Courses - Woodmatters

Bench and Stool Making

Make a rustic greenwood bench or simple stool using hand tools. You'll learn how to use axes, drawknives and hand augers to split and shape ash wood for the legs and drill your plank top before using oak wedges to assemble your bench. Your creation will be ready to take home and will look fantastic indoors or out.

6th Dec 2023

21st Jan 2024

Spoon Carving

Use traditional greenwood techniques to carve your own spoon. Learn about the form and function of a good spoon and how to make the most of the wood for strength and beauty.

Bowl Carving

Hand carve your own trough bowl from local greenwood using axes, drawknives, gouges and adzes. A busy day will be rewarded when your creation takes pride of place in your kitchen.

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.

22nd Mar 2024

24th Oct 2024

Make your own Shave Horse

In an evening! The shave horse is a wonderfully versatile piece of equipment for working in greenwood. It is used to grip the length of wood you are working on and hold it steady to enable you to shape the wood using a draw knife or a spokeshave.

27th Mar 2024

19th Sep 2024

Woodland Explorer Residential (3 Day)

THREE unforgettable days for 8-16 year olds. Live wild in the woods sleeping in your own self built a shelter from sticks and tarps. The days will be an inspiring mix of bushcraft, whittling, fire lighting, natural arts and crafts, animal tracking, woodland games, storytelling, adventure and sleeping out under the stars.

25th May - 27th May 2024

Family Bushcraft Camp (2 day)

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 included), nature walk and storytelling. Specifically aimed at families, all ages welcome.

11th May - 12th May 2024

28th Sep - 29th Sep 2024

Bushcraft Skills Development

A jam packed day learning fire lighting techniques including friction fire lighting with a bow drill, green wood carving, animal tracking signs, natural cordage and cooking campfire treats.

Whittling Course (for Adults or Young People 10yrs+)

A chance for you to learn safe knife use, while whittling something out of greenwood to take home.

Gift Vouchers

Looking for a special gift? We'll design you a lovely personalised voucher for a specific course OR a given amount to go on any of our courses and your recipient can choose what they'd like to do