Introduction to Countryside Management

What difference will it make if meadows are grazed or mown? What makes a hedge good for wildlife? Can a small woodland give a financial return?
This is a day which aims to answer these and many other questions. We will look at management principles, and real life examples to consider how people and ecological processes work to shape the landscape.

Part of a series of 6 courses that will cover all aspects of running a smallholding and there are other days which will offer training in countryside skills such as fencing, hedge laying, and charcoal burning. On the food production side there will be bread making in a wood-fired oven and turning fruit into pickles and chutneys. Those with fruit trees can learn how to prune them and then turn the end product into juice or cider.

Eligible applicants will pay only £25 per course (plus materials costs in some cases) as they have been selected under a programme co-financed by RDPE LEADER.

All the courses will run from 9am to 5pm and will be held at Uncllys Farm, Bewdley DY12 2LR. The Ruskin Studio at the farm is an award-winning green oak framed building with easy access and a wood-fired range.

For further information and bookings contact Bewdley Development Trust on 01299 405516 or info@bewdley.org.uk .