A five day course accredited by the Open College Network. This course provides in-depth hedge laying training and covers both theory and practical aspects of the art of hedge laying.

This course is a practical introduction to coppicing in woodland. Learn the ancient skills of growing and harvesting coppice using traditional methods.

Learn how to prune your apple trees. The course will cover the use of pruning saws and secateurs, shaping new and mature trees.

Aimed at those currently managing or planning to manage woodland, this course covers both practical and theoretical aspects of managing a small wood.

You will learn all aspects of hurdle making and can expect to take away 1 or 2 finished hurdles whether you are a beginner or an experienced craftsperson.

This course on the production and supply of woodfuel, provides a Customised Award in woodfuel production and supply from Lantra Awards. Ignite’s three day 'original' course consists of four modules: Setting the Scene - The Woodfuel Resource - Woodfuel Systems - Woodfuel Technology.

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This course will teach you how to make your own Sussex trug, one of the original baskets used for the collection of farm and garden products.

Build an Ironbridge style coracle using simple tools and techniques to suit all levels of experience and ability.

A practical training course and handbook on the use of small woodlands for the production of woodfuel products.

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The course is designed to help participants:

Understand the range of draft CEN standards for wood fuels - Appreciate the different properties of wood fuel that can be specified - Know how to specify wood chip fuel - Know how to find out if a particular type of wood is appropriate for a specific combustion system - Recognise the importance of quality assurance and labelling.

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Using simple hand tools this course covers the procedures and techniques required to shape and tiller an ash bow until it is capable of being bent to a near semi-circle.

Learn to build a traditional Welsh style Windsor chair using greenwood methods from the pole lathe to shave horse.

Take away your own 5 bar gate made from green wood.

You will design and make your own unique piece of furniture and learn about various methods of construction which are simple but effective.

Using simple hand tools this course covers the procedures and techniques required to shape and tiller an ash bow until it is capable of being bent to a near semi-circle.

On this course you will make a small commercial kiln burn as well as a ‘starter kit’ using forty five gallon drums.

The Ignite one-day seminar is designed to introduce those working with farms and estates to the opportunities provided by woodfuel for self-supply from woodland and forest resources and the chance to look beyond estate boundaries to other opportunities in the renewable energy sector.

The seminar introduces the concept of renewable energy and looks in more detail at the opportunities afforded by woodfuel including woodfuel heating technologies and woodfuel processing and handling equipment. The seminar also involves a visit to a working woodfuel boiler system.

For more details, please go to http://www.ruraldevelopment.org.uk/ignite