Event Details
Monday 20 April
10am to 12pm
Price: £45 per person
Join the Chatsworth Landscape team on a practical Dead Hedging Workshop in the Stand Wood, where you’ll learn how to create wildlife-friendly hedges using natural materials. Dead hedging is a traditional countryside skill that helps manage woodland, create habitats and define boundaries without the need for fencing.
The session will begin with a 30-minute demonstration where you will be introduced to the principles of dead hedging, shown how to select suitable materials and guided through key skills needed to build a long-lasting hedge.
After the demonstration, participants will work together to construct a dead hedge, using coppiced silver birch collected on the estate. The session is hands-on, with plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
Meeting point
This event takes place in the Stand Wood. Please meet at the Lodge in front of Chatsworth House at 9.45am.
Accessibility
Please provide your own work gloves and wear sensible clothing and footwear suitable for working in the outdoors. Refreshments are not provided, so we recommend bringing a bottle of water.
This event requires mobility and manual dexterity. Please email education@chatsworth.org if you have any questions about your individual needs, and we will be happy to help.
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