The completion of build projects The Riseholme Summerhouse and Flintham Scout Shelter concludes a busy period for the design team, followed by a new wave of design projects to get their teeth stuck into. The Summerhouse in Riseholme has been with Design:HHW since 2015 and has seen three waves of interns contribute to the design. Ruth was the perfect host, providing a selection of hot drinks, cakes and snacks throughout the construction period and showing patience with each co

The week of the 12th marked the start of Clayfest – a festival celebrating the many applications of Mud! Held at the Heritage Skills Centre within the boundaries of Lincolnshire Castle, the Design Team along with some of Hill Holt Woods Rangers and Learners attended over the course of the week. From cob walling to building a Spanish oven to learning about the Lincolnshire Building Vernacular – Mud and Stud. Over our 4 days we were able to see the clay come to life! Cob Wallin

The design team started June full speed ahead, hosting a volunteer construction weekend, finally breaking ground on the bunkhouse’s much-needed porch renovation. Volunteers of every background joined us on site at Hill Holt Wood for an educational experiment with natural materials. The weekend included hempcrete construction, lime rendering, a strawbale tutorial and a Worm Farm Fat Trap. The first of our guests joined us on Friday night, setting up their tents in the Roman Vi

The design team hosted a workshop teaching strawbale construction. With people from the Leeds Coppice Workers, Glue Collective, Whistlewood Common and Nene Coppicing & Crafts, they have been shown the fundamentals of straw bale construction! The Summerhouse went to site at the start of the month with rammed tire foundations and built using timber from local woodlands that Hill Holt Wood manage. The project is due to be finished in early June. On the 8th May a Design team memb