Come and join us in completing this experimental log cabin roundhouse with the ancient art of cobbing…

In 2022 a group of 12 fantastic eco-builders in the making came together to learn a Norwegian Style Notch - everyone had a fantastic time learning to use the axes, working out angles, making new connections and generally enjoying the space.

Everyone worked so hard & 3 layers rose up from the foundations……

This year 2024 we are well on the way to complete the build!!
in Three Phases
each over a long weekend

Saturday 10th August - Cobbing

With the amazing Rosie Fieldhouse we will be using the ancient and traditional method of cobbing to seal up the walls of the roundhouse.

Cob is a wonderfully tactile material and once you have learned the basics you can apply to many different projects - create your own pizza oven, make a den for the kids, or even build your own round house!

About Rosie

Rosie found her love for using natural materials whilst studying her degree.

Rosie is focussed on sharing heritage crafts with adults and children alike – proving these traditional crafts aren’t just fossils from the past but sparks for the future to ignite new ideas and an interest in traditional making practices.

With experience in Playwork and play facilitation through outdoor education and forest school, she is particularly passionate about engaging children who may not usually have access to the outdoors or an alternative, more supportive way of learning

So come and spend some time with us - in the Beautiful Forest of Dean,
Rewilding yourself and honing these physical and enjoyable skills.

Building buildings,
building community,
Rewilding ourselves.

Delicious Hearty Meals

Over the weekend you will be fed:

local,

organic

wild

Food!

Our fantastic chefs will provide hearty breakfast, lunch, hot drinks and snacks throughout each day.

You will camp out together at a private camping field with full facilities,
and learn all the skills needed to build your very own log cabin round house.

Daily Rhythm

The knowledge and skills you will go away with:

Site Overview:

We will start with an overview of The Rewild Project 3/4 Acre Permaculture Allotment and how the plot has been transformed and soil been build over 7 years using a Forest Garden, edible perennial growing system, chop and drop system.

Roundwood Building Techniques:

Discussion about various roundwood building techniques & options.

Reciprocal Roof

A reciprocal roof is a self-supporting spiral of timbers where each timber rests on the next and needs no central support. It leaves a round skylight that brings light into the room.

Cobbing

How to assess the suitability of subsoil for making cob, and how to determine the right ratios for making a strong, long lasting mix.
We will then be applying this to the building through various methods.

Lime Render

A discussion on the benefits and applications of lime render.

Ground works:

Groundworks will already be in place prior to commencement of the course.
We will discuss and evaluate different approaches and methods available for groundworks, foundations and what the environmental considerations would be.

Notches - Simple Lap Joints

These are quick easy joints which can easily be mastered by anyone using chisels, mallets & saws - tools that most people have to hand.

With 12 attendees you will split into groups of two to scribe one of the six sides each.

Straw Bale

Various methods of insulating & finishing walls will be discussed, one of which is straw bale construction.

Social & Sustainable Forestry

We will be using Sweet Chestnut, coppiced locally by our social forestry team who are teaching local people new skills and bringing local disused Forestry England woodland back into rotation.

Throughout this course we aim to create a demonstration of how to build simply with local materials and create answers to the current housing, economic and ecological crisis.

More about your course leaders…

Profits

The Rewild Project is a Not for Profit, Community Interest Company, and Social Enterprise. It is our mission to support local craftspeople and promote heritage craft skills.

We Rewild People by teaching skills in self reliance and resilience for an uncertain future.

After the craftspeople are paid, and costs are covered we put any profits back in to the community.

Families & Children

You are welcome to bring well behaved children to this workshops, although we cannot guarantee you will have the same experience we will do our best to accommodate you all.

Children aged 9-13 will need a half price child’s ticket (add below) and will need to be accompanied by a full paying adult. 14 and over will need a full priced ticket, and will also nee to be accompanied by a full paying adult.

Sliding Scale Payment

We trust that you will choose the payment level that feels most appropriate. We aim to keep all our courses affordable, and the bursary places are subsidised by the full price places.

Book Here

Any Questions? Contact us here…

Send your little wildlings to join the REWILD team for a fun packed, creative

Summer ‘24
Holiday Club

at Noxon Permaculture Allotment

9.30am-3.30pm

Each day we offer a range of

heritage crafts

nature and land based activities,

plus large scale play,

free & ‘risky’ play…

Top Class Outdoor / Nature Based Fun

Daily Rhythm

Each day is gently structured to provide enough time for your wildlings energy to flow

both inwards and outwards

coming together for:

circle times

Where we eat nourishing food together

exploring the senses,

the seasons

and listen to traditional & seasonal stories.

Lunch & Snacks Provided

First Class Food = First Class Fun

We know that nourishment is one of the most important factors in having a great day out.

Playing hard takes energy & low blood sugar can mean melt downs!! 

Plus good food means sending money back to the local growers

teaching our wildlings what WHOLE FOODS are

and how yummy they are is central to everything we do!

Hot Nourishing Food Included

PLUS

A wholesome morning snack 

Porridge with Fruit, cinnamon, seeds, honey or oatcakes / rice cakes / pancakes - including seeds, yogurt, dates and other healthy delights!

PLUS

A nourishing afternoon snack 

of oat cakes or rice cakes, peanut butter, stewed fruit, fresh fruit, raisins, cheese, cucumber…

Talk about good food education!

We don’t just talk about it - we LIVE it. 

We Walk the walk, and lead by example & sooo many of our wildlings go home asking to help with the cooking, trying new things and understanding how to Eat a Rainbow!!

Something for Everyone

We have met the needs of many young people with additional needs here.

The unique open environment seems to suit kids who struggle in mainstream education and we are able to give them the space they need to find their place, without pressure.

We work with each family individually to make adjustments, or have a visit a few days before the club starts to ease nerves. We have quiet spaces and are very flexible.

If you’re not sure, get in touch, and we can discuss your child’s personal needs and how we can best meet them.

HOLIDAY CLUB CREW & RATIO’S

We always ensure we have a high staff:child ratio

well above the recommended OFSTED ratio’s.

We just don’t see how we can provide

• high quality care

• the high level of freedom & support

• the high quality crafts that we do without this amazing team

Fair trade fair wages

We pay all our crew at £15ph across the board.

It feels fair to pay people a fair wage that they can live from.

We want to move towards a society where we can all contribute without the need for money,

living from the land, in harmony with the seasons.

But until we have our own land, our crew need to earn a decent wage.

So..

Bring your young wild ones to hang out with our team:

Leah, Hannes, Emma, Yasmin & Jess

to have outdoor fun, crafts, egg hunt, painting and all the usual fun & frolics!

Top Class Food

Fun

Friends

AND

Jam Packed 

Nature Based Learning

Guaranteed

Documents

All About Us

Noxon Emergency Plan

Risk Assessment

Info for Parents

Come and join us in completing this experimental log cabin roundhouse.

In 2022 a group of 12 fantastic eco-builders in the making came together to learn a Norwegian Style Notch - everyone had a fantastic time learning to use the axes, working out angles, making new connections and generally enjoying the space.

Everyone worked so hard & 3 layers rose up from the foundations……

In 2024 we will complete the build!!
in Three Phases
each over a long weekend

So come and spend some time with us - in the Beautiful Forest of Dean,
Rewilding yourself and honing these physical and enjoyable skills.

Building buildings,
building community,
Rewilding ourselves.

Delicious Hearty Meals

Over the weekend you will be fed:

local,

organic

wild

Food!

Our fantastic chefs will provide hearty breakfast, lunch, hot drinks and snacks throughout each day.

You will camp out together at a private camping field with full facilities,
and learn all the skills needed to build your very own log cabin round house.

Daily Rhythm

The knowledge and skills you will go away with:

Site Overview:

We will start with an overview of The Rewild Project 3/4 Acre Permaculture Allotment and how the plot has been transformed and soil been build over 7 years using a Forest Garden, edible perennial growing system, chop and drop system.

Roundwood Building Techniques:

Discussion about various roundwood building techniques & options.

Reciprocal Roof

A reciprocal roof is a self-supporting spiral of timbers where each timber rests on the next and needs no central support. It leaves a round skylight that brings light into the room.

Cobbing

How to assess the suitability of subsoil for making cob, and how to determine the right ratios for making a strong, long lasting mix. We will then be applying this to the building through various methods.

Lime Render

A discussion on the benefits and applications of lime render.

Ground works:

Groundworks will already be in place prior to commencement of the course.
We will discuss and evaluate different approaches and methods available for groundworks, foundations and what the environmental considerations would be.

Notches - Simple Lap Joints

These are quick easy joints which can easily be mastered by anyone using chisels, mallets & saws - tools that most people have to hand.

With 12 attendees you will split into groups of two to scribe one of the six sides each.

Straw Bale

Various methods of insulating & finishing walls will be discussed, one of which is straw bale construction.

Social & Sustainable Forestry

We will be using Sweet Chestnut, coppiced locally by our social forestry team who are teaching local people new skills and bringing local disused Forestry England woodland back into rotation.

Throughout this course we aim to create a demonstration of how to build simply with local materials and create answers to the current housing, economic and ecological crisis.

More about your course leaders…

Profits

The Rewild Project is a Not for Profit, Community Interest Company, and Social Enterprise. It is our mission to support local craftspeople and promote heritage craft skills.

We Rewild People by teaching skills in self reliance and resilience for an uncertain future.

After the craftspeople are paid, and costs are covered we put any profits back in to the community.

Families & Children

You are welcome to bring well behaved children to this workshops, although we cannot guarantee you will have the same experience we will do our best to accommodate you all.

Children aged 9-13 will need a half price child’s ticket (add below) and will need to be accompanied by a full paying adult. 14 and over will need a full priced ticket, and will also nee to be accompanied by a full paying adult.

Sliding Scale Payment

We trust that you will choose the payment level that feels most appropriate. We aim to keep all our courses affordable, and the bursary places are subsidised by the full price places.

Book Here

Any Questions? Contact us here…

At a Glance

Location: Forest of Dean

Places: 12

No. of days: 2.5

Meals Included: Friday Supper, Saturday & Sunday Breakfast, Lunch , Snacks Refreshments.

** All food is sourced Locally Ethically / Wild / Organic / Paleo / Ancestral / Veggie catered for.

Camping for the weekend Included

Sliding Scale Cost: From £120

Come and join us in completing this experimental log cabin roundhouse.

In 2022 a group of 12 fantastic eco-builders in the making came together to learn a Norwegian Style Notch - everyone had a fantastic time learning to use the axes, working out angles, making new connections and generally enjoying the space.

Everyone worked so hard & 3 layers rose up from the foundations……

In 2024 we will complete the build!!
in Three Phases
each over a long weekend

So come and spend some time with us - in the Beautiful Forest of Dean,
Rewilding yourself and honing these physical and enjoyable skills.

Building buildings,
building community,
Rewilding ourselves.

Delicious Hearty Meals

Over the weekend you will be fed:

local,

organic

wild

Food!

Our fantastic chefs will provide hearty breakfast, lunch, hot drinks and snacks throughout each day.

You will camp out together at a private camping field with full facilities,
and learn all the skills needed to build your very own log cabin round house.

Daily Rhythm

The knowledge and skills you will go away with:

Site Overview:

We will start with an overview of The Rewild Project 3/4 Acre Permaculture Allotment and how the plot has been transformed and soil been build over 7 years using a Forest Garden, edible perennial growing system, chop and drop system.

Roundwood Building Techniques:

Discussion about various roundwood building techniques & options.

Reciprocal Roof

A reciprocal roof is a self-supporting spiral of timbers where each timber rests on the next and needs no central support. It leaves a round skylight that brings light into the room.

Cobbing

How to assess the suitability of subsoil for making cob, and how to determine the right ratios for making a strong, long lasting mix. We will then be applying this to the building through various methods.

Lime Render

A discussion on the benefits and applications of lime render.

Ground works:

Groundworks will already be in place prior to commencement of the course.
We will discuss and evaluate different approaches and methods available for groundworks, foundations and what the environmental considerations would be.

Notches - Simple Lap Joints

These are quick easy joints which can easily be mastered by anyone using chisels, mallets & saws - tools that most people have to hand.

With 12 attendees you will split into groups of two to scribe one of the six sides each.

Straw Bale

Various methods of insulating & finishing walls will be discussed, one of which is straw bale construction.

Social & Sustainable Forestry

We will be using Sweet Chestnut, coppiced locally by our social forestry team who are teaching local people new skills and bringing local disused Forestry England woodland back into rotation.

Throughout this course we aim to create a demonstration of how to build simply with local materials and create answers to the current housing, economic and ecological crisis.

More about your course leaders…

Profits

The Rewild Project is a Not for Profit, Community Interest Company, and Social Enterprise. It is our mission to support local craftspeople and promote heritage craft skills.

We Rewild People by teaching skills in self reliance and resilience for an uncertain future.

After the craftspeople are paid, and costs are covered we put any profits back in to the community.

Families & Children

You are welcome to bring well behaved children to this workshops, although we cannot guarantee you will have the same experience we will do our best to accommodate you all.

Children aged 9-13 will need a half price child’s ticket (add below) and will need to be accompanied by a full paying adult. 14 and over will need a full priced ticket, and will also nee to be accompanied by a full paying adult.

Sliding Scale Payment

We trust that you will choose the payment level that feels most appropriate. We aim to keep all our courses affordable, and the bursary places are subsidised by the full price places.

Book Here

Any Questions? Contact us here…

Are you interested how traditional skills can shape a better future?

Have you ever wanted to pick up a ROAD KILL but didn't know if it was safe or legal?

Join us,

in the heart of the Forest of Dean to learn the traditional skill of processing
a WHOLE DEER including hide tanning.

At a Glance

Location: Forest of Dean

Places: 12

No. of days: 2.5

Meals Included: Friday Supper, Saturday & Sunday Breakfast, Lunch , Snacks Refreshments.

** All food is sourced Locally Ethically / Wild / Organic / Paleo / Ancestral / Veggie catered for.

Sliding Scale Cost: From £140

** Includes Weekend Camping / Glamping Options Extra **

Using an entire intact deer you will first learn how to create a connection with the spirit of the animal, honouring and giving thanks for the beauty of life.

We will then discuss picking up roadkill and other ways to safely, ethically and legally source wild meat.

You will learn about various skinning and butchering techniques then looking at the anatomy and the organs to fully utilise for not just cooking and eating but also for tool making and other ancestral implements & crafts.

We will then move onto butchery and different ethos of cooking and eating and ways of preserving and you will even be able to take some delights away with you.

There will be discussions and demonstrations on the use of the skins and organic tanning methods,

You will have the opportunity to get involved in all aspects of the processing: grallocking, skinning, butchering and cooking.

We usually cook up a medley of delicious fresh organ meats and there will be an opportunity to take some fresh meat home with you - please bring cash or card.

Top Class Food

All the food we provide on our workshops & courses comes from local growers and producers.

This is super important to us, because it’s these people who are caring for the earth.

Shopping in supermarkets gives these big bully boy corporations all the power

Disempowering our farming hero’s

Supermarkets put pressure on farmers to give lower prices for more produce.

Raping our precious earth.

Leading this day is our skilled and experienced tanner and project Co-Director Scott Baine.

The Venue

This course is set at our off-grid 3/4 Acre Forest Garden / Permaculture Allotment. Here we have a fully kitted outdoor kitchen, uncover space, warm space and compost toilet.

The site may not be suitable for some people with physical disabilities - please get in touch if you are concerned.

Booking Info

Profits

The Rewild Project is a Not for Profit, Community Interest Company, and Social Enterprise. It is our mission to support local craftspeople and promote heritage craft skills.

We Rewild People by teaching skills in self reliance and resilience for an uncertain future.

After the craftspeople are paid, and costs are covered we put any profits back in to the community.

Families & Children

You are welcome to bring well behaved children to this workshops, although we cannot guarantee you will have the same experience we will do our best to accommodate you all.

Children aged 9-12 will need a half price child’s ticket (add below) and will need to be accompanied by a full paying adult. 13 and over will need a full priced ticket, and will also nee to be accompanied by a full paying adult.

Sliding Scale Payment

We trust that you will choose the payment level that feels most appropriate. We aim to keep all our courses affordable, and the bursary places are subsidised by the full price places.

Book NOW!

Any queries get in touch here

At a Glance

Location: Forest of Dean

Places: 5

No. of days: 2.5

Meals Included: Friday Supper, Saturday & Sunday Breakfast, Lunch , Snacks Refreshments.

** All food is sourced Locally Ethically / Wild / Organic / Paleo / Ancestral / Veggie catered for.

Sliding Scale Cost: From £250

What’s it all About?

Are you interested how traditional skills can shape a better future?

Have you ever wondered what happens to the millions of animal skins that are slaughtered through industrial food systems?

Maybe you know that almost all commercially produced leather & skins are treated
with Chromium a heavy metal
which renders the material IN-ORGANIC!!!

You are invited to join us, in the heart of the Forest of Dean to learn the traditional skill of
natural, organic, ethical, hide tanning.

Using a Shetland Sheepskin you will first learn how to create a connection with the spirit of the animal, honouring and giving thanks for the animals life,
before getting hands on and creating your very own, unique, beautiful organic tanned skin.

You will learn about various tanning techniques from around the world and what works best here in our climate and for the purpose of creating a beautiful soft sheepskin in a weekend.

There will be discussions and demonstrations on the use of the skins and organic tanning methods,

Tanning is physical work, and our team will ensure you are well catered for throughout the course.

About Scott

Leading this day is our skilled and experienced tanner and project Co-Director Scott Baine.

Scott has travelled across the world exploring, learning and practicing earth based ancestral skills.

He has learnt in the wilds of Scotland, Canada, USA, Sweden and Norway.

Being in contact with First Nations and Sami peoples brought him to a spiritual realisation. From this he joined a collective of likeminded people and formed a tribe living in the wilderness in Scandinavia. From here they organised DIY wilderness gatherings creating a unique environment for learning to happen.

Scott’s main focus on traditional tanning came from his time at renowned handicraft folk school in Sweden, which taught him to be resourceful not just with animal skins, but the whole animal being used as a means for surviving and thriving in the wild.

On his return to the UK, some 15 years ago Scott set up one of the UK’s only Ethical Organic Tanneries:

Teaching people in the Forest of Dean, and at festivals around the UK how to make use of waste from road kill, hunting and the food (waste) system. Sine then many others have followed suit - growing and reviving this fantastic, lineage and symbiosis with wild and domesticated animals

The Venue

This course is set at our off-grid 3/4 Acre Forest Garden / Permaculture Allotment. Here we have a fully kitted outdoor kitchen, uncover space, warm space and compost toilet.

The site may not be suitable for some people with physical disabilities - please get in touch if you are concerned.

Booking Information

Profits

The Rewild Project is a Not for Profit, Community Interest Company, and Social Enterprise. It is our mission to support local craftspeople and promote heritage craft skills.

We Rewild People by teaching skills in self reliance and resilience for an uncertain future.

After the craftspeople are paid, and costs are covered we put any profits back in to the community.

Families & Children

You are welcome to bring well behaved children to this workshops, although we cannot guarantee you will have the same experience we will do our best to accommodate you all.

Children aged 9-12 will need a half price child’s ticket (add below) and will need to be accompanied by a full paying adult. 13 and over will need a full priced ticket, and will also nee to be accompanied by a full paying adult.

Sliding Scale Payment

We trust that you will choose the payment level that feels most appropriate. We aim to keep all our courses affordable, and the bursary places are subsidised by the full price places.

Book Here

Any questions? Get in touch here…

Bring your whole family to join the REWILD team for a fun packed, WILD:

Spring ‘24 (Easter)
Family Camp

at biblins, woodcraft folk campsite
SymonDs Yat / Forest of Dean

This campsite gives us all the benefits of being nestled in some truly amazing wild landscape
to explore and enjoy,
whilst having the benefits of some modern day luxuries like showers and toilets!

We will have use of the picnic barn, as well as our own 5m Geodome
and a Fab Fire Circle well stocked with firewood.

On this EPIC Family camp,
like no other:

We will become an ancestral clan…

each day cooking together around the fire

crafting together

exploring nature and land based activities,

free , wiid & ‘risky’ play…

This is a Truly Top Class
Rewilding Immersion Opportunity

We’ve been working with people of all ages here in the Forest of Dean

For many years now,

and this idea we have been incubating for so long!

Bringing people with a similar ethos as us together.

Creating opportunity for nourishing our souls and spirits

Natural Rhythms

Each day will follow a rhythm

like the rhythm of breathing…
both inwards and outwards

Providing enough time for our energy to flow

Circling together:

To eat nourishing food

Exploring our senses,

The seasons

New Skills

Led by the example of our inspirational crew

and listen to traditional & seasonal stories.

Spiralling Outwards

To explore

Play

Rest

Re-Wild Foods

We know that nourishment & nutrition is such an important topic…

With busy lives, and so many (toxic) convenience foods all around..

It almost impossible to surround our children with healthy options

We want our short time with them to be joyful

YET the toxic consumerism seeps into almost every aspect of our lives

Nourishing Wild & Ancestral Food Included

The menu isn’t yet set - but this is how we usually roll

Preparing food together

Leaving processed, artificially sweetened food and drinks behind

Nourishing ourselves with local spring water and best quality, low carb foods.

We’d love to be fully Paleo on this camp, let us know what you think when booking…

Many of these wildlings don’t eat whole foods at home

BUT we have some magic ingredients….

FRESH AIR & FUN

PLUS

A wholesome Breakfast

Eggs and meat are a great way to start your day,
or there will be porridge, bananas, fruit nuts and seeds for the kiddos a bit earlier.

PLUS

A nourishing tea time

Something simple and easy to cook over the fire together as we reflect on our days activities.

Talk about good food education!

We won’t be talking about it - we will just be LIVING it. 

We will walk the walk,
and lead by example - together as a clan.

sooo many of our wildlings go home asking to help with the cooking, trying new things
- we know this is the way

Strength in numbers - the nuclear family was a terrible invention for our children.

Something for Everyone

We have met the needs of many young people with additional needs.

Our unique open approach seems to suit kids who struggle in mainstream education and we are able to give them the space they need to find their place, without pressure.

Families of the REWILDING disposition seem to have been blessed with fiesty spirited children

Children with STRONG WILL forces

And that is just what we need to nurture

for an uncertain future

Lets give these beautiful souls
what they have been asking us for:

Higher quality skills training

Better opportunities for well managed risky play opportunities

REAL people to connect with

REAL outdoor experiences

More friends and grownups who understand and love them for

WHO THEY ARE

Rewild Family camp CREW

We would love to tell you more about how amazing, and life changing this camp will be

But the truth is - that we don’t know yet!

We need you to book

And tell like minded friends

We always offer sliding scale payments to keep everything we do as accessible as we can

We will keep adding info here as we receive booking and can confirm another of our amazing crew…

What we can tell you is that we work with creative, passionate, energetic people
Who love to share

Love to live wild

And also want to build this clan

So..

Bring your wild ones big and small to hang out with our awesome team:

to have outdoor fun, crafts, egg hunt, painting and fun & frolics!

Top Class Food

Fun

Friends

AND

Jam Packed 

Nature Based Learning

Outdoor skills

crafts

and more…

Guaranteed

Send your little wildlings to join the REWILD team for a fun packed, creative

Spring ‘24 (Easter)
Holiday Club

at Noxon Permaculture Allotment

9.30am-3.30pm

Each day we offer a range of

heritage crafts

nature and land based activities,

plus large scale play,

free & ‘risky’ play…

Top Class Outdoor / Nature Based Fun

Daily Rhythm

Each day is gently structured to provide enough time for your wildlings energy to flow

both inwards and outwards

coming together for:

circle times

Where we eat nourishing food together

exploring the senses,

the seasons

and listen to traditional & seasonal stories.

Lunch & Snacks Provided

First Class Food = First Class Fun

We know that nourishment is one of the most important factors in having a great day out.

Playing hard takes energy & low blood sugar can mean melt downs!! 

Plus good food means sending money back to the local growers

teaching our wildlings what WHOLE FOODS are

and how yummy they are is central to everything we do!

Hot Nourishing Food Included

PLUS

A wholesome morning snack 

Porridge with Fruit, cinnamon, seeds, honey or oatcakes / rice cakes / pancakes - including seeds, yogurt, dates and other healthy delights!

PLUS

A nourishing afternoon snack 

of oat cakes or rice cakes, peanut butter, stewed fruit, fresh fruit, raisins, cheese, cucumber…

Talk about good food education!

We don’t just talk about it - we LIVE it. 

We Walk the walk, and lead by example & sooo many of our wildlings go home asking to help with the cooking, trying new things and understanding how to Eat a Rainbow!!

Something for Everyone

We have met the needs of many young people with additional needs here.

The unique open environment seems to suit kids who struggle in mainstream education and we are able to give them the space they need to find their place, without pressure.

We work with each family individually to make adjustments, or have a visit a few days before the club starts to ease nerves. We have quiet spaces and are very flexible.

If you’re not sure, get in touch, and we can discuss your child’s personal needs and how we can best meet them.

HOLIDAY CLUB CREW & RATIO’S

We always ensure we have a high staff:child ratio

well above the recommended OFSTED ratio’s.

We just don’t see how we can provide

• high quality care

• the high level of freedom & support

• the high quality crafts that we do without this amazing team

Fair trade fair wages

We pay all our crew at £15ph across the board.

It feels fair to pay people a fair wage that they can live from.

We want to move towards a society where we can all contribute without the need for money,

living from the land, in harmony with the seasons.

But until we have our own land, our crew need to earn a decent wage.

So..

Bring your young wild ones to hang out with our team:

Leah, Hannes, Emma, Yasmin & Jess

to have outdoor fun, crafts, egg hunt, painting and all the usual fun & frolics!

Top Class Food

Fun

Friends

AND

Jam Packed 

Nature Based Learning

Guaranteed

All About Us

Are you: onboard with the REAL, RADICAL, Rewilding Movement?

(Not sure - Check Our Home Page)

Are you: Enthusiastic; Energetic; Keen to find your tribe & Rewild your Life?

Can you: muck in to get the job done?

THEN WE NEED YOU!

Come and get involved at this spring work weekend

In return

• We will feed some fantastic local and wild produce,

• based on an ancestral / paleo diet

• you will spend time in the beautiful Forest of Dean

• learn about off-grid life as well as picking up handy skills.

We will show you some of our favourite forest spaces and take you for wild cold water plunges!

• Followed by Qi Gong each morning,

• We will sit around the fire each evening,

• Nourish ourselves with stories & great food.

• Sharing plans and welcoming in 2024.

Types of Jobs:
(To be reviewed and Decided on the Weekend)

• Sanding kitchen worktops

• Building Shelves

• Hanging a door

• Creating a level floor in kitchen with cordwood / cob.

• Weeding

• Building compost bins

• Airing out canvases

• Tidying Greenhouse

• Planting seeds

• Building new raised beds

We need you to book so that we can plan camping, food and make sure the weekend flows and is as productive as possible.

Help us to prepare for 2024

We are also looking for crew for our 2024 festival season
so this is the perfect way for us to get to know each other.

A Bit About Forest Gardening & Our Permaculture Allotment

There are soooo many ways to use the principles of Forest Gardening
- whether you have a small back yard, an allotment or a few acres or more.
These versatile principles, once learned can help you to plan a low maintenance, productive system, suited to your needs.

What can be better for the planet than that? All the materials you need - right at your fingertips.

Spending time at our 3/4 acre Demonstration Site
is the perfect way to build your knowledge.

Join us for this work weekend
and take in some Forest Garden Magic.

Food

Lunches will be a hearty & wholesome affairs of homegrown, local & wild produce
Paleo & ancestral diets are how we like to roll
Steering well clear of industrialised mono cropped, destructive diets.

Do bring:

Home-baked / home-cooked / natural / healthy / low sugar dishes & goodies to share.

DO NOT bring:

Supermarket produce, overpackaged, over-processed, over-sweetened anything!

Work Weekend Programme

Friday

4pm
Arrive for shared meal.
Tour of the Forest Garden and Planning the weekend’s jobs & teams.

6pm
Fire & Sharing Circle

Saturday

7.30am
(Optional!) St Anthony’s Dip & QiGong

9am
Hearty Breakfast at Noxon

10am
Warm Up & Start Work

1-2pm
Lunch

5pm
Evening Meal

7pm
Fire & Sharing Circle

Sunday

7.30am
St Anthony’s Dip & QiGong

9am
Hearty Breakfast at Noxon

10am
Warm up & Start Work

1-2pm
Lunch

4pm
Closing Circle, snacks & farewell.

About Scott

Emma Gleave

The Setting

Our 3/4 acre bountiful Rewild Allotment cum Forest Garden needs some regular maintenance & spring cleaning!!

Originally set up 8 years ago as a nursery to stock other land projects around The Forest of Dean, this has now evolved into an amazing community space, Forest Garden / Food Forest used by many of The Rewild Project groups.

We have a glass house built by Shift Bristol from reclaimed materials, an outdoor kitchen, and an interesting array of edible perennials, annual polyculture crops and herbal medicinal plants.

Bonuses

Not only will you spend a day in fantastic company of The Rewild Team - going away with some new knowledge of how to set up and maintain your own forest garden, building important transferable key skills.

You will also get:

• Knowledge of Forest Garden Plants for your garden.

• Skills and knowledge to keep maintenance super simple yet yielding food and products

• Plants to take away (when propagating has been taught)

• Herbal Products to take away (when harvesting & creating products)

• Foods & Ferments to take away (when fermenting is being taught)

And always you will go away with new contacts & friendships with people on the same path as you are.

And we hope you keep coming back to keep rewilding your life

Bookings

We need to cover our costs for this weekend, and always offer a range of prices for affordability.
If you have some skills to share but would struggle to contribute for your food and camping, please get in touch and we will try to help.

Simply add to basket - fill out the form, then go to basket to complete the bookings.

This is an extra special opportunity to join us in completing the experimental log cabin roundhouse build started in 2022.

Last year a group of 12 fantastic eco-builders in the making came together to learn a Norwegian Style Notch - we had a fantastic time learning to use the axes and working out angles - but the notch was so complex we didn’t finish!

This time round we have experimented with a simpler style of notch and built a few more layers - and will finish the roundhouse and put the roof on!!

Come and spend 4 days in the Beautiful Forest of Dean with us Rewilding yourself and honing these physical and enjoyable skills.

Building buildings, and building community, Rewilding ourselves.

Over the 4 days you will be fed local, organic and wild food, camp out together at a private camping field with full facilities, and learn all the skills needed to build your very own log cabin round house.

During your stay with us we will complete the build of a 6 sided, stacked wood cabin, with a reciprocal roof, you will receive a course booklet with handouts and information to take away.

Our fantastic chefs will provide breakfast, lunch, hot drinks and snacks throughout each day.

The knowledge and skills you will go away with:

Site Overview:

We will start the week with an overview of The Rewild Project 3/4 Acre Permaculture Allotment, and how the plot has been transformed and soil been build over 7 years using a Forest Garden, edible perennial growing system, chop and drop system.

Roundwood Building Techniques:

Discussion about various roundwood building techniques & options.

Reciprocal Roof

A reciprocal roof is a self-supporting spiral of timbers where each timber rests on the next and needs no central support. It leaves a round skylight that brings light into the room.

Cobbing

How to assess the suitability of subsoil for making cob, and how to determine the right ratios for making a strong, long lasting mix. We will then be applying this to the building through various methods.

Lime Render

A discussion on the benefits and applications of lime render.

Ground works:

Groundworks will already be in place prior to commencement of the course. We will discuss and evaluate different approaches and methods available for groundworks, foundations and what the environmental considerations would be.

Notches - Simple Lap Joints

These are quick easy joints which can easily be mastered by anyone using chisels, mallets & saws - tools that most people have to hand.

With 12 attendees you will split into groups of two to scribe one of the six sides each.

Straw Bale – Various methods of insulating & finishing walls will be discussed, one of which is straw bale construction.

We will be using Sweet Chestnut, coppiced locally by our social forestry team who are teaching local people new skills and bringing local disused Forestry England woodland back into rotation.

Throughout this course we aim to create a demonstration of how to build simply with local materials and create answers to the current housing, economic and ecological crisis.

More about your course leaders…

Book Here

Come and visit the stunning Forest of Dean and learn a range of eco building skills.

This three day course will showcase the wonderfully diverse material of cob and how to build an oven using it.

During this course you will get the chance to learn the history and future of cob building through hands on making.

This course is an ideal introduction into eco-building, where you can take home the skills you have learned and apply them to your personal projects, for example pizza ovens and tiny home builds.

The Workshop

During these three days, we… We invite to you arrive half an hour early so you can grab a cup of something warm and get settled in. This is a great time to connect with like minded people and learn more about the project.

The workshop will start at 10:00am on each of the days

Day one: Building the base

Here, you will learn what is required for a strong base to build your oven on. Rosie will then support you in constructing the base and then you will build a frame for the oven.

Day two: Making Cob

With the guidance of Rosie you will learn what is required for a good cob mix. You will investigate how to find the best soils for your mix and where to source other local materials. You will make a cob mix and start to explore how cob can be used when fitting it around a frame.

Day Three: Finishing off

On day three you will finish off the oven.

Throughout the three days, we will break for a nutritious pot luck shared lunch. Please bring something to share with the group, or cash to contribute to our volunteer kitchen crew and local organic and wild ingredients.

Please note that this workshop will be run outside so make sure to wear weather appropriate clothing that you don’t mind getting mucky and sturdy shoes.

About Rosie

After discovering her passion for heritage crafts during her degree, Rosie started to share her skills with others in her community. She has turned the skills she has learned and taught herself into paid work and commissions with a special focus on using materials such as cob.

Rosie has a strong interest in eco architecture and permaculture. She is particularly inspired by Cob building, Straw bale building, market gardening, composting and other land-based practices. She believes that these traditional crafts aren’t just fossils from the past but sparks for the future to ignite new ideas and an interest in traditional making practices.

For more of Rosie’s work check out her website here.

The Venue

This course is set at our off-grid woodland craft centre, Kensley Sheds, right in the heart of the beautiful Forest of Dean, situated on the famous Sculpture Trail, close to the Stained Glass Window and Wildlife Trust reserve ‘Woorgreen Lake’

Kensley Sheds is the home of our Social Forestry Project ‘New Leaf’. Here, local adults who are struggling with social issues come learn & practice new skills. We follow regenerative woodland management practices, to extract and process wood from disused Forestry England coppiced woodland. Here the wood is turned it into functional items, firewood and charcoal, giving people access to new careers and a sense of real community.

Kensley sheds has running water, a flushing disabled access toilet, onsite parking and is heated by a wood-burner. You will be able to peruse our extensive library of eco / craft / alternative living books throughout the day

Profits

The Rewild Project is a Not for Profit, Community Interest Company, and Social Enterprise. It is our mission to support local craftspeople and promote heritage craft skills. We Rewild People by teaching these skills of self reliance and resilience for an uncertain future.

After the craftspeople are paid, and costs are covered we put any profits back in to the community with our ‘weekday sessions for disadvantaged groups’ a lifeline for many local people who we pick up each day and bring to Kensley Sheds and others sites to build community, skills, and share nutritious hot, locally produced food.