Our friends at the Cornwall Rural Education and Skills Trust, known as CREST, have released their first series of Cornish hedging training dates.
CREST was founded this year to address the need for training in the endangered craft of Cornish hedging and raise awareness of the rich value of hedges in the landscape. It has secured funding from the Cornwall AONB Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme (FiPL) to work in partnership with us to deliver a Cornish hedging training and education programme.
As CREST develops its training programme, it will be increasing its range of training site locations to embrace stone and hedging styles from across Cornwall.
CREST is now offering dates for the following courses:
Lantra Guild Introductory Course
£150 – 2 days
(suitable for beginners)
Lantra Guild Foundation Course
£210 – 5 days
(suitable for beginners and those with some experience of hedging)
Lantra Guild Intermediate Course
£375 – 10 days
(suitable for those who have completed a Foundation Course, or with some experience of hedging through work or volunteering)
For further details on all courses, please click here https://www.lantra.co.uk/products/search/cornish%20hedging?
Upcoming dates
Course Type |
Stone/style |
Duration |
Start |
Finish |
Location |
Foundation Course |
Field Granite |
5 days |
07/08/2023 |
11/08/2023 |
Hillside Farm, Penwith |
Foundation Course |
Field Granite |
5 days |
21/08/2023 |
25/08/2023 |
Hillside Farm, Penwith |
Foundation Course |
Killas Slate |
5 days |
28/08/2023 |
01/09/2023 |
Lostwithiel |
Foundation course |
Killas Slate |
5 days |
09/10/2023 |
13/10/2023 |
Lostwithiel |
Introductory Course |
Field Granite |
2 days |
25/09/2023 |
26/09/2023 |
Penwith Farm |
Introductory Course |
Field Granite |
2 days |
03/10/2023 |
04/10/2023 |
Penwith Farm |
Introductory Course |
Field Granite |
2 days |
Dates TBC |
Dates TBC |
Penwith Farm |
Intermediate 10-day Course – Part 1 |
Dressed Granite |
5 days Part 1 |
14/08/2023 |
18/08/2023 |
Hillside Farm, Penwith |
Intermediate 10-day Course – Part 2 |
Dressed Granite |
5 days Part 2 |
04/09/2023 |
08/09/2023 |
Hillside Farm, Penwith |
To express your interest in attending a course, please email crest@cornwallheritagetrust.org confirming your name, address and DOB and which course dates would suit you best.