Courses Calendar 2025

Scroll down this page for images / links for all craft courses. Click on the name / date of the course you’re interested in, to see the full course description & booking links (the booking link will show you availability). Gift vouchers are also available.
2026 courses (April – October): details will be published late autumn 2025, and email subscribers will receive priority notification.

Native Hands outdoor craft courses take place in a beautiful 70 acre, private ancient woodland near Lewes, Sussex, UK.
You can read FAQs / booking info here.

Ruby makes these timeless techniques accessible & achievable, imparting a vast amount of knowledge in bite-sized chunks. Totally inspired, can’t wait to make more! Matthew & Julie Bruton-Seal, (authors of ‘Hedgerow Medicine’)

🌿 Updates, inspiration and news from the woods come to you via my monthly-ish email:

April

bramble baskets

Bramble Baskets

April 12 / 13
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Wild Pottery courses in sussex

Wild Pottery - Level 1

April 26 / 27
Wait List Closed

May 

rush hats

Women's Wild Pottery

May 2 / 3
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foraging baskets course sussex

Foraging Baskets

May 10
Wait List Closed

Natural cordage

Wild Cordage (string)

May 24
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natural cordage netted bag

Looped Rush Bags

 May 25

 

Wild Pottery courses in sussex

Wild Pottery - Level 1

May 30 / 31
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June 

July 

August 

Family Wild Pottery Sussex

Family Wild Pottery

August 1 / 2

rush and rose baskets

Rush & Wild Rose Baskets

August 22
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foraging baskets course sussex

Foraging Baskets

August 23
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foraging baskets course sussex

Pine Needle Baskets

August 29
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reed mace baskets

Reed Mace Baskets

August 30
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September 

Wild Pottery courses

Wild Pottery - Level 1

September 13 / 14
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bramble & wild rose frame basket

Bramble & Wild Rose Baskets

September 26 / 27
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October 

ivy basket

Ivy Baskets

October 10

foraging baskets course sussex

Rush Bags

October 11

Wild Pottery courses

Wild Pottery - Level 1

October 17 / 18

December

ivy basket

Rush Stars

Date tbc

2026 Courses (April – October)

Details will be published late autumn 2025, and email subscribers will receive priority notification.

Featured in the Guardian lifestyle section. National Geographic & Toyota put Native Hands in their top 125 UK adventures.