Please contact Belinda @ Woodland Heritage for more information.

http://www.woodlandheritage.org/images/stories/wh/downloads/W2W%20COURSE%204%20PAGER.pdf

Hand Tools Maintenance and Sharpening – 6 Nov 2010
Hedgelaying – 20/21 Nov 2010
Willow Christmas Decorations – 5th December 2010

Courses held at Bore Place, between Edenbridge and Sevenoaks, Kent.
Also course dates for 2011 now arranged – see http://www.underwoodsman.co.uk for details

If you are interested in any of the following courses please contact Raina on 01730 823166 or at courses@sustainability-centre.org. Please check out our NEW website http://www.sustainability-centre.org to find out all about us and our courses!

March

Sat 6th
Introduction to Wood Fuel (1001)
John Bushby (Wood4 Heat Ltd)
Non-residential £60
This course provides an overview for woodland managers, owners, building professionals and those who wish to understand more about the practicalities and benefits of using a wood fuel system. There will be a particular focus on the woodland resource and wood fuel opportunities for the forestry sector.

Sat 13th- Sun 14th
Hedge-laying (1002)
Darren Hammerton (Out of the Woods Ltd)
Non-residential £90 Residential £109.50
Participants will gain practical ‘hands on’ experience in the ancient art of hedge-laying (southern counties style). The history of hedgerows in our landscape, their habitat importance and grant funding for management will also be covered.

Mon 22nd- Fri 26th
OCN Sustainable Woodland Management (accredited by Open College Network) (1004)
Ben Law
Non-residential £350 Residential £428
This level three accredited course covers the principles and practice of sustainable woodland management.

Sat 27th
Campcraft Tracking and Stalking
Sean Reeves and Nicky Love
Non-residential £45
Enjoy a day of sensory awareness, tracking skills and animal signs; including practical application of stalking.

April

Thurs 8th- Sun 11th
Yurt-making (1006)
Henry Dowell
Non-residential £300 Residential £358.50
Learn and experience all the skills you need to build your own yurt with the Sustainability Centre’s on site yurt-builder, and make your own crown to take away with you.

Sun 18th
Shingle Making (1007)
Darren Hammerton (Out of the Woods Ltd)
Non residential £60
Participants will learn the process of making cleft oak shingles from round wood using hand tools.

May

**ROUNDWOOD BUILDING OPPORTUNITY with Ben Law** (1010)
Price TBC
This is an exciting one-off chance to work with Ben Law in the building of the Sustainability Centre’s new outdoor eco-classroom. Participants will be involved in all the building processes over a number of weeks and learn all they need to make their own structure. There will also be a series of courses on the building techniques being used running at the same time, see our website for further details.

Sun 2nd
Willow Craft in the Garden (1011)
Ganesh
Non-residential £65
The day will be spent creatively making willow designs for the garden and learning all you need to do it on your own!

Sat 8th
Campcraft Skills
Sean Reeves and Nicky Love
Non-residential £45
Learn shelter building, water purification, fire lighting, navigation, tool work, games and more.

Sat 29th
Campcraft Wildfood Wildness
Sean Reeves and Nicky Love
Non-residential £45
Wild food exploration and sampling, different outdoor cooking methods, wine making, & more.

June

Sat 5th
Campcraft Sleepout – Parent and Child
Sean Reeves and Nicky Love
Residential £75 for both
A full day of Campcraft skills including shelter building, fire lighting, navigation, tool work, games and sensory awareness, star gazing, bat listening, a woodland evening meal, and the chance to sleep in your woodland shelter. Includes breakfast on Sunday

Sat 12th – Sun 13th
Green Wood Working (1018)
Chris Matthews
Non-residential £130 Residential £149.50
Learn cleaving, pole-lathing and seat-weaving using hand tools in this practical workshop whilst you make your own stool to take home.

September

Sat 4th
Campcraft Sleepout – Parent and Child
Sean Reeves and Nicky Love
Residential £75 for both
A full day of Campcraft skills including shelter building, fire lighting, navigation, tool work, games and sensory awareness, star gazing, bat listening, a woodland evening meal, and the chance to sleep in your woodland shelter. Includes breakfast on Sunday

Sat 25th
Campcraft Wildfood Wildness
Sean Reeves and Nicky Love
Non-residential £45
Wild food exploration and sampling, different outdoor cooking methods, wine making, & more.

October

Fri 8th
Seasonal Celebrations: creating events to mark the passing seasons (1026)
Gordon McClellan (Creeping Toad)
Non- residential £65
Drawing inspiration from nature and old and new seasonal celebrations, this workshop will help people plan and deliver their own events, with a chance to experiment with flags, lanterns, processions, stories, puppets and ephemeral sculpture

Sat 23rd – Sun 24th
Practical coppicing (1029)
Darren Hammerton (Out of the Woods Ltd)
Non-residential £110 Residential £129.50
Learn to coppice safely and efficiently using hand tools and receive information on products and tool care.

Sat 23rd
Campcraft Tracking and Stalking
Sean Reeves and Nicky Love
Non-residential £45
Enjoy a day of sensory awareness, tracking skills and animal signs; including practical application of stalking.

November

Mon 8th – Fri 12th
OCN Sustainable Woodland Management (accredited by Open College Network) (1030)
Ben Law
Non-residential £350 Residential £428 (prices tbc)
This level three accredited course covers the principles and practice of sustainable woodland management.

Sat 20th –Sun 21st
Hurdle making (1031)
Darren Hammerton (Out of the Woods Ltd)
Non-residential £136 Residential £155.50
Make a traditional chestnut gate hurdle and a woven hazel wattle hurdle to take away with you.

**Do one day of the hurdle making course for £70. Choose to make either a hazel woven hurdle or a chestnut gate hurdle contact us for more details.**

December

Sun 5th
Festive Willow Craft (1032)
Ganesh
Non-residential £65
Students will learn about cutting, grading and dying willow alongside a variety of creative techniques make festive gifts and decorations to take home.

Mon 6th –Fri 10th
OCN Coppicing (1033)
Darren Hammerton and Ben Law
Non-residential £350 Residential £428
On this level two course participants will learn the theory and undertake the practice of coppice management. Coppice trees, hand tools use and maintenance, assessment and planning, health and safety products, restoration and pests will all be covered.

Course gift vouchers

A course makes a great gift. Buy vouchers in £50, £100 and £200 towards the cost of a course or even courses at the Sustainability Centre. See website or contact us for more details.