What to expect
Join our Spring workshop in the forest creating traditional Birch Besom Brooms
This is a seasonal woodland based workshop focusing on creativity and seasonal experimentation. You will be guided through the craft of creating a traditional besom broom, and learn the properties and folklore of birch and other woodland trees. The process of creating your own natural broom or brush is an individual and creative experience. We will select the timber you connect with and create a hand carved staff for the broom handle. There will be whittling tools and tuition in mark making with knives to create patterns on the wooden handles to leave your own impressions to personalise your pieces of work. The end results will be both decorative and practical, and of course totally biodegradable.
We will gather herbs to make lunchtime preparations and gather around the campfire to share a warming homemade soup and bread.
With a focus on habitat awareness, these small groups are carefully curated. You’ll be immersed within this pristine area of natural beauty with lofty Douglas firs, a spiritual Yew grove, elderly Larch trees, established Elms, ancient coppices of Sweet Chestnut and Hazel, characterful Oaks, fungi & lichen, tranquil birdlife, and the beloved homes of many woodland creatures.
Need to know
Based at White House Farm, Great Glemham, within the stunningly diverse New Wood Hidden Glade. A space to immerse yourself in beautiful surroundings whilst learning bushcraft, identification and other woodland skills.
Price includes herbal teas and snacks, lunchtime warming soup and homemade bread, and all materials and tools.
This workshop is for adults (age 18 +). Please wear suitable clothing and sturdy footwear. If you have gardening or building gloves, or a whittling knife and secateurs you may want to bring these. This is an outdoors, woodland focused day and we will be moving amongst rough ground, gathering around the fire and working within an outdoor handtool use area. We will be cooking lunch together and eating around the camp fire. Please bring your own food and drinks for any additional dietary requirements.
For more information please email or call Sarah - info through our contact page.
Sarah is a qualified Herbologist, Forest School Leader Level 3 and is certified in Food hygiene, Outdoor First aid, and DBS registered.
10:30am - 5pm, Friday 28th April 2023
New Wood Hidden Glade, White House Farm, Gt. Glemham, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1LS
For future events and further information please do contact Sarah via info@herberandco.uk
“I feel this is at the core or your teaching -
‘.. what the plants still know ...’ ”
