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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3 day Introduction to Greenwood Crafts

3 day Introduction to Greenwood Crafts

South Yorkshire - Next course on 14th February 2020

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...

Charcoal making course Warminster Wiltshire

Charcoal making course Warminster Wiltshire

Wiltshire - Next course on 14th March 2020

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...

Introduction to coppicing

Introduction to coppicing

This course will introduce you to the skills needed, to take a neglected broad-leaf woodland and transform it into a productive coppice with wildlife benefits. Our tutors will demonstrate how to cut a coppice plot safely using appropriate hand tools. You will also learn to identify different tree species and understand their value. Coppicing is the sustainable way to get our needs from wood so join us and learn how.

Introduction to coppicing, a Practical One Day Course on woodland management

Introduction to coppicing, a Practical One Day Course on woodland management

Cornwall - Next course on 8th February 2020

This is a hands on practical course on woodland management. We will look at restoring a neglected and over stood coppice woodland. The courses include preparation of the work area, tool use and care, coppice restoration, working methods, material selection, storage. We will be discussing - Developing a coppice rotation Felling and processing Understanding stool density layering and planting Pest control Coppicing for economic and wildlife benefit This one day coppicing course is an introduction for woodland owners, volunteers and novices who have no experience of coppicing and are interested...

2 day Woodland Coppicing

2 day Woodland Coppicing

South Yorkshire - Next course on 8th February 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,...

Basket weaving retreat

Basket weaving retreat

Derbyshire - Next course on 19th June 2020

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...

Cleft Gate Hurdle Making

Cleft Gate Hurdle Making

Wiltshire - Next course on 17th May 2020

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...

Coppicing course

Coppicing course

Cornwall - Next course on 25th January 2020

Coppicing is a traditional woodland management technique that provides a diversity of woodland habitats that benefits a rich diversity of wildlife Aspects covered on the course will include habitats and conservation, health and safety, practical coppicing, coppice products and lots more. Come and experience a practical day working in the woods and learn all about the ancient art of coppicing in a peaceful setting in SE Cornwall. Enjoy the satisfaction of improving a native woodland and enhancing the wildlife potential in the woods. Relax at lunchtime with a light lunch...

Emergency First Aid at Work & Forestry

Emergency First Aid at Work & Forestry

Shropshire - Next course on 21st February 2020

The Emergency First Aid at Work & Forestry is a one-day course that covers the National Emergency First Aid at Work Syllabus. It also goes on to cover the criteria listed by the Forestry Commission/Natural Resources Wales required for workers on their forestry sites. The course covers severe bleeds, eye injuries, electrocution, weils disease, ticks and discusses other challenges for a first aider in the outdoor and forest environment. The training is hands-on and down-to-earth by a very experienced instructor, who delivers the course in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Garden Pig Keeping Course

Garden Pig Keeping Course

East Sussex - Next course on 19th April 2020

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....

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