WoodLots Directory

SUSTAINABILITY CENTRE COURSE LIST 2010 Please contact the Sustainability Centre for more information on its courses listed below.

MAY
**ROUNDWOOD BUILDING OPPORTUNITY with Ben Law**

Sun 2nd: Willow Craft in the Garden
Sat 8th: Campcraft Skills
Sat 29th: Campcraft Wildfood Wildness

JUNE
Sat 5th: Campcraft Sleepout - Parent and Child
Sat 12th - Sun 13th: Green Wood Working

SEPTEMBER
Sat 4th: Campcraft Sleepout - Parent and Child
Sat 25th: Campcraft Wildfood Wildness

OCTOBER
Fri 8th: Seasonal Celebrations: creating events to mark the passing seasons
Sat 23rd - Sun 24th: Practical coppicing
Sat 23rd: Campcraft Tracking and Stalking

NOVEMBER
Mon 8th - Fri 12th: OCN Sustainable Woodland Management(Ben Law)
Sat 20th -Sun 21st: Hurdle making

DECEMBER
Sun 5th: Festive Willow Craft
Mon 6th -Fri 10th: OCN Coppicing

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. Petersfield, Hants

FORESTRY AND CHAINSAW TRAINING All Chainsaw units covered, ground and aerial. Regular Core Units in CS30/31/38/39. Specialised Advanced Ground units CS32 medium, CS33 Large tree felling CS34 Individual and CS35 Multiple windblown & Winching operations. Brushcutter, Clearing saw, chipper, MEWP etc. NPTC Assessor, Fastco & Lantra Instructor Sussex & Kent

Charcoal Course Learn about the dark art of charcoal making on this two day course. Lead by experienced National Trust Rangers in the wonderful setting of Fyne Court, we'll take you from log to finished product through the whole process from stacking and lighting the kiln to marketing the final product. There will also be the option of spending the evening discovering the wildlife and grounds of Fyne Court guided by the Rangers. Cost £50 per person booking essential. Food provided, accommodation will be camping on site (please bring your own tent/sleeping bag etc.). Course starts 09:30 4th September and finishes 14:00 5th September 2010. Fyne Court, Taunton, Somerset

WALKING STICK MAKING WORKSHOPS Make your own walking stick. A one day workshop. materials etc supplied. Brighton (outskirts)

GENERATE REVENUE FROM YOUR WOODLAND WITH REALLY WILD BUSHCRAFT If your woodland is perhaps overstood or generating little revenue, REALLY WILD BUSHCRAFT would like to use it in a sustainable and well managed way to run bushcraft courses for young people and adults alike. In return, we'll help manage your rides and coppices and/or provide you with an income from your land. Our instructors are properly trained by the Woodcraft School so you'll be in safe hands. Ideally, mixed woodland with nearby parking and a water source. PLEASE DO CALL! Thank you. Within 45 minutes of Brighton preferred

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKING WORKSHOPS Workshops teaching didgeridoo making, Native american flute making, and drum making using natural materials. Stanmer Park, Brighton

Lantra Forestry, chainsaw, firearms & shotgun training We can offer Lantra approved chainsaw, pesticides, brushcutter, firearms and shotgun training courses. Also NPTC chainsaw assessment. We can also offer bespoke courses in many other woodland skills including fencing, deer management, knotweed control etc All areas covered

WEST DEAN COLLEGE Short Courses Summer - Autumn 2010 Woodworking, Furniture Making and Wood Related Short Courses Summer - Autumn 2010:

Furniture Related Courses:

June 11-14 Making simple furniture - for complete beginners

August 20-22 Fine furniture making, Part 1. Understanding tools

August 22-26 Exquisite details for fine furniture

September 12-17 Fine furniture making, Part 2. Developing skills

September 24-26 New for 2010 - Make a Windsor-style stool

September 26-October New for 2010 - Design and make a small table

October 22-24 Fine furniture techniques - a steam bent and inlaid tray


Woodcarving and Turning Courses:

June 21-24 Woodturning for beginners

September 3-5 Woodcarving for beginners

October 8-10 Small carvings in mixed materials - using flexible drive tools

October 22-25 Expressive woodcarving


Wood Related Courses:

June 4-6 New for 2010 -Tree houses - developing designs and construction

July 24-30 New Summer School for 2010 - Build a tree house at West Dean

September 10-12 New for 2010 - English long-bow making

Musical Instrument Making Course:

October 29-31 New for 2010 - Simple lyre making

For further information, to request a brochure or to book a place, please see contact details below. Chichester, West Sussex

Wild Food Courses & Ferreting Courses. Wild Foods: Day courses including guided foraging, wild food cooking, sampling and discussion. £50. Ferreting: Day courses including theory, tuition, lunch and and afternoon's ferreting. £60. Contact Michael White on 01580 890459 or wildfood@hotmail.co.uk Near Cranbrook, Kent

TRUFFLE HOUND TRAINING, TRUFFLE LAND SURVEYS, TRUFFLE CULTIVATION, WILD MUSHROOM FORAYS, WILD WOODLAND FORAY & FEAST, WILD MUSHROOMS & TRUFFLES

CHAINSAW TRAINING & assessment units 30.1, 30.3 & 31. Woodcraft School. West Sussex.

COPPICE SKILLS & GREEN WOODWORK est 14 years. Coppicing & felling; pole-lathe turning; hedgelaying; basketry; hurdle & chair making; living willow structures. Nr Sevenoaks

FURNITURE MAKING & Design / Furniture Restoration & Conservation courses. City & Guilds VRQ Level 2 & 3, HND. Trad Upholstery NCFE.

BASKETRY TUITION beginners & improver courses. Will travel for Groups. nr Arundel

GREEN WOODWORKING courses by arrangement on a one-to-one basis. Essex/Herts borders.

RURAL CRAFT TRAINING 2010 BROCHURE 2010 Brochure now available. Courses in Green Wood Working, Hedgelaying, Coppicing, Basketry, Rustic Garden Furniture, Sculpture etc. Ashford, Kent.

CHARCOAL MAKING 1 Day Course. Have fun learning the old craft using a modern 40 Gallon Drum. Friendly & informal hands on training. We also show you how to make your own artists charcoal. Nr Tenterden, Kent

WOODLAND COURSES. Learn about woodland management, tree identificaton and uses, woodland flowers, basic woodland archaeology, or spoon making in our wood. Leaflet available now. Hampshire/Sussex border

COURSES: Coppice management, bentwood chair making,
willow work, pole lathe turning, charcoal burning,
hedgelaying, coracle making, timber identification,
strength grading of oak, timber framing, and more. W.Sussex

CONTEMPORARY CHAIR MAKING COURSES Discover, learn & explore the art & craft of designing & making your very own chair! Short courses (7 days) offered twice yearly from the Chaircreative workshop nr Faversham, Kent.

RURAL CRAFT COURSES, LANTRA instructor for hedgelaying, coppicing, continous woven hurdles, garden products. Sussex/Surrey.

NPTC PESTICIDES & MACHINERY TRAINING & ASSESSMENT PA1, PA2, PA6, brushcutter, grinder, chainsaw, chipper.

WOODLAND SKILLS TRAINING chainsaw domestic & NPTC CS30/31/32. Brushcutter domestic & NPTC cert. Pevensey.

CHAINSAW TRAINING/ASSESSMENT basic chainsaw to climbing, tree surgery, rescue. LANTRA instructor. Tonbridge

CD: HOW TO MAKE A HAZEL HURDLE Diagrams, photos & videos showing every stage.

YURT FRAME MAKING Courses at Stanmer Park, Brighton.

SPOON CARVING, pole-lathing and general green wood working projects. Individuals and small groups. Battle, East Sussex

BEECHWOOD TRAINING chainsaw, brushcutter, climbing, rescue, pruning, tree inspection, report writing. FASTCo Reg, Lancing

MAKE A WINDSOR CHAIR 5 day courses using traditional green woodworking techniques. No previous experience required. W Sussex.

HURDLEMAKING courses available all year. Bletchingley.

TRAINING AT THE NETHERFIELD CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD & FARMING domestic chainsaw, charcoal making, trug making, besom broom making. Netherfield, Nr Battle. East Sussex

CHICHESTER COLLEGE 1 day Wood machine safety courses & Trend router, 2 day timber technology, Full-time furniture making.

INFORMAL WOODLAND DAY: 1 Day Course to learn about coppicing and green woodworking. Hands on training in a fun enjoyable day. Campfire cooking. Nr Tenterden, Kent