Woodland Courses 2008 - Part 2
A selection of courses from some of our favourite training providers …
Wild Food
12-14 Sep Seasonal Wild Food with Dan Watson, Sicklinghall, Wharfedale
28 Sep Growing Edible Woodland Mushrooms, Woodnet, Flimwell, E Sussex
Crafts and Woodland Skills
4-6 July Build a Pole Lathe or Shave Horse, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
8 July Charcoal Production, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
12 July Rope & Cordage, AJS Products, Kent
13 July Arrow Making, AJS Products, Kent
12-13 July Basket Making 2, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
19 July Working with Willow, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
19-20 July Basic Green Woodwork, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
20 July Introduction to Coppice Crafts, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
27 July Willow Basketry, AJS Products, Kent
26/27 July Timber Framed Buildings, Sustainability Centre, Hants
2 Aug Primitive Bow Making, AJS Products, Kent
2/3 Aug Primitive Bow Making, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
2-3 Aug Charcoal Burning, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
2-3 Aug Make a Pole Lathe, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
6 Aug Spoon Carving, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
9-10 Aug Build an Earth Oven, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
15 Aug & 27 Sept & 18 Oct Willow Sculpture, AJS Products, Kent
23-28 Aug Intermediate Green Woodwork, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
2 Sep Spoon Carving, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
6-7 Sep Bowmaking, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
13 Sep Corn Dollies, AJS Products, Kent
13-14 Sep Hurdle Making, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
18-16 Sep Project Week – Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
20 Sept Introduction to Pole-Lathing, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
21 Sept Make a Rustic Stool, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
19-21 Sep Bow Making with Dan Watson, Sicklinghall, Wharfedale
27-28 Sep Arrow Making, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
3-5 Oct Make an Oak Swill Basket, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
11-12 Oct Introduction to Green Wood Work, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
11/12 Oct Willow Basketry, AJS Products, Kent
25/26 Oct Gate & Wattle Hurdles, Sustainability Centre, Hants
1-2 Nov Make a Shave Horse, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari,
6 Dec Yule Decorations, AJS Products, Kent
Dan Watson offers courses in Backwood Crafts, Spoon Carving, Bushcraft & Self Reliance and Family Camp Crafts & Woodland Skills by arrangement.
The Field Studies Council offer a range of courses in traditional skills at their centres around the country.
Woodland Management
5 July Assessing & Mapping Woodland, Woodnet, Flimwell, E Sussex
13 Sept Managing a Small Woodland, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
4 & 5 Oct Practical Coppicing, Sustainability Centre, Hants
18 Oct Growing Native Trees from Seed, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
29 Nov Practical Coppicing, AJS Products, Kent
tba Discover the Hidden Archaelogy of Woodlands, Woodnet, Flimwell, E Sussex
tba Continuous Cover Forestry for the South East, Woodnet, Flimwell, E Sussex
tba Intro to Producing Heating Grade Woodchip, Woodnet, Flimwell, E Sussex
Family Activities
23 July Parents & Children Woodland Activity Day, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
25-27 July Family Woodland Weekend, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
15-17 Aug Family Woodland Weekend, Cherry Wood Project, nr Bath
18-22 August Week in the Woods, Woodland Skills Centre, Bodfari, Denbigh
Photography
6 Sep Moths & Dragonflies with David Plummer
11 Oct Red Deer Rut, David Plummer
18 Oct Red Deer Rut, David Plummer
25 Oct Woodland birds, David Plummer
Badger Watching Weekends – by arrangement with David Plummer
Beginning Nature Photography – 2 Day Course, David Plummer
Day 1 – 1, 6 or 8 Nov
Day 2 – 22, 27 or 29 Nov
2 Nov Woodland Birds, David Plummer
9 Nov Woodland Birds, David Plummer
15 Nov Fungi, David Plummer
As usual, feel free to add details of courses in the comments box if you know of anything interesting or run relevant courses yourself.
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4 comments so far
Sue Massey
27 June, 2008
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Chris
27 June, 2008
A list of the Field Studies Council courses may be found here :
http://www.field-studies-council.org/2008/naturalhistory.aspx
Tracy Pepler
1 July, 2008
New courses coming up at WoodNet - Woodland Enterprise Centre Flimwell
Fungi ID walk - 4th October
Storing and Markets for cut coppice - 18th Oct
Woodland Archaeology - 22nd Nov
Making a bird table Friday 5th December
Email training@woodnet.org.uk for more details and to register interest.
Tracy Pepler
11 September, 2008
And another course through WoodNet, held at Wilderness wood
Continuous Cover Forestry 7 Nov.
email training@woodnet.org.uk for more details
Tracy