Training Directory: Practical Countryside Skills Short Courses
Training in the practical aspects of countryside management techniques such as dry stone walling and hedge laying.
Courses looking at the theory behind these employing these techniques are another page.
Practical training in using and maintaining machinery e.g, chainsaw use, pesticide application and specialist driving courses are on another page.
First aid and health and safely type courses have a separate page.
24/07/2021 Scything 1 Day
Lord of the Manor hotel, Upper Slaughter, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3gPTPh4
Learn how to set up a scythe optimally for a person?s stature, how to keep it sharp, and how to mow with an efficient movement. There is an emphasis on safety around the very sharp blades. Austrian scythes used on the course are readily adjustable and very lightweight.
Cost £110
02/08/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Jovial Foresters Nailsworth, GL6 0NH, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
Cost £110
07/08/2021 Beginners Walling Course 2 Days
Shepley nr. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association 01484 645401 brookgatecrafts16@virginmedia.com www.westyorkshiredswa.org.uk
Beginners walling course teaches the basic principles of dry stone walling.
07/08/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Lansdown, Bath, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
Cost £110
14/08/2021 Scything 1 Day
Lord of the Manor hotel, Upper Slaughter, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3gPTPh4
Learn how to set up a scythe optimally for a person?s stature, how to keep it sharp, and how to mow with an efficient movement. There is an emphasis on safety around the very sharp blades. Austrian scythes used on the course are readily adjustable and very light.
Cost £110
14/08/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Jovial Foresters Nailsworth, GL6 0NH, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
Cost £110
26/08/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Stanway Stone Nayles' Barn, Cutsdean, Cheltneham GL54 5BU, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
Cost £110
28/08/2021 Dry Stone Walling 2 Days
Rhyd y Creuau near Bettws y Coed, Wales branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association 01766513213 pasmyth@btinternet.com c-js.info/3eSwpXp
This course is suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills.
Cost £85
28/08/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Estcourt Estate, Tetbury, GL8 8XF, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
Cost £110
09/09/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
11/09/2021 Dry Stone Walling 2 Days
Pensychnant North Wales, Wales branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association 01766513213 pasmyth@btinternet.com c-js.info/3eSwpXp
This course is suitable for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. Set in the beautiful Pensychnant valley.
Cost £85
11/09/2021 Scything 1 Day
Lord of the Manor hotel, Upper Slaughter, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3gPTPh4
Learn how to set up a scythe optimally for a person?s stature, how to keep it sharp, and how to mow with an efficient movement. There is an emphasis on safety around the very sharp blades. Austrian scythes used on the course are readily adjustable and very light.
18/09/2021 Beginners Walling Course 2 Days
Shepley nr. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association 01484 645401 brookgatecrafts16@virginmedia.com www.westyorkshiredswa.org.uk
Beginners walling course teaches the basic principles of dry stone walling.
18/09/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Stanway Stone Nayles' Barn, Cutsdean, Cheltneham GL54 5BU, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
25/09/2021 Clawdd Walling 2 Days
Bethel, North Wales, Wales branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association 01766513213 pasmyth@btinternet.com c-js.info/3eSwpXp
Clawdd walling involves setting stones end-on, like bookends, in an earth bank. They are often used in areas where the stone is not suitable for building a dry stone wall and where it is traditional, such as Cornwall and Devon.
Cost £85
25/09/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Estcourt Estate, Tetbury, GL8 8XF, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
25/09/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Lansdown, Bath, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
30/09/2021 Dry stone walling - beginners 2 Days
Jovial Foresters Nailsworth, GL6 0NH, Cotswolds National Landscape Rural Skills 01451 862000 ruralskills@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk c-js.info/3t41ESS
You will be building a wall that will remain part of the Cotswolds landscape for the next 100-200 years! You can expect to learn about: dismantling walls, laying foundations, building up of the wall, adding through stones and copping stones, dressing the stone, the tools and how to use them.
16/10/2021 Beginners Walling Course 2 Days
Shepley nr. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association 01484 645401 brookgatecrafts16@virginmedia.com www.westyorkshiredswa.org.uk
Beginners walling course teaches the basic principles of dry stone walling.
Ad Hoc Ground Preparation for Woodland Creation
Online, Cumbria Woodlands clare@cumbriawoodlands.co.uk c-js.info/38cYbKa
A comprehensive ground preparation course that will show you how to deliver a UKFS compliant scheme. Course resources will be released each Monday for delegates to work through. These will be supported by online discussion. Course Modules: What is ground preparation?; Site conditions & tree growth; Environmental guidance & legislation; ground preparation techniques; Matching ground preparation to the site; Case study reflections. The course is open and relevant to all involved or interested in tree planting (not limited to Cumbria). Available in March 2021 only!
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