Welcome to Coppicewood College

Coppicewood College promotes, supports sustainable woodland management and runs courses using traditional methods and tools.

These affordable courses cover all aspects of coppice practice,hedgelaying and coppice craft in our own woodland in Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire.

Rural & Woodland Skills Courses | Volunteering and Membership

Coppicewood College provides accredited training and educational programmes in woodland based traditional rural skills and related crafts.

Now is the time to consider the oportunity of planning to come on one of our established short courses. These start up again in September and carry on throughout the winter.

Open Days at our Woodland for all prospective Students and Volunteers(all courses)

Every Wednesday during July from 10.00am till 4.00pm our Instructors will be available to answer any questions you may have and show you around the woodland. Also one of our Trustees will be present to tell you about the College and its aims and objectives. While with us you will be most welcome to join in the volunteer activities.

Just email us at bslark@aol.com and we will send you detailed directions.

Courses coming up............

Roundwood Timber Framing course. Mon-Thurs,from 14th September.

Woodland Skills Course Starts Wed 29th Sept 2 days per week running for 6 months.

Ring Bruce on 01239 881394 or email at bslark@aol.com or go here to book.

Go here for details of the above and all short courses plus available grants.

Catch us on countrychannel t.v.as part of the Really Wild Festival go here:
http://www.countrychannel.tv/player.php/?player=TheNewCountryChannel&ct=1&ids=290065

We are the last item on this 15 minute film but worth waiting for. We will be at the Really Wild again this year so come along to a great show.

Live locally and interested in volunteering? Summertime is for craft and our volunteers will be making a stool legs and stretchers, charcoal burning as well as a whole host of other things. come along any Wednesday beginners welcome.

The college also educates its members and volunteers in developing their own skills,such as green woodworking, coppice practice and hedgelaying. It is the colleges practice to teach the use of hand tools such as axes,bow saws,draw knifes and billhooks. Wood is turned on a pole lathe. Students will also learn to make various work benches and working set ups.

Coppicewood College aims to address some of the wider global issues and challenges faced by all modern rural communities. These global challenges include;

• sustainability
• young peoples involvement
• rural community development
• environmentaly friendly economic development.