Events
Events, training courses and practical opportunities to help conserve local wildlife form a major part of our activities. See featured events below. For a full list with details download the What's On Events Guide
Rural Crafts & Skills
Events in the Rural Crafts & Skills category
Barn-building
Monday 21st May
Event Type: Gamston Wood | Rural Crafts & Skills
Join Peter Lees (greenwood specialist), for a 6 day course in Gamston Wood and learn how to build a barn. 10am – 4pm each day. Early booking essential as places limited. £150 per person. Continues 22 & 23 May, 18 - 20 June.
Contact: Rob Atkinson 01777 713 943
Rustic Ladder-back Chair Workshop
Saturday 26th May
Event Type: Treswell Wood | Rural Crafts & Skills
A two-day course with local craftsman Ray Lister. Using hazel and ash from the coppice management within Treswell Wood, you will learn, step-by-step, how to make this charming piece of furniture, and by the end of the course you will have completed your first chair. 10am – 3pm. £80 per person. Meet at the craftsmen sheds in Treswell Wood. Please bring packed lunch; tea and coffee provided. Booking essential. Continues on 27 May.
Contact: Samantha 07791 544 061
Rustic Stool Workshop
Saturday 2nd June
Event Type: Treswell Wood | Rural Crafts & Skills
A one-day course with local craftsman Ray Lister. Using hazel and ash from the coppice management within Treswell Wood, you will learn, step-by-step, how to make a charming rustic stool to take home at the end of the day. 10am – 3pm. £40 per person. Meet at the craftsmen sheds in Treswell Wood. Please bring packed lunch; tea and coffee provided. Booking essential.
Contact: Samantha 07791 544 061
Charcoal-making Workshop
Saturday 9th June
Event Type: Treswell Wood | Rural Crafts & Skills
Light it, burn it, bag it! Learn the entire process of how to make both barbeque and artist’s charcoal. Join local craftsman Ray Lister, using seasoned wood from the coppice management in Treswell Wood, and take home your own bag full at the end of the day! £40 per person; BBQ lunch provided. 9am – 3pm. Meet at the craftsmen sheds in Treswell Wood. Booking essential.
Contact: Samantha 07791 544 061
Basket-making
Saturday 21st July
Event Type: Treswell Wood | Rural Crafts & Skills
Come along and learn this traditional country craft in one of Nottinghamshire’s finest ancient woodlands under the guidance of local woodsman Ray Lister. Participants will get the chance to make their own egg or berry basket from locally sourced organic willow. 10am – 3pm. £40 per person. Meet at the craftsmen sheds in Treswell Wood. Please bring packed lunch; tea and coffee provided. Booking essential.
Contact: Samantha 07791 544 061
