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Twiggy and Rod making a set of dining chairs in the workshop
Making a set of chairs in the workshop at The Woodland Skills Centre

Dressing out coppice hazel in Warren Woods ready for hurdle making
Working in Warren Woods preparing coppice hazel for making hurdles

post and rung stool
Post and rung stool made by a course student - frame out of ash and seating of woven elm bark


Ash frame chairs with woven elm bark seating

Woodland Skills Centre

Coppice, Greenwood, Woodland
and
Traditional Craft Courses 2010

Our woods at The Warren are home to one of Wales' most successful Forest Schools.
Located in the heart of an "Area of Oustanding Natural Beauty" ( AONB ) in the Clwydian Hills in Denbighshire, just 6 miles from Denbigh and 10 miles from Mold, Woodland Skills Centre offer a wide range of woodland courses to suit all ages, abilities and interests.
Just browse the calendar of events below and book your courses online now!

Click on any course for further details

spaces nearly full  full New Course

Date Month   Course Cost Deposit
13-14 February Full Make a Pole-Lathe £140 £70
20-21 February Full Hedge-Laying £100 £50
20 February   Make a Rustic Stool £45 £25
27 February Full Managing a Small Woodland £40 £20
28 February Full Practical Woodland Tasks £40 £20
6-7 March   Coppice Crafts £80 £40
13-14 March Full Make a Shave-Horse £90 £45
20-21 March Full Bushcraft - Introduction £80 £40
20 March   Wooden Plant Labels £45 £25
21 March Full Willow Plant Support £50 £25
26-28 March Full Oak Swill Baskets £170 £85
3-4 April Full Green Woodwork £90 £45
4 April Full Bushcraft - Family Day £35 £20
10-11 April Full Basket Making 1 £100 £50
11 April Full Introduction to Bee-Keeping £50 £25
13 April Full Charcoal Burning £40 £20
17-18 April   Ancient Technologies £135 £70
17-18 April Full Home Chain-Saw £100 £50
24-25 April Full Wood Carving 1 £120 £60
1 May Full Bushcraft - Family Day £35 £20
8-9 May   Stone Carving £130 £65
8 May Full Fencing £45 £25
9 May Full Gates, Steps and Stiles £45 £25
11 May Full Charcoal Burning £40 £20
15 May Full Managing a Small Woodland £40 £20
16 May Full Introduction to Bee-Keeping £50 £25
15-16 May Full Bushcraft - Working with Wood £80 £40
17-21 May Full Timber Frame Building £360 £180
21-23 May Full Post and Rung Stool £120 £60
22 May Full Willow Plant Support £50 £25
23 May Full Gypsy Crafts £45 £25
29-30 May Full Basket Making 2 £100 £50
29-30 May   Family Weekend in the Woods £65 £35
31-4 May-June   Family Week in the Woods £120 £60
8 June full Charcoal Burning £40 £20
11-13 June   Coracles £170 £85
12-13 June Full Bushcraft - Introduction £80 £40
19-20 June Full Willow Sculpture £130 £65
19 June   Family Day in the Woods £35 £20
20 June Full Introduction to Pole-Lathe Work £45 £25
3-4 July   Woodland Foundry £135 £70
3-4 July Full Bushcraft - Hunting and Trapping £80 £40
10-11 July Full Make a Shave-Horse £90 £45
10-11 July   Family Weekend in the Woods £65 £35
17-18 July Full Green Woodwork £90 £45
17 July   Family Day in the Woods £35 £20
6-8 August   Wood Carving 2 £160 £80
7-11 August   Bushcraft - Woodsman Week £300 £150
16-20 August spaces Family Week in the Woods £120 £60
16-21 August Full Make a Welsh Stick Chair £390 £200
4 September Full Introduction to Bee-Keeping £50 £25
4-5 September spaces Family Weekend in the Woods £65 £35
11 September Full Make a Rustic Stool £45 £25
11-12 September spaces Bushcraft - Introduction £80 £40
18 September spaces Charcoal Drawing in the Woods £40 £20
18-19 September spaces Coppice Crafts £80 £40
19 September spaces Family Day in the Woods £35 £20
25-26 September Full Make a Pole-lathe £140 £70
2-3 October 2 spaces Home Chain-Saw £100 £50
2-3 October spaces Make a Shave-Horse £90 £45
9 October spaces Managing a Small Woodland £40 £20
9 October spaces Fencing £45 £25
10 October spaces Growing Trees from Seed £40 £20
10 October spaces Gates, Steps and Stiles £45 £25
16 October spaces Apple Day £10
16-17 October spaces Bushcraft - Tracking and Fieldcraft £80 £40
17 October spaces Introduction to Pole-Lathe Work £45 £25
23 October spaces Make Bird Feeders £45 £25
23 October spaces Gypsy Crafts £45 £25
24 October spaces Make Nest Boxes £45 £25
24 October Full Introduction to Pole-Lathe Work £45 £25
30-31 October spaces Hedge-Laying £100 £50
30-31 October Spaces Green Woodwork £90 £45
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

Contact

Rod Waterfield
The Warren, Bodfari, Denbigh, LL16 4DT
work: 01745 710626
home: 01745 710477
mob: 07711 472033
email: enquiries@woodlandskillscentre.co.uk

Twiggy making a chair leg
"Bill Hogarth Coppice Apprentice" Twiggy making a chair leg

post and rung stool course 2007
Post and Rung Stool Course

basket making course 2006
Basket making Course


Demonstrating coppice and greenwood crafts at a show