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Willow Foraging Basket

14th September 2024

Facilitator: Amy Cox

Learn the basics of this ancient craft and leave with your very own traditional foraging basket. You will be using local willow, in a range of colours, and foraged bramble to make a small frame basket – perfect for harvesting the abundance of fruit in our hedgerows.

For anyone who wants to, we will spend a small portion of the day foraging for bramble in the woods at Hawkwood.

Event time: 14th September 2024 9:30am - 4:00pm

Interested in spreading the cost of this course? Select Clearpay at checkout.

Not seeing Clearpay? Email info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk for your payment options.

What Is Included

For the majority of our courses, both residential and non-residential rates are available. Residential options are fully inclusive with all meals provided. Non-residential options include suppers, lunches and all refreshments and exclude B&B. Some of our short day courses, events and talks do not include meals and refreshments. For more details about this course, please see the Practical Information section below.

Additional Activities

Mindful walking through our woodland trails
Meditate in our Woodland Sanctuary
Go on a hike and explore the Cotswolds AONB
Discover surrounding charming market towns

At a Glance

Learn traditional craft skills
Enjoy the tactility of working with natural materials
Create an object that is uniquely yours
Enjoy a delicious freshly cooked 2-course lunch + 2 breaks with baked goods and refreshments

What You Will Gain

Sense of pride in your new found skill
Experience the meditative benefits of weaving
The ability to continue making at home

Booking Options

DayDay delegate rate

£115.00

Interested in spreading the cost of this course? Select Clearpay at checkout.

Not seeing Clearpay? Email info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk for your payment options.

Willow Foraging Basket Tutors

Amy Cox

Practical Information

The course starts at 9:30am, you are welcome to arrive from 9:15am. The course will finish with tea and cake at 4pm. Wear warm clothes, and if you have a pair of sharp secateurs, bring those along (there will be enough if not).

Please note that weaving with willow can be hard work on your hands.

"Craft skills and knowledge should be at the heart of the debate about our relationship to the planet"

Katie Treggiden, Sustainability Champion

About Hawkwood

Hawkwood is a stunning Grade Il listed 19th Century country house, surrounded by 42 acres of sustainably managed woodland, farmland, and gardens. Set in the heart of the Cotswolds - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - it is a sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. With a diverse selection of nearly 150 courses, there's plenty to choose from, including courses in transformative leadership, future thinking, inner life, music and the arts.

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Our Programmes

Willow Foraging Basket

14th September 2024

What Is Included

Additional Activities

At a Glance

What You Will Gain

Booking Options

Willow Foraging Basket Tutors

Amy Cox

Practical Information

About Hawkwood

Other Courses You Might Like

Forest Bathing

Relaxing Through Abstracts

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