Courses
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Sat 8 June |
Make a greenwood bench or simple stool using hand tools. Your bench or stool will be ready to take home and will look fantastic indoors or out. £50 + £15 materials |
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Sat 6 July |
Family Bushcraft Camping Course Two days of fun and memorable experiences. Learn effective fire-lighting and bushcraft skills, build and sleep in your own shelter, greenwood carving skills, campfire cooking (food incl.), nature walk and storytelling. Specifically aimed at families, all ages welcome. £65 adult/ £30 1st child; £25 every additional child |
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Sat 13 July |
Hand carve your own bowl or kneading trough from local greenwood. A busy day will be rewarded when your creation takes pride of place in your kitchen. £50 |
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Sun 14 July |
Use traditional greenwood techniques to carve at least one spoon. Learn about the form and function of a good spoon and how to make the most of the wood for strength and beauty. £50 |
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Sat 17 August |
Scandinavian Shrink Pot Carving Creating beautiful natural pots from greenwood, using the shrinkage of the tree as it dries out to create a sealed pot. £50 |
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Sun 18 August |
Make a greenwood bench or simple stool using hand tools. Your bench or stool will be ready to take home and will look fantastic indoors or out. £50 + £15 materials |
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Sat 7 September |
For those with previous spoon carving experience, learn additional knife grasps and how to use branch and bent wood to create strong and characterful spoons. £50 |
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Sat 21 September |
Family Bushcraft Camping Course Two days of fun and memorable experiences. Learn effective fire-lighting and bushcraft skills, build and sleep in your own shelter, greenwood carving skills, campfire cooking (food incl.), nature walk and storytelling. Specifically aimed at families, all ages welcome. £65 adult/ £30 1st child; £25 every additional child |
Testimonials
- “Thank you very much for a great day! We both had a fantastic time learning new skills and enjoying the beautiful space of your workshop. We both feel very proud about our achievement! I am totally in love with my bench. My son (13yrs) said that he loved working with the tools and that he found your presence and voice very calming and reassuring which I can only agree with.”
Mother and son bench making participants - “We are both really proud of our bowls and both thought your
teaching style and the pace of the course was perfect.”
Bowl Carving Participant - “Thank you so much for going over to High Wray yesterday to run the shrink pots and whittling evening for the working holiday. They had a brilliant time – one of them said it was genuinely the best evening he’d had in years! Went to see them this afternoon and they were all full of it…”
National Trust Lead Ranger - “Thank you Gareth for such a lovely day yesterday. We both came away with a beautiful bench and the satisfaction that we had learned a completely new skill with friendly people in wonderfully peaceful surroundings. An excellent way to recharge our batteries. Your course should be available on prescription!”
Rustic Bench & Stool Making participant - “We have all felt the lasting benefits of being out in the woods together and the relaxed pace of our time there. The children have made it very clear that they'd like to do it again as would we! I thought that the way you'd set up the facilities there was great; it hit just the right note between home comforts and survival training! We all learnt a lot over the course of the day; from instruction, observation and from being given space and time to try things for ourselves. Thank you.”
Family Backwoods Course participant - “I've had a wonderful day. The Woodland Workshop is in such a beautiful spot. I've learnt lots had fun and got my own spoon to take home. Fantastic!”
Spoon Carving Course participant - “We just wanted you to know how much we had enjoyed our day bench making. It was a brilliant experience and we are both absolutely thrilled with the benches. They fit in our space perfectly and look stunning. We loved our day out and would recommend it to anyone.”
Rustic Bench Making participant