/4/112435317/p67.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[From puddle to rain garden]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/from-puddle-to-rain-garden]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/from-puddle-to-rain-garden#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:51:12 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/blog/from-puddle-to-rain-garden</guid><description><![CDATA[       llanfylin High School is about to have a Severn Rivers Trust : Rain Garden [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.closeencounterswithnature.org.uk/uploads/1/1/2/4/112435317/p51.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">llanfylin High School is about to have a Severn Rivers Trust : Rain Garden</div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>