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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

The Woodland Skills Centre Team
The Woodland Skills Centre Team running workshops at the Glastonbury Festival

A family holiday in the woods
A Family holiday in the Woods

A family holiday in the woods
A Family holiday in the Woods

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

 

Canolfan Crefftau'r Goedwig
Woodland Skills Centre

Coppice, Greenwood,
Woodland and Traditional Craft Courses,
Bushcraft Courses, Family Holidays,
Birthday Parties and Holiday Club ... 2013

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

Date Month Spaces Course Cost Deposit
9-10 February   Make a Shave-horse 2 £120 £60
9 February Full Managing a small woodland £50 £25
10 February Full Practical woodland tasks £50 £25
16 February   Gypsy crafts £50 £25
16-17 February   Make a Pole-lathe £150 £75
16-17 February   Home Chainsaw £120 £60
17 February Full Make a Rustic Stool £55 £30
23-24 February   Hedge-laying £110 £55
23-24 February   Introduction to Green Woodwork £110 £55
2 March Full Introduction to using a pole-lathe £55 £30
3 March   Make a Shave-horse 1 £70 £35
3 March Full Introduction to willow work £50 £25
9-10 March Full Welsh frame baskets £140 £70
23 March   Willow plant supports £55 £30
23-24 March   Introduction to Bushcraft £100 £50
24 March   Wooden plant labels £50 £25
26-28 March   Holiday Club    
31 March   Family Day in the Woods    
6-7 April Full Wood carving 1 £130 £65
6-7 April Full Family Week-end in the Woods    
9 April Full Charcoal burning £40 £20
13-14 April   Make a Shave-horse 2 £120 £60
20 April   Introduction to Bee-keeping £55 £30
20-21 April Full Basket making 1 £110 £55
26-28 April Full Post and rung stool £150 £75
29 - 3 April / May Full Timber Frame Building £350 £175
4-5 May Full Home Chainsaw £120 £60
4-5 May Full Spoon carving £110 £55
6 May   Family Day in the Woods    
7 May Full Charcoal burning £40 £20
18-19 May   Ancient Ale £110 £55
19 May Full Introduction to using a pole-lathe £55 £30
25-26 May Full Make a bushcraft knife £120 £60
25-26 May  Full Bushcraft - working with wood £100 £50
28-30 May spaces Holiday Club    
1-2 June 2 spaces Willow Animal Sculpture £140 £70
8-9 June 1 space Make a Pole-lathe £150 £75
9 June spaces Gypsy crafts £50 £25
14-16 June 2 spaces Make a coracle £170 £85
15-16 June Full Make a Traditional Long-bow £140 £70
6-7 July spaces Basket making 2 £110 £55
6-7 July spaces Introduction to Green Woodwork £110 £55
13-14 July spaces Rake making £110 £55
20-21 July spaces Introduction to Bushcraft £100 £50
24-28 July spaces Family Week in the Woods    
30-1 July / August spaces Holiday Club    
2-4 August spaces Wood carving 2 £175 £80
5-9 August spaces Green Wood Crafts Week £250 £125
17-18 August spaces Bushcraft - Hunting and Trapping £100 £50
20-22 August spaces Holiday Club    
7-8 September spaces Prehistoric Bushcraft £140 £70
7-8 September Full Make a Pole-lathe £150 £75
14 September spaces Introduction to using a pole-lathe £55 £30
14 September spaces Family Day in the Woods    
15 September spaces Make a Shave-horse 1 £70 £35
21 September spaces Make a Rustic Stool £55 £30
28-29 September spaces Coppice Crafts £100 £50
5-6 October 2 spaces Home Chainsaw £120 £60
5-6 October spaces Make a Shave-horse 2 £120 £60
5-6 October spaces Apple Days £10 £10
12 October spaces Managing a small woodland £50 £25
12 October spaces Making bird feeders £50 £25
13 October see news Practical woodland Tasks £50 £25
13 October spaces Making bird nest boxes £55 £30
18-20 October 2 spaces Rustic Stick Chair £140 £70
26-27 October spaces Hedge-laying £110 £55
26-27 October spaces Bushcraft - Tracking and Fieldcraft £100 £50
2-3 November spaces Introduction to Green Woodwork £110 £55


The Warren, Bodfari, Denbigh, LL16 4DT
Telephone Day: 01745 710626
Evenings: 01745 710477
Mobile: 07711 472033
email: enquiries@woodlandskillscentre.co.uk

Woodland Skills Centre is part of Warren Woods Ltd, Social Enterprise Company Reg 07176786
©Warren Woods 2012-2013

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

Cooking over a camp fire in Bushcraft course
Cooking over the Camp-Fire

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