Hedges and dry stone walls are familiar elements in the Bowland landscape and key to the area's sense of place. Why not join us in February and March for free, hands-on sessions with experienced trainers and practitioners and learn how to maintain these traditional, Bowland features?
No prior experience needed.
Hedge Laying
Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th February 2026– location TBC (but possibly Downham)
Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd March 2026– Sawley
- Trainers for both these sessions will be Dave Padley and Andrew Kirkwood.
Dry Stone Walling Introduction
Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th February 2026, - Abbeystead
- Trainer will be Master Craftsman, Alan Rhodes.
All three, 2-day sessions are free to attend.
For more information, or to book onto any of the sessions, please email sandra.silk@lancashire.gov.uk
Please note:
- all attendees must be 18 or over
-you will need to wear safety boots for the dry stone walling training. If you don't have any of your own and would like to borrow some safety wellies, please let us know on booking and we will check if we have the right size.
Other opportunities
Friends of Bowland Opportunities
There are several opportunities for volunteering in and around the Forest of Bowland and there are a number of organisations that will welcome you and, in some cases, offer training depending on your aims and plans. Which organisation you approach will depend on what you want to get out of volunteering and the level of commitment you wish to give.
If you want to volunteer regularly and/or build a better CV for a paid job in the environmental sector then look at the section on Regular Volunteering