National Trust Footprint
We run a wide range of courses and education sessions in partnership with the National Trust from the inspiring Footprint and its beautiful woodland camp nestled in the peaceful surroundings of the St Catherine's Wood just outside Windermere.
The Footprint was the first building in Cumbria to be constructed with straw bale walls. It has used car tyre foundations; local timber frames, floors and walkways; an oak shake roof; clay and lime plasters; highly efficient glazing and sheep’s wool insulation.
The woodland camp sits in beautiful mature woodland with rustic stump seats and canopies in case of rain.
National Trust Footprint, Patterdale Rd, Windermere LA23 1NH
By Train: Get the train to Windermere Station and then take a lovely 25 minute walk up through the woods to get to the Footprint. Ask us for details when you book.
Construction Project
Work began on the Footprint in April 2006 to create the first straw bale building in Cumbria, and the first to be built by the National Trust. The National Trust wanted to create a classroom, allowing school groups a space to learn and engage with Nature. Within this theme the build was run as a series of courses which involved hundreds of local people of all ages in the many different elements of the process.
