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Tom answers your queries...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:11:50 GMT

We recently received a very sweet little card, hand drawn by James Sambrook from Dedham, Essex. James asked why do Boggles live on the ground.

Swampy wanted to answer the query so he dictated to Tom Blofeld who wrote back to James on Swampy's behalf. His response went something like this:

"We Boggles only live on the ground because we aren't very good at climbing things. This might be because our tummies get in the way!"

Elfin x

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Name our new play area winner!

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:18:27 GMT

We ran a competition back in November, to name our new play area and win a Family Annual Pass to BeWILDerwood, for 4 people.

We had over 600 entries so it took some time for the Twiggle Team to sort through all of the weird and wonderfuly curious names.

After much deliberating we are thrilled to announce the name and winner, hand picked by Tom Blofeld himself......drum roll please........

Freya Womak, from Great Yarmouth, came up with the winning name "Tricky Tunnels". Huge congratulations to Freya!!! She wins an Annual Pass for 4, a named credit in our 2010 leaflet and Tom may use the name in a forthcoming BeWILDerwood book!

Keep an eye on our website for more updates on Freya's winning name...

Toodle-oo! x

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Photo of the week - the biggest look of glee!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:43:10 GMT

Slippery Slopes
It's official - this has to be the biggest look of glee on a child's face we've been able to capture, at such top speed as well. The Slippery Slope is well and truly slippery! Taken during Snagglefang's Spooky Spectacular, on Friday 30th November.

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Best Large Attraction in the East of England!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:51:13 GMT

Enjoy England Regional Awards 2009
We are very proud to announce that we've been selected as the "Best Large Attraction" at this years Enjoy England Regional Awards. The Twiggle Team were so excited to receive the award. Swampy managed to make it in the picture but Mildred was so busy rearranging her tiara and handbag (whilst chatting to everyone and anyone) that she missed the photo opportunity!

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Local school secretaries have a WILD meeting!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:13:11 GMT

the new play area

On Wednesday 21st October, whilst the park was closed to all the humans, the Broadland Cluster of Schools had a school secretaries network meeting here in BeWILDerwood. They did have a serious and very important meeting in one of the yurts with a lovely buffet (of which I was allowed to have a nibble) but they did manage to find time to explore our wood and have a little go on some things.....

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Hello Everybody

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:20:21 GMT

Hello everybody. Mildred has asked me to say a big thank you to everyone who came to see her this year. She loved meeting you all and hoped she didn't frighten anyone. She is now looking forward to spending some time in a nice warm, clean pond indoors somewhere (it is getting colder outside) and she has asked if she can have a long luxurious bath, with someone to scrub her back, so she can look beautiful and green and clean again for you all next year. She also wants to go to the dentist. Can you believe that?!! I do hope the dentist is BRAVE!

She has had such a lot of fun this year watching you all playing and joining in with the fun things that have happened in BeWILDerwood. She particularly loved receiving your photographs and wants to share this lovely one with you -

- a fantastic fab dad who enjoyed the storytelling. He even dressed up! Thank you Geoff and Mildred sends you a big big hug.

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Found lost property is FarTree inspiration

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:24:40 GMT

Dad helping Amy

Amy's FarTree

After the Twiggles found some lost items left by a visitor Gary, from Milton Keynes, they received a very delightful email thanking them for posting the items back to Gary. And, as a big thank you, Gary and his daughter, Amy, paid homage to the Boggles and Twiggles of BeWILDerwood by constructing their very own FarTree. Here's Amy looking very pleased with her work (with a little help from Dad and her cousins). And quite rightly too - it looks fabulous! The Twiggles and Boggles love it!

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"Thornyclod's Boot Pursuit" Trail Winner - July

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:56:18 GMT

Congratulations to Ellie, from Cambridge, for being July's prize draw winner for a Day Pass to BeWILDerwood! Well done Ellie.

Keep your eyes peeled for each month's winner..... if you've done the "Boot Pursuit" trail then it could be you....!

E.F x

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Keep your hat on!

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:09:45 GMT

My oh my, it's a bit windy out there today. Not too windy to spoil anyone's fun in the park but a bit too windy for a poor elderly Boggle who had to tie his hat to his head, with some magic string he got from the Witch, so it didn't blow away!

He looks very funny!

Elfin. x

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Doodle Tic joins the Twiggle Team

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:56:20 GMT

The Twiggle office has a new addition - Doodle Tic - but he's not from round these parts so it's a little difficult to understand him!! It's OK though, he comes from the same part of the world as the Chief Boggle Builder and they will be working together so we office Twiggles don't have to worry too much. L x

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Lost and found again!

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:07:51 GMT

5 success stories in one week - now that cannot be bad! Mildred's ladies-in-waiting sometimes get calls from sad visitors who have lost something during their visit to the Park. Well this week we have reunited George with his lost fox, a very lucky birthday girl with her pink camera (mummy lost it!), a birthday boy with his brand new sweatshirt, a typical school boy with his coat and a lovely lady with her gold bracelet. If you have lost something don't forget to let us know by phone or email using the contact form on the website. We had a very helpful twiggle with us today making a list of all the things we have found - there's lots!!

And we have also heard that the exciting new build is sooooooooooooooo nearly ready! I had a sneak preview the other day and it looks like it is going to be fun, fun, fun.

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Secret Boggle build update

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:38:36 GMT

A few people have been asking what all the secrecy is about - thank you to Jamie & Samuel who have commented on a recent blog about our secret build. So I just wanted to update you all and say it's still being worked on (the Boggle Builders are working until the sun goes down, every day).

Keep your eyes peeled on our website for a competition, about the new build, coming soon..... it's going to really exciting!

Elfin x

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Till next time

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:20:49 GMT

Mildred, the Twiggle Team and the Boggle Builders need cheering up today. They had to say goodbye to their very good friends Hannah and Adam yesterday as their dad, our Chief Boggle Builder, took them home to Scotland. Everyone had such fun playing with them and cannot wait for them to come back again really soon. So if you see a slightly glum Twiggle or Boggle today please give them a very big smile and a cheery wave. Mildred also thinks that if everyone smiles and runs about laughing and having fun that the sun will come out again!! I really hope so.

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Ladybirds get an awful fright

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:24:45 GMT

For those unfortunates that do not know what lurks in the Scaaaaary Lake, it can sometimes be a terrible shock when an over excited Crocklebog spurts water at them.

That's what happened to some teeny tiny ladybirds today. They got a terrible fright when Mildred ended up soaking them, accidently making them tip on their back waggling their legs. She only wanted to be their friend. Willow had to tip them upright so they could fly away and get their breath back. Oops!

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Help! Thornyclod has lost its boots!

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:04:09 GMT

There is a big hunt in the woods today, as the Thornyclod Spider has lost six of its boots! All the Twiggles and Boggles have set up a trail and are scouring the Scaaaaary Lake, the Wobbly Wires and the Muddle Maze to see where they have all dropped off! As the Thornyclod Spider has so many legs it needs lots of boots, so you can see why it could have been so careless. The Twiggles asked it to think long and hard about where it must have last seen its boots and this is what it said, 'I waarrs defnitely weeeaaarin my sporrrty boo' when Mildred an' me were goin' doowwn at' Slippery Slope.'

So if anyone is coming to the woods today, could you help Thornyclod find its boots and take part in the trail with the Twiggles and Boggles.

Lots of Love Tilly Twiggle

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When I went down to the woods today...

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:57:25 GMT

When I went down to the woods today I saw something new near the Peaceful Paths. The Boggle Builders have been hard at work there, and they are still building away busily, but they wouldn't tell me what it was they were building. They said I would have to wait until they had finished, and that that might take a long while because Boggles aren't very good at climbing up trees! As this new thing they are building is very tall they told me how they all keep getting stuck up high amongst the tree branches and not being able to get down, and then they try to get down and instead they fall out if they are not too careful. Ouch!

Then I toddled on over to another new thing in front of the Cosy Cabin and sat down and watched some wonderful storytelling on the new stage. The storyteller was really really good and I heard all about the Boggles and the Twiggles and the Thornyclod Spider and everyone else that lives in BeWILDerwood AND I found out what made the terribly scary noise in the scaaaary lake! Do any of you know what it was? I even got to join in and make marshmallows - what fun!

It was such a good story that I have decided to come back again tomorrow, and again the day after that, and the day after that and the day after that, so as I can hear lots more about the brave adventures of Swampy and his friends (and make some more marshmallows!). Now I think I will go home and practice making some marshmallows of my own, but before I go I am going to collect some marshy pong and crushed mallow of the marsh to take with me - they really are the best ingredients don't you think? Does anyone know where I can get some fizzy whizz? Tum te tum te tum te tum...

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The Grubbles Greeting Gate

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:10:10 GMT

As I arrived at BeWILDerwood this morning I was greeted by a very well dressed Twiggle helper. He told me all about how he says hello to all the visitors as they arrive at the park and tells them all about the Twiggles and the Boggles that live there. He was very helpful when I saw him and told me all about the children that visited BeWILDerwood yesterday (I was off to find some slitherigrub thread to help make a fishing net for the Boggles). It sounded like everybody had a great time and lots and lots of fun.

Here is a picture that the Twiggle helper let me take to show you all. Doesn't that hat suit him?

I love all the wonderful colours we twiggles wear in BeWILDerwood. I will have to ask Sticklenose's mum to help me make this helper some new hats so he can have lots and lots and lots - one for each day of the week! I'll go and see her now. I think pink would be a good colour, or maybe green. What colours do you think I should use? I'll go and see what I can find. Maybe Mildred has a spare Tiara I could borrow....Toodle-oo!

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The helpful Twiggles

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:08:46 GMT

As I was walking through BeWILDerwood today, I stumbled upon the Thornyclod Spider who was sheltering in the shade underneath a tree by the Mudlde Maze. It told me that the rain last night had made a puddle by the Wobbly Wires. When the Thornyclod was walking to see the Wood Witch, it had stepped in the puddle with one of her not-so-waterproof shoes.

When it had got to the Wood Witches house, one of the Twiggle's had helped by hanging the shoe in the Fartree to dry off, and fetching a new, more water proof one for the Thornyclod to wear.

While the Thornyclod was visiting the Wood Witch to ask for some ingredients to make some more Marshmallows, Rosie the robin whispered in it's ear that the Boggle Builders were still working hard building in Peaceful Paths. They're still doing a good job of keeping it a secret because no one know's what it is!

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Uh-oh

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:40:34 GMT

As Guardian of Bobletts it is my job to keep a beady eye on all the Twiggles and Boggles money so they know it's safe. Today, whilst I was distracted by the boggle builders hard at work on the new ride, I think I dropped a Boblett as I am one short now. If anyone finds it and hands it in to the shop I'll be ever so grateful!

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Secret Boggle Build

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:42:16 GMT

The Boggles are busy building another new addition to our magical world. Swampy is being very secretive and has told all the other boggles and twiggles not to tell anyone about it! Mildred thinks it's a brand new ride and has bought a new handbag just so she can go and have a look at whats being built! The birds are saying it's going to be big and pink!...How exciting!

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New greeting hut on its way

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:10:35 GMT

Some of you who have visited us recently may have noticed the Boggle Builders busily building away near the Bizarre Bazaar. Well, it's going to transform into a little greeting hut for everyone to head towards once they've paid. It will be even more beneficial for those of you who book online, as you can head straight to the hut without queuing at the ticket office - what joy!

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Helping our local community

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:55:31 GMT

We Twiggles are strong believers in helping our local community. So when we heard about our local police community support officer running the marathon to help buy a defibrillator for the local 1st Responders, we thought that because the 1st Responders have been so good to us we should help towards the cost of the defibrillator as well. Here is Lucy Collyer (our local support officer), Mrs Webster (1st Responders volunteer) and all the other local businesses who have contributed, looking rather happy with a very big cheque.

And whizzing down a slide... You can only do that sort of thing in BeWILDerwood!

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The Tree Doctors are here!

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:34:48 GMT

Today we have some very special guests in the wood. The Tree Doctors are here to make sure all the trees are nice and healthy and there aren't any falling apart or feeling poorly. Without the trees us Twiggles would have nowhere to live so it's very important that they are looked after.

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Birds choose an unlikely nesting spot

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:30:06 GMT

Birds nesting

Home sweet home
This is perhaps a very unlikely nesting spot which makes it all the more fascinating. BeWILDerwood is full of a mixture of wildlife and colourful, enchanting characters so when a young couple of Blue Tits decided to make a BeWILDerwood cigarette box, in the car park, their home we Twiggles decided to welcome them and reserve the box just for them.

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