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.

18th Jul 2025

12th Sep 2025

6th Dec 2025

Spoon Carving

Jump into the captivating world of spoon carving whether you are a first timer or wanting to develop your skills. Learn about the form and function of a good spoon and how to make the most of the wood for strength and beauty.

1st Nov 2025

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.

9th Oct 2025

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.

12th Nov 2025

Spatula Carving

Perhaps one of the most useful kitchen utensils is the humble spatula. So why not create something that is beautiful and bespoke? Axes, draw knives, knife work all combine in the art of spatula carving.

11th Oct 2025

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.

8th Oct 2025

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.

23rd May - 25th May 2026

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.

4th Oct - 5th Oct 2025

9th May - 10th May 2026

Nature Therapy Camp

A chance to dedicate time and space to reflect and identify what matters to you and how to integrate that into your life. This weekend camp will include a combination of reflective and practical sessions, shared meals, campfires, an optional solo overnight hammock camp and a chance to deepen your understanding of self and your interrelationship with nature.

Bushcraft in the Woods

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.

Deepening Connections Day

Take a day to explore the world and your place in it. This is a chance to reset and refresh and to remember the bigger picture for ourselves and the environment. The morning will be a Deep Time walk, helping to place ourselves within the span of Earth's history. We will use the afternoon to recognise and celebrate the wonder of having a life, identifying what matters to us most and how we might best use the time we have.

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