Our cancellation and refunds policy
By purchasing a course, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:
To cancel a booking, you must inform us either by:
– contacting the office on 01952 432769
– emailing: [email protected]
Refunds
Cancellations received within 14 days of booking your place on the course will receive a full refund.
Cancellations received after the 14-day cancellation period and later than 14 days before the start date of the course will not be eligible for a refund.
If we are able to fill your place, refunded fees can be transferred to another course of the same type. Please contact the office to discuss.
Gate making with sweet chestnut
: 01 Nov 2025 - 02 Nov 2025
: The Green Wood Centre
Design and build a rustic sweet chestnut gate to take home. You will be guided through the entire process by an expert tutor, using traditional tools and techniques.
Autumn leaves linocut print workshop
: 12 Nov 2025
: The Green Wood Centre
Linocut printing is a traditional technique and artistic process that is creative, mindful and thoroughly absorbing!
Introduction to Coppicing
: 29 Nov 2025
This course is a great opportunity to spend a day in our small coppice woodland, learning how to safely and effectively cut, present, and process hazel coppice.
Creating Coppice Products
: 30 Nov 2025
: The Green Wood Centre
Spend a day turning freshly cut coppice wood into useful and saleable products.
We’ll start with the basics – hedging stakes, beanpoles, weaving rods & pea-sticks – before moving on to splitting and weaving with hazel, and investigating different and perhaps entirely new coppice creations!
Peg loom weaving workshop
: 06 Dec 2025
: The Green Wood Centre
Learn how to weave on a peg loom and create a unique 40cm x 40cm sheep’s wool chair pad from raw, local materials!
Festive Willow Wreaths
: 12 Dec 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
: The Green Wood Centre
Join local basketmaker Daisy Askins and learn how to weave and decorate your own Christmas Wreath.
Introduction to Coppicing
: 07 Feb 2026
: The Green Wood Centre
Coppicing is a woodland management technique that can be dated back to the Stone Age. This course is a great opportunity to spend a day in our small coppice woodland, learning how to safely and effectively cut, present, and process hazel coppice.
Creating Coppice Products
: 08 Feb 2026
Spend a day turning freshly cut coppice wood into useful and saleable products. We’ll start with the basics – hedging stakes, beanpoles, weaving rods & pea-sticks – before moving on to splitting and weaving with hazel, and investigating different and perhaps entirely new coppice creations!
Bowl carving
: 21 Mar 2026
: The Green Wood Centre
Come and spend a day using traditional tools and techniques and create your own hand-made bowl to take home. Taught by a master craftsman, bowl carving is a measured and deeply satisfying process which will set you up with a solid foundation of green woodworking skills and the confidence to continue independently.
Bird cup carving
: 22 Mar 2026
Come and learn how to craft a beautiful bird cup - a variation of the Kuksa (Scandinavian drinking vessel). A time honoured and deeply traditional introduction to woodworking, this course will set you up with a solid foundation of skills, and the confidence to continue independently.
Make a split hazel 'swallow's nest' basket
: 11 Apr 2026
: The Green Wood Centre
Learn how to make a split hazel ‘swallow’s nest' basket - a mini version of the traditional ‘whisket’. Split Hazel Basketry is classified as critically endangered by the Heritage Crafts Association so you'll also be helping to keep these skills alive!
Introduction to spring foraging
: 16 Apr 2026
: The Green Wood Centre
Woodlands are abundant with wild food at this time of year! This introductory course is designed to teach you how to identify, harvest and make meals with some of these wonderful plants and fungi.
Coracle Making
: 09 May 2026 - 10 May 2026
: The Green Wood Centre
Coracles are traditional round riverboats, designed to be paddled with a single oar and used for centuries on rivers across the British Isles. On this two-day masterclass, you’ll build your own Ironbridge-style coracle using traditional materials and simple hand tools.
Make a bendy chair with hazel
: 20 Jun 2026 - 21 Jun 2026
: The Green Wood Centre
Ideal for anyone who wants to begin learning or build on their existing green woodworking skills! Designing and assemble a bendy hazel chair from coppice hazel rods, using a drill, saw and hammer.
Make a split hazel 'swallow's nest' basket
: 12 Sep 2026
: The Green Wood Centre
Learn how to make a split hazel ‘swallow’s nest' basket - a mini version of the traditional ‘whisket’. Split Hazel Basketry is classified as critically endangered by the Heritage Crafts Association so you'll also be helping to keep these skills alive!
Coracle making
: 10 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2026
: The Green Wood Centre
Coracles are traditional round riverboats, designed to be paddled with a single oar and used for centuries on rivers across the British Isles. On this two-day masterclass, you’ll build your own Ironbridge-style coracle using traditional materials and simple hand tools.
