Basketry Workshops
Aurore offers private basketmaking workshops to individuals and small groups from the croft. The courses are aimed at complete beginners and all tools, materials and equipment are provided.
Croft Woodland Workshops
From time to time we organise croft events and workshops and we advertise these via our newsletter. The following are workshops we currently offer. We try to keep workshops as affordable as possible and are very grateful for funding to help us to run these.
Woodland Management Workshop
Join us for a “walk and talk” informal workshop on our woodland croft to find out how we manage our trees and woodlands for woodfuel, basketry, agroforestry and other produce. Funded by Woodland Trust Scotland Croft Woodlands Project
2025 Dates (click for more info & booking)
Introduction to Hedgelaying
Learn the art of traditional hedgelaying. In this introductory one-day workshop we’ll lay a new hedge on the croft. Funded by Woodland Trust Scotland Croft Woodlands Project
2025 Dates (click for more info & booking)
Volunteer Events
Over the year we have a few big jobs that are much more fun when done together, as they would always have been done in the past. Come and help out, learn how we do things and we’ll provide soup and cake!
Willow Harvest
Come and lend a hand to cut and bundle our basketry willow. We cut our willow annually all by hand. We’ll provide a hearty lunch and some cake!
2025 Dates tbc
Haymaking
Our small half acre wildflower meadow is managed for hay which we cut towards the end of summer once all the annual flowers have set seed. We cut with scythes and rake and dry the hay traditionally. Bring a scythe and lend a hand.
2025 Dates tbc
Coppicing
We cut our coppice areas for woodfuel, craft products and charcoal. Come and learn this ancient and sustainable way of managing woodlands, and lend a hand cutting, grading shifting &stacking.