Woodmatters

28/09/2026

Twice a year we run an evening where people can come and make their own shave horse to take home. Anyone is welcome (including children accompanied by an adult). Its often people who have enjoyed a course with us and want to continue at home. Next course is Wed 7th October £85 5.30-8pm at National Trust Footprint, Windermere. Let us know if you'd like to join us https://www.woodmatters.org.uk/courses/p/make-your-own-shave-horse We use the trusty design of the Mike Abbott's Lumber Horse.

31/08/2026

Edit *Thanks everyone, these are all gone now* - We have a few excess firewood loads for sale if anyone in the Kendal area is interested. Seasoned local hardwood from conservation based woodland management. Ready for this winter. £90 (1cubic metre). First come first served - for delivery this week in Kendal area

04/07/2026

Building shelters...working together to design and constuct...the weather in the Lakes definitely puts the kids skills to test :) Breakfast chatter is always full of excitement, pride, and buzz from sleeping in a beautiful wood in a shelter with your friends :)

09/06/2026

Fireside magic on camp with Grasmere School ...🔥⛺️🌳🦉 Fundamentally our needs are very simple... For millennia a perfect evening has consisted of eating food simmered over the fire, telling tales as the embers glow, and then wrapping up warm to go to sleep smelling of woodsmoke and listening to the owls... Here are Year 5, doing exactly that. Add in a couple of days whittling, building their own sleeping shelters, making bows and arrows, foraging and just 'being' in the woods, and you have some very contented children.

02/06/2026

"Slowing down and noticing isn't just good for my health - it also reveals opportunities I hadn't seen or even imagined" A quote from last years Wild Roots camp (18y plus) If you'd like to join us on our next camp Fri 11-Sun 13th Sept please get in touch......

A chance to dedicate time and space to reflect and identify what matters to you and how to integrate that into your life. This weekend camp will include a combination of reflective and practical sessions, shared meals, campfires, an optional solo overnight hammock camp and a chance to deepen your un

15/05/2026

Charcoal kiln chugging away in the sunshine