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        • Devon Stave Basket Making Course
        • Pendant Carving Course
        • Spoon Carving Course
        • Stool Carving Course
      • Willow Craft Courses >
        • Living Willow Tree Course
        • Willow Festive Decorations Course
        • Willow Frame Basket Course
        • Willow Garden Sculpture
        • Willow Garden Craft Course
        • Willow Reindeer Course
        • Willow Weaving Weekend
      • Home and Garden Courses >
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        • Composting Masterclass
        • Intro to Permaculture Design Course
        • Kitchen Gardening Course
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        • Natural Cleaning Workshop
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        • Therapeutic Storyworking with Jon Cree
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        • Art, Sound and Meditation Course
        • Foraging, Fire and Folklore
        • Medicinal Herb Workshops
        • Nature Led Meditation
        • Women's Woodland Retreat
        • Unwind in the Woods
      • Sustainable Land Management Courses >
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        • Hedgelaying Course
        • Wildflower Identification Workshop
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WILLOW GARDEN SCULPTURE

£85
​10:00 - 16:00

Tutor: Amanda Rayner
Teas/Coffee included
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"​Fantastic. Can't wait for the next one."

   This course:

  • ​​Uses natural sustainable materials
  • Supporting people's wellbeing​​


​ABOUT THE COURSE

Learn how to willow weave a sculpture for your garden on this craft course in the Hampshire South Downs. Choose what you would like to weave from a small animal to an abstract form. Previous participants have made: dragonflies, hearts, foxes, chickens and pheasants. This course will take place indoors.

THE COURSE WILL GIVE YOU

  • Skills in crafting with willow
  • Knowledge on how to select suitable materials

THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR

Beginners or improvers with some manual dexterity, hand strength and patience! Beginners are advised to choose a less detailed animal to start with, the tutor will be able to advise.

WHAT TO BRING/WEAR

  • Work clothes
  • Apron
  • Sharp secateurs
  • A packed lunch (please note The Beech Cafe on site is closed over the Christmas period until 25th January)
  • This course will take place indoors.

ABOUT THE TUTOR

Amanda Rayner set up Wyldwood Willow in 2000 in the aim of encouraging others to take up weaving. Since then she has been running willow workshops all across the southwest and teaches at Humble by Nature just outside Monmouth. As well as teaching, Amanda takes on a wonderful array of willow commissions, from arrow quivers to garden sculptures, baskets to coffins. 
www.wyldwoodwillow.co.uk

Check Out Accommodation 

You can get 10% discount when you stay with us during your course for 2 nights or more in our campsite or eco lodge. Please call us on 01730 823166 to make your accommodation booking. Our reception is open Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Earthworks Trust & Earthworks Foundation

​The Sustainability Centre is owned and operated by ​The Earthworks Trust (Charity No.1079866).
Our trading company is Earthworks Foundation. All profits go to support our charity The Earthworks Trust.


​Charity Number ​​ 1079866

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The Sustainability Centre 
​Droxford Road,
East Meon, Hants
​GU32 1HR

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01730 823166
​info@sustainability-centre.org

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01730 823549
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01730 823755
infobeechcafe@gmail.com  

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        • Pete Levy
    • What Is Sustainability
    • All About Us >
      • History
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      • Craft and Upcycling Courses >
        • Fabric Baskets Course
        • Natural Cosmetics Workshop
      • Wood Craft Courses >
        • Advanced Knife Skills
        • Gate Hurdle Making Course
        • Devon Stave Basket Making Course
        • Pendant Carving Course
        • Spoon Carving Course
        • Stool Carving Course
      • Willow Craft Courses >
        • Living Willow Tree Course
        • Willow Festive Decorations Course
        • Willow Frame Basket Course
        • Willow Garden Sculpture
        • Willow Garden Craft Course
        • Willow Reindeer Course
        • Willow Weaving Weekend
      • Home and Garden Courses >
        • Clay Oven Building Course
        • Compost Toilets Course
        • Composting Masterclass
        • Intro to Permaculture Design Course
        • Kitchen Gardening Course
        • Mushroom Cultivation Course
        • Natural Cleaning Workshop
      • Forest School Training >
        • Forest Kindergarten: Train The Trainer
        • Forest School Leader Training
        • Forest School Taster Day
        • Supporting Children through Anxiety and Trauma with Jon Cree
        • Therapeutic Storyworking with Jon Cree
      • Natural Wellbeing Courses >
        • Art, Sound and Meditation Course
        • Foraging, Fire and Folklore
        • Medicinal Herb Workshops
        • Nature Led Meditation
        • Women's Woodland Retreat
        • Unwind in the Woods
      • Sustainable Land Management Courses >
        • Coppicing Course
        • Hedgelaying Course
        • Wildflower Identification Workshop
        • Wildflower Meadows Course
        • Woodland Management
    • Online Experiences
    • Gift Vouchers
    • Courses Waiting List
    • Bursaries
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    • Bed & Breakfast
    • Eco Hostel
    • Yurts
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    • Large Groups
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    • Things to Do >
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      • Walking and Cycling Breaks
    • Booking Enquiries
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  • Children's Activities
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  • Education
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    • Home Education
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    • Meet the Team
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  • Burial Site
    • South Downs Natural Burial Site
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    • Information Pack
    • Flowers and Planting
    • Attending A Funeral
    • Legacies
    • Donations
  • Our Future
    • Ready Steady Grow
    • New Learning Centre
    • South Downs Eco Lodge
  • Support Us
    • Picnic Bench Fund
    • Smoothie Bike Fund
    • Cast Off
    • Friends
    • Business >
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      • Fundraise for us
      • Hedgehog Eco Challenge
    • Gifts & Donations
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    • Leave a Legacy
    • Thank You to Our Supporters
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    • Beekeepers
    • Chalk Grassland
    • Compost Toilet
    • Forest Gardening
    • Herb Garden
    • Permaculture
    • Straw Bale Solar Powered Showers
    • Solar Projects
    • South Downs Eco Lodge
    • Woodland Hall
    • Tree Bog
    • Wetherdown Lodge
    • Yurts
  • Eco Blog
    • Art & Craft
    • Grow Now
    • Health
    • On The Wild Side
    • Meditation
    • Painting as Meditation
    • Weave From The Hedges
    • Young People
  • Shop & Book
    • Shop At The Centre
    • Online Eco Shop
    • Online T Shirt Shop
    • Gift Vouchers
    • Discounts and Benefits
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