SEVEN-YEAR-OLD James Morey got the chance to give Dodge the Lamb a big cuddle and a bottle of milk.

On Sunday, Dodge was petted and fussed over at an ‘All Things Wool’ workshop in Barracks Lane Community Garden in East Oxford.

The day of fluffy fun was organised by social enterprise The Nature Effect, to help people understand where everyday products, including clothes, come from.

James, from South Oxford, said: “I liked meeting and feeding the lamb and making new friends. We had a good time playing together.”

James’ mum Catherine, 50, a playgroup supervisor, said: “I had a good time and learned a bit about ‘needle felting’ – a way of working with wool – which was really interesting.”

Some of the 50 visitors on Sunday also had a chance to learn how to spin raw fleece into thread.

The Nature Effect was started to give families opportunities to connect with nature and natural materials.

Founder Annie Davy, who lives behind the community garden in East Oxford, said: “Children nowadays get fewer opportunities to connect with nature, but there are studies which show that it is good for intelligence, concentration and mental wellbeing. It went very well and we had quite a lot of requests for a regular wool craft group.”