Charcoal Making Course - April

Here’s another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019.

Charcoal Making Course 

This One Day Charcoal Making Course is one of our most popular courses and will run from our Warminster site from 9.30am to 4pm.

This course is well suited for small woodland owners, Community woodland groups and conservation groups or anybody interested in low-volume charcoal production.

The course will cover the following:

·      The history of charcoal making

·      Health safety 

·      Making charcoal using a small traditional  

·      Making charcoal using 45 gallon oil drums 

·      Making Biochar using 45 gallon oil drums

·      Bagging up the charcoal

·      Marketing and selling charcoal

The kettle is always on for a hot drink; We will also provide crusty bread and homemade vegetable soup for lunch.

You will need to bring sturdy shoes or boots and wear suitable clothing for working outdoors.

Minimum age is 18, younger students are allowed by prior arrangement please call us to discuss.

‘Pete is a great instructor, very knowledgeable and passionate. He came to a site that the project I work for was working on as part of a heritage skills training course for landowners. He was very professional and we got loads of great feedback.’ Jake Dunsmore Living Landscape.

For more information or to book a place please contact us through the link below.

Course Fee £55 per person