Returners – Asymmetrical Willow Baskets and Spoon Carving

Price range: £395.00 through £595.00

Jane Bradley works with rush, willow, hedgerow materials and anything that can be woven. She will guide you in making a beautiful and useful willow basket featuring a wooden handle.
Jill Swan is a highly respected tutor in the art of spoon carving and runs the annual Spoon Carving Festival, Spoontown. She will show you how to use axes and cutting tools safely to make beautiful and functional utensils.

Date: 24-28 Aug 2026 (arrive Sun to set up)

This course is for people who have been to Woodland Pioneers before.

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Location: SilverHelme Scout Activity Camp, The Row, Silverdale, Lancashire. LA5 0UG. O.S.
Map 97 Ref. SD 473 752, what3words address: ///mimed.cardinal.unscathed

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A STRICTLY ‘NO DOGS’ SITE

Course fee: £395-£595 (we have a sliding scale so you can pay what you can afford)

Concessions: If you can’t afford the lowest full course fee, we might, in certain circumstances, be able to help so do get in touch – info@coppiceapprentice.org.uk

Food: The cost of a hearty, delicious veggie/vegan lunch and evening meal is included in your fee.  Breakfast will be provided at a small extra cost. There is also a tea tent in the woods that will keep you supplied with brews – and, more importantly, cake – during the day! It’s also a great social space during the day to catch up with everyone!

Certificate: If you’d like a certificate (cost £10), you’ll be asked to complete a workbook detailing your learning throughout the week. This will be emailed to you beforehand then you can either print it out or complete it electronically. For those who want to apply for a BHMAT placement, please note that the cert is a must!

The minimum age for participants and people on site is 18 years of age – we can take no responsibility for those under 18.

BHMAT and our tutors take every precaution to ensure your safety and we will have a number of qualified First Aiders on site. Please let us know of any special medical or mental health condition or medication that might compromise your safety or that of others.

Disability access is limited on site, so please talk with us about any specific needs before you book on the course.

Our Woodland Pioneers week is a break-even event. Any additional donation to help BHMAT with costs and its apprenticeship programme would be very much appreciated. Make a donation.

If we become fully booked with no places left then please email info@coppiceapprentice.org.uk to be added to our reserve list.

Cancellations:
If we cancel, we will return all course fees sent to us.
If you need to cancel after you have paid the course fee, please note the following cancellation charges:
£10 charge on cancellations before midnight on Fri 10th July
£40 charge on cancellations from midnight on Fri 10th July to midnight on Fri 31st July
No refund available after midnight on Fri 31st July.

Additional information

Pay what you can afford:

£395, £405, £415, £425, £435, £445, £455, £465, £475, £485, £495, £505, £515, £525, £535, £545, £555, £565, £575, £585, £595

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