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Good NEWS - we will be opening shortly. Here’s another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019. Adult Bushcraft and Survival Skills Course This is a great hand’s on day at our woodland site near Warminster Wiltshire. Learning basic survival and bushcraft skills. During your time spent with us you will discover how to: · Build a debris shelter · Purify water · Use natural tinder's · Light a fire without matches · Make cordage from natural plant fibres · Identify trees ·...

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 £60 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...

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 4 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...

Here’s another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019. The Dala Horse is a traditional and much loved hand carved wooden horse. They were carved by men working in the forests during long winter evenings and brought back to the village for the children to play with. The little wooden horse from Dalarna became a world celebrity when it appeared at the World Exhibition in 1939. Your Dala Horse will be carved from a pre shaped pine blank which you will then bring...

Create your own unique rustic stick chair, This workshop will be running from our new indoor Crafting Studio next to the beautiful Kennett & Avon Canal at Brimslade just outside Marlborough. On this one day workshop you will be guided through the whole process to create your own eco-friendly greenwood rustic stick chair to take home with you and make a great addition to any garden. The material that you use to create your chair is sustainably sourced coppice hazel from our own woodland. This workshop will run from 9.30am...

This intriguing chopping board with it's very curious design was inspired by the Japanese craftsman Shuhei Nagano. The story behind this delightful chopping board will be shared with you during the course. The day will start by selecting a piece of wood of your choice to shape. You will use a range of tools and skills to create your very own Japanese style chopping board to take home. The course is limited to 4 attendees as per the guidelines set out by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since the mechanisation of farming the traditional trade of rake making has almost vanished. There are only a handful of traditional Rake Makers left and people like our selves that are passionate about keeping these old crafts alive. During the day you will make your own swallowtail rake to take home with you. The rake is a beautiful tool, which will serve you well in the garden. Whilst making your rake you will learn about the traditional methods used to craft this simple but very effective tool. You will also...

On this one day course you will make your own foldaway shave horse to take home with you This shave horse making course will be running from our new indoor Crafting Studio next to the beautiful Kennett & Avon Canal at Brimslade just outside Marlborough. On this one day course you will be guided through the whole process to make your own shave horse to take home with you. The shave horse that you make is based on the old traditional English style shave horse. You will assemble your own...

On this two day course you will be guided through the whole process to make your own Pole Lathe to take home with you. This course will be running from our new indoor green woodworking workshop next to the beautiful Kennett & Avon Canal at Brimslade just outside Marlborough. On this two day course you will be guided step by step through the whole process of making your own Pole Lathe to take home with you. The Pole Lathe that you make is based on the one made by Mike...

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 4 participants. This course would be well suited for Forest School leaders and anybody looking to gain more hands-on experience using sharp tools. During the day you will get the opportunity to use a wide range of tools whilst making yourself a buck saw and woodland mallet to take home with you....

Another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019. On this two day course you will create your own rustic English style Shave Horse. During the time you spend with us, you will get to use a wide range of green woodworking tools and how to use them. The course will be running from our Woodland site near Warminster Wiltshire. The course will Starts at 9:30 each day with half an hour for lunch. The course is limited to 4 attendees to comply with...

Here’s another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019. During your time spent with us you will learn how to carve a shrink pot the Scandinavian way. Your tutors will pass on the knowledge they have gained from their time spent studying the art of making shrink pots with the world-famous Swedish master craftsman Jögge Sundqvist. This course runs from our semi ancient woodland site near Warminster from 9.30am to 4pm with a half hour break for lunch. Minimum age is 18, younger...

Good NEWS - we are open running courses with a maximum of four attendees. Here’s another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019. During your time spent with us you will learn how to carve a spoon the Scandinavian way. Your tutors will pass on the knowledge they have gained from their time spent studying the art of spoon carving with the world-famous Swedish master craftsman Jögge Sundqvist. This course runs from our semi ancient woodland site near Warminster with a half hour...