Coppicing & woodland management courses

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Coppicing and woodland management workshops across the UK. The traditional woodland management skill of coppicing involves cutting trees back so that new shoots grow from the stump. Coppicing has been done since pre-history and the poles produced are often used in hurdle making, thatching and charcoal making. Coppicing can be practiced on hazel, ash, oak, chestnut, hornbeam, willow, and beech trees and woodlands. Learn how to coppice your trees to harvest young shoots, suckers or larger poles, as well as boost wildlife and vegetation by increasing light.

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Woodland hand felling

Woodland hand felling

In-person course

South Yorkshire

This one day course will teach you how to fell small trees by hand and how to process them ready for use as firewood, craft material and or brash. Trees need to be felled to keep the woodland in a healthy state and to allow other trees to grow to their full capacity. It also allows light onto the woodland floor, creating an environment for other flora and fauna to thrive. You will be using traditional woodland tools such as a bowsaw, axe, felling lever and rope to fell the...

2 day woodland coppicing

2 day woodland coppicing

In-person course

South Yorkshire - Next course on 7th July 2020

This two day coppicing course is designed to introduce students to the specific skills and techniques covering basic theory, providing hands-on practical experience and a tree identification session. The course begins with an introduction and basic health and safety followed by a walk through the woods looking at various compartments that have been coppiced over the years and the benefits of coppicing and the types of native deciduous woodland trees. Aspects covered on the course include planning the work area, looking at various devices, building work breaks and coppice restoration,...

3 day Introduction to Greenwood Crafts

3 day Introduction to Greenwood Crafts

In-person course

South Yorkshire

This three day course will introduce you to the traditional art of green wood craft. Green Wood is freshly felled, still sappy wood. To work it requires a set of simple techniques based on an understanding of how wood reacts – both to the tools, and to the dry and shrinking process. Because it is green, the wood is soft and easy to work with hand tools, and because of this, green woodwork creates little waste, and can utilise small trees and logs. It is therefore green in all senses...

Garden Pig Keeping Course

Garden Pig Keeping Course

In-person course

This course introduces you to keeping pigs for either meat or as pets. Pigs make a fantastic addition to a garden farm; Aside from the simple pleasures of keeping pigs they also help to clear and improve a patch of land for future planting and will clear your surplus veg and cuttings. You will learn how much space you need and what is involved in small scale pig keeping to ensure you go away feeling confident to start keeping pigs yourself in a back garden or smallholding type set up....

Crosscut saw sharpening

Crosscut saw sharpening

In-person course

Dumfries & Galloway - Next course on 7th July 2020

Learn to fettle a "Great American" or "peg tooth" saw of 3 feet and longer. If you have a new saw (perhaps from Flinn Garlick, or Wilhelm Putsch) and wish to improve its performance, or have an old one you'd like to restore, this is the course for you. If you already have a rusted crosscut saw, do bring it. It may well be recoverable even if rusted. Alternatively choose one of my £60 vintage saws: de-rusted and ready-to-file. Decide before the day starts if you want to learn all...

Basket weaving retreat

Basket weaving retreat

In-person course

Derbyshire - Next course on 18th June 2021

Basket Weaving Retreat The perfect summer opportunity to escape to the country for those who are looking for something more than just a holiday and want to acquire a new life long skill. On this three-day-retreat you will get the chance to connect to the roots of an ancient tradition whilst enjoying the natural sights and sounds of Atlow in rural Derbyshire. On this crafty retreat you will not only learn how to grow various types of willow but you will gain all the skills needed to create your own...

Charcoal making course Warminster Wiltshire

Charcoal making course Warminster Wiltshire

In-person course

Here’s another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019. This one day charcoal making course is one of our most popular courses and will run from our Warminster site from 9.30am to 4pm. The course fee is £55 per person. This course is well suited for small woodland owners, community woodland groups and conservation groups or anybody interested in low-volume charcoal production. The course will cover the following: • The history of charcoal making • Health safety • Making charcoal using a small...

Cleft Gate Hurdle Making

Cleft Gate Hurdle Making

In-person course

Here’s another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019. About the Course This course will be run at our site near Warminster. One Day Course 9.30am to 4pm Maximum course size 6 candidates Make your own traditional wooden Cleft Gate Hurdle to take home with you. This course is a great opportunity to learn new skills in a beautiful woodland setting. Discover how to cleave wood with a froe and shape with a drawknife. Have a go at using a Twybil, also known...

Coppice camp 2020

Coppice camp 2020

In-person course

Gloucestershire

Coppice camp is an annual gathering to help restore an ancient coppice woodland. This years coppice camp will be held at May Hill in the Forest of Dean. You are invited to lend a hand and help restore a precious woodland eco-system. This will be a fun and sociable weekend, in the beautiful woodlands of the Huntley Estate. Meet new people, join the campaign to save coppice woodlands and learn the craft of coppice management using traditional tools and techniques, as well as getting a taster into some coppice crafts...

Coppice Restoration

Coppice Restoration

In-person course

This course will cover all aspects for restoring a neglected and over stood coppice woodland. You will learn: - Assessing the age and health of a coppice stool - Developing a coppice rotation - Felling and processing - Extraction - Understanding stool density - Layering and planting - Pest control - Monitoring - Coppicing for economic and wildlife benefit

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