Courses

A number of short courses take place throughout the year at Woodruff Bank, including bee-keeping, rural skills and smallholding courses for those who want to work towards keeping their own animals or bees or develop their own skills.

Bee-Keeping Courses

Several different bee-keeping courses are offered – Bee Ready, [others…]

Smallholding Courses

Using our land and the various animals on it as an open-air classroom is a great way to learn more about keeping livestock. Two one-day courses are offered – one for beginners, one more advanced – which allow participants to sample animal husbandry for themselves and share our experiences before committing to keep animals in… Continue reading Smallholding Courses

Rural Skills Courses

Traditional rural skills courses can be run at Woodruff Bank for small, pre-booked groups. These usually last for one day and include lunch and drinks. Possibilities include making a gate hurdle – useful for penning sheep or around the garden – and producing a bee skep from straw. Please contact us with requests for skills… Continue reading Rural Skills Courses