winter woodland courses tree identification

For further information please contact:

The Administrator, The Life Science Trust, Quince Cottage,

4 Baxtersyke, Gifford, East Lothian, EH41 4PL, Scotland.

Tel/Fax: + 44 (0)1620 810 259

Email: admin@pishwanton.com

Website: www.pishwanton.org

A member of the Camphill Association

The Life Science Trust is a Registered Scot-tish Charity SC020705

PISHWANTON COMMUNITY WOOD

LONGYESTER, GIFFORD.

Woodland Week-ends

Tree Identification and

Green Woodwork

Pishwanton Wood Contact No. 01620 810931

Study the trees in spring. Learn how to identify different species before the leaves come out.

Learn timber properties and gain basic skills to make a spoon and bowl from green wood.

Study the trees in summer, get to know their properties, places to grow & use of timber.

Learn how to fell a tree, process the wood and crate a chair or stool from green timber.

Courses are suitable for people with special needs

With Malcolm Lemmon - well known mas-ter craftsman in green woodwork and trained forester

And Margaret Colquhoun - Goethean Scien-tist and director of Pishwanton Wood

Dates:

6th / 7th April Trees in Spring

11th / 12th May Trees in Summer

Costs: £60 (£45 Concessions) per day Includes tuition and all materials

See also: (Coppicing - 9th-10th February ) (Accommodation and meals available if re-quired).

Contact details on the back for booking and more info.