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Everyone is welcome in the wood, whatever you can offer and however often you can come.

Volunteers at a winter work party

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Come to a work party

Sunday mornings at 9.30am, from the end of October to the end of March. No experience needed, and the kettle goes on mid-morning.

Next work parties
£5

a year for adults
£2.50 for juniors

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Subscriptions pay for our tools and insurance, so joining helps even if you never lift a billhook.

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Coming to a work party

We meet on Sunday mornings at 9.30am at the main entrance opposite the Fox, and work until around lunchtime. Work parties run from the clock change at the end of October to the clock change at the end of March.

You do not need any experience, tools or great commitment. Just bring yourself and a mug for tea. Someone will show you what to do, and you can do as much or as little as you like. The kettle goes on mid-morning.

Even a few hours a year helps.

A winter work party in the wood

Other ways to help

If billhooks and muddy boots are not for you, you could help with:

  • our stall at local fetes and shows
  • wildlife surveys and photography for our newsletter
  • writing and editing the newsletter
  • fundraising for insurance, tools and tractor upkeep
  • Education of the wider public

If you have a skill, we will find a use for it.

Become a member

Membership costs £5 a year for adults and £2.50 for juniors (16 and under), and it helps even if you never lift a billhook. Find out more and join.

Diary

Next work parties

All dates
  • Sunday 25 October 2026 · 9.30am

    First work party of the season

    Enter by the main entrance, opposite the Fox, Small Dole

    The clocks have gone back, so the billhooks come out. Join us for the first Sunday morning of the winter coppicing season. No experience needed; bring a mug and wear something you do not mind getting muddy. We work until around lunchtime, with a brew mid-morning.

  • Sunday 1 November 2026 · 9.30am

    Winter work party

    Main entrance, opposite the Fox, Small Dole

  • Sunday 8 November 2026 · 9.30am

    Winter work party

    Main entrance, opposite the Fox, Small Dole

  • Sunday 15 November 2026 · 9.30am

    Winter work party

    Main entrance, opposite the Fox, Small Dole

Spend a Sunday in the wood

No experience needed and no commitment expected. Bring a mug and wear old clothes. We supply the tea, the tools and the good company.

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