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Thursday 24th April 2025

Friday 20th June 2025

Friday 19th September 2025

Learn the practical basics of natural navigation. Natural navigation is the rare art of finding your way using nature, including the sun, moon, stars, weather, land, sea, plants and animals. You will be out and about on site at the Museum site using your surroundings as examples.

Thursday 18 September 2025

An opportunity to weave your own rush bag using indigenous common bulrush, scirpus lacustris. Working on wooden blocks and using techniques common to basketry, each participant will complete a medium sized bag with optional handles.

Wednesday 17 September 2025

An opportunity to make your own woven rush hat using the indigenous common bulrush, Scirpus Lacustris, collected from the river Thames. Starting with your own custom-made hat block, you will be using this wonderfully supple material and techniques common to basketry to create a unique hat to wear. 

Thursday 24 April 2025

Thursday 05 June 2025

Thursday 25 September 2025

Make a willow frame basket using Somerset grown willow. Frame baskets are ideal for gathering and
storing eggs and picking soft fruit.

Saturday 10 May 2025

Friday 13 June 2025

Monday 06 October 2025

A chance to learn the ancient art of falconry, this day offers an enchanting encounter with birds of prey. Learn about the differences between Hawks, Falcons and Owls through practical handling sessions and amazing outdoor flight experiences with the birds flying to your gloved fist. A unique and awe-inspiring introduction to falconry.

Tailored for those who have a keen interest in falconry and birds of prey. During the course you will gain a basic understanding of birds of prey, their training and care, and hands-on experience of holding and flying falconry birds.

Saturday 26 July 2025

Saturday 09 August 2025

Saturday 16 August 2025

Learn how to make fibre and yarn from local nettles. During the workshop we will gather local nettles and learn about their use through time. You will learn how to extract nettle fibre, and learn a simple way to spin it so it can be used for weaving, knitting or crochet.

Tuesday 16 September 2025

This handy little hanging rush container is woven from the wonderfully supple Common Bulrush, (Scirpus Lacustris), collected from the river Thames. This little bag is great for holding Garlic in (hense the name), but you can of course keep what ever you like in it! Specially designed by Rachel as a introductory project to working in Rush, we will cover several techniques during the day.