by family | Apr 12, 2023 | Course, Skills
This year, we have begun hosting a variety of woodworking courses, from birdhouses to yoga stools, with the intention of offering individuals the opportunity to get to grips with traditional tools and a variety of woods, as well as also allowing our enthusiastic...
by family | Jan 11, 2023 | Skills
Those who have wandered through woodlands and spotted regimented trees, each with branches that extend from thin, often numerous, trunks, are likely to have seen a copse or coppice. The word ‘coppice’ is rooted in the French verb ‘couper’, which means ‘cut’,...
by Leon | Dec 29, 2021 | Skills
Once beyond the Christmas festivities, we must decide the best way to make use of our trees. Whereas once most were prone to sending them to a landfill, more environmentally responsible methods are now becoming ubiquitous. A greater number of treecycling initiatives,...
by Leon | Apr 23, 2021 | Skills
When beginning your foraging journey, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. The hedgerow can seem homogenous, one swathe of consistent and indistinguishable green flora. Then, when you do finally begin to separate the leaves and stems among the growth, there’s the question...
by family | Mar 24, 2021 | Skills
Simon Ingram has shared his recent musings on the British hedgerow over at The Guardian. He touches upon the appeal of their apparent chaos, one that is actually deliberate in design, as well as their historic and national ubiquity. He is right to mention other...
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