Comments on: Woodland toilets

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:04:10 +0000

Read the “Humanure Handbook” – It is available online in pdf form for free.

A great read and brilliant for any kind of composting toilet. The main idea is to use lots of sawdust, leaves or similar to prevent smell and encourage rapid composting.

I’ve used this style of toilet running camps for 50+ people for a week. No complaints over smell etc and they are jsut like using a normal loo. Only difference is you “flush” with sawdust!

By: Isla

Isla — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:58:28 +0000

Very interesting indeed. Thank you very much for the info.

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:42:40 +0000

The woodland toilet issue I have mulled over for many years and I have found a supreme lavish design on the net with loads of techno detail about possible polution and such. try this link all good stuff
http://www.oasisdesign.net/compostingtoilets/earthtoilet/index.htm

By: catherine

catherine — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:49:15 +0000

Hi Stuart

Most planning restrictions are to do with establishing a permanent dwelling, so you should be ok. Of course, if you're thinking of bringing groups of people into your woodland that has it's own challenges - but you're obviously thinking ahead, reading the toilets blog!

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:24:04 +0000

Hi all. I’m thinking about buying a wood in scotland, but I want to use it as a small assult course for children and young people as nothing like this exists near me. I will not be useing the trees as part of the course (ie screwing wires or tieing ropes round them) it will be totaly stand alone and mainly ditches and water based challanges and a few of this kind of thing – (“http://www.outdoor-resources.co.uk/Ropes%20elements/5-assault.pdf”) I’m really just wondering if i “Wood” be alowed to do that?

Thank and sorry about the pun!

Stuart

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:17:30 +0000

Has anyone got tips on what machinery would be required to upgrade a track of around 200 metres to enable us to drive over it? Could you do it yourself with hired equipment or would you need to get a contractor? If so what would you need to hire?

Many thanks

Richard

By: Deb Millar

Deb Millar — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:41:10 +0000

Our woodland toilet is now finished was designed and built by Martyn,our trusty spoon carver, bow maker and general wonder worker. As we run courses for children it was
essential to have something and we all hated the porta potti. The toilet is
now fully in use with a home made urine diverter and a large bin to collect
no 2s and paper waste. We keep a bin of sawdust to cover the waste and so
far it is fairly easy to keep clean. We have a spare bin so if it starts to
look full we will simply swap the bins over and put the lid on the full one.
According to our research, after a year it will have all broken down to an
innocuous material and will be suitable as a tree fertilizer. However it
should not be used for vegetables because of the danger of roundworm. We
also have a large pit filled with a straw bale as a male urinal and hope to
build a hurdle to screen it and put a roof on too. I would encourage people
to build their own- otherwise they could get a Thunderbox (just google it
in).

By: M Devonport

M Devonport — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:43:28 +0000

Tracy / Craig, would the yurt require planning permission if it was not used for more than 28 days?

By: Deb Millar

Deb Millar — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:40:43 +0000

We are about to build our compost toilet and decided to have a chamber system plus urine diverter. We are buying 2 large dustbins (made from 100% recycled materials)and will simply swap them over when one’s full. Someone is making the urine diverter with an old cider bottle. I will put up photos when it’s done!

By: Tracy Pepler

Tracy Pepler — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:01:25 +0000

Hi Craig

Love it, I had a look at your blog.

Have you got planning permission for the yurt?
You can see our blog here
peplers.blog.co.uk
we have a lot to learn from you!
Tracy