Greenwood Days have been running woodland craft courses since 1998, from a beautiful 90 acre wood in the National Forest on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border. We offer day, weekend, midweek and week-long courses ranging from traditional Windsor chair-making to contemporary willow sculpture, longbow making to spoon carving. Our tutors are all highly skilled professional craft workers who share our passion for preserving, promoting and passing on these crafts and techniques.
"The course was full of information which was presented in a hands-on practical way. Steven gave individual advice to each of us as and when it was needed but also allowed us time to practise the skills he had taught. The actual scything , in a field, was the highlight, if exceptionally hot. Lots of water and rests to hone our blades made it eadier to cope. The therapeutic effect of the motion of scything combined with seeing the grass cut down was extremely satisfying.
The woodland setting for the course, along with soup and drinks being provided on the camp fire, made it a beautiful setting to find out about the act of scything from a much simpler time.
A big thank you to both Peter and Steven for their friendly , welcoming approach."
"Had a really good day, Ade was really knowledgeable and passionate about the subject especially with all of the novices there (me included). Rainy day but still enjoying the atmosphere. Only didn’t realise how fit you needed to be to turn the lathe and do the bowl at the same time. Still really pleased with my bowl."
"Peter and Alistair were great hosts and Alistair ran a superb hurdle making course.
Great homemade lunch and a very friendly atmosphere I will definitely be back for another course."
Greenwood Days responded:
"thanks for the great review and so glad you enjoyed the course. Look forward to seeing you again.
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