Today Woodland Heritage announces a £238,442 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create ‘Woodland Heritage Skills’; two years of educational workshops, digital educational assets and collaboration with its members and partners to deliver the charity’s new Open Woods & Workshops initiative.
Nick Wright describes his work at the Snowdon School of Furniture which started as a one-week summer school, the brainchild of David Snowdon and Carmel Allen, Linley’s then creative director, to celebrate 30 years of Linley Furniture and give something back to support student makers.
Hailing from Utah in the US, Justin Davies, most widely known as JustinTheTrees, has brought wood culture to hundreds of millions by sharing his adventures with trees and timber. John Orchard speaks with Justin about the concept of species loneliness, the taste of sassafras ice cream and the intense optimism found in bringing people closer to nature.
The 2020 edition of Woodland Heritage’s annual Journal brings its catalogue to 25 editions dating back to its first in 1996. Would you be able to lend a hand in our journal archiving project?
A Scottish farmer who is diversifying into sawmilling was the top student who took part in Woodland Heritage’s ever popular ‘From Woodland to Workshop’ training course in 2018.
Woodland Heritage launched its new website in June, packed full of fresh and eye-catching content, just a fortnight after the latest edition of its popular and well-received annual Journal was posted to its members and supporters. The website, has had its first facelift in a decade…