Rural Skills
Click here for the Winter/Spring 2011 availability list (PDF document).
We have listed our available courses in this category below. Please click on a course for more information.
Hedgerow Management
Anyone who is interested in traditional field boundaries, ensuring that they give the very best opportunities for wildlife to flourish undisturbed. Find out more
Keeping Sheep and Goats
Anyone who keeps or intends to keep a small number of sheep and goats, and who is a novice or relative novice in keeping these animals. Find out more
Keeping Backyard Poultry Healthy Hens
Anyone who keeps or intends to keep a small number of backyard poultry, and who is a novice or relative novice in keeping and breeding chickens, geese, turkeys and similar birds. Find out more
Keeping and Breeding Beef Cattle
Anyone who keeps or intends to keep a small number of beef cattle, and who are total or relative novices when it comes to keeping and breeding beef cattle. Find out more
Considerate Handling of Animals in Transit
Anyone transporting farm animals, poultry or horses in connection with an economic activity. If you travel over 65km (approx 40 miles), but under 8 hours (Short journey), or over 8 hours duration (Long journey), you will also have to pass a test to prove that you are competent. The legislation also requires evidence of training. Find out more
Strained Wire Fencing
Anyone interested in learning the basic skills involved in strained wire stock fencing techniques. Find out more
Gate Making and Hanging
Anyone interested in learning the basic skills involved in making a farm kit gate and the techniques used for hanging. Find out more
Practical Hedge laying Live Hedge laying
Anyone interested in learning the basic skills involved in laying live hedging also known as Steeping techniques. Find out more
Tree & Shrub Pruning
Anyone interested in learning the basic skills involved in pruning trees and shrubs. Find out more
Stonewalling Techniques
Anyone interested in learning additional stonewalling techniques. Suitable for people who have completed a basic stonewalling course or have some experience. Find out more
Interested in all types of Rural Skills?
We run programmes of courses for conservation of field boundaries incorporating skills such as hedgerow management, hedge laying, stonewalling, fencing and gate making please check our availability page or contact us for more details
Special interest courses are added to our list regularly. Recent topics have covered subjects such as:
Horse Logging
Training a Horse to Harness
Poultry Keeping
Vegetable Production
Livestock Management
For the latest additions to our list please see our availability page or contact Karen on 01822 832232
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Other courses available
Coppicing
Post and Rail Fencing
Woodland Management
Hedgerow Management
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