Demonstrators
At the woodfair this year there many demonstrations taking place on the site - with demonstrations in the coppice, and other demonstrations of rural woodland craft and industry taking place around the site.
The Woodland Demonstration Zone
This area is in the woodland next to the Larmer Tree Gardens, and will have exciting demonstrations throughout the day.
Demonstrators about the fair
There are many more demonstrations of traditional woodland activities going on all around the woodfair site - please see the programme guide to locate a particular demonstrator.
Woodland Demonstration Zone
Demonstrators About the Fair
| Name | Description |
Donhead Hall Suffolks |
Horse drawn trailer rides for all - 20min duration around the estate - £1 each under 5's free |
Anton Coaker Sawmill |
Demonstration of working sawmill |
Black Dog Sawmill |
Mobile Sawmill demonstrations at set intervals over the weekend |
Forest Fuels
|
Forest fuels are demonstrating a chipper used for processing wood at times throughout the day |
Richard Austin |
Chainsaw carving demonstration |
Twisted Oak Chainsaw Carving |
Demonstration of chainsaw carving throughout the day |
| Name | Description |
Ben Willis Green Wood Worker |
Green wood worker demonstrating this rural craft |
Birds Hill Days
| Laser clays and archery activity for all ages |
Chalk and Charcoal |
Chalk carving demonstration for all ages - join us and get creative |
Chew Valley Charcoal |
2 working scale models of conventional charcoal kilns demonstrating an selling BBQ charcoal throughout the show |
Dave Budd |
Iron Age Blacksmith demonstration |
Dave Lewis Woodturner |
Woodturning demonstration using only UK storm damaged or recycled timber |
Don Taylor Hurdles |
Demonstration of traditional hurdle making. Commissions undertaken. |
Dorset Coppicing Ltd |
Making Besom brooms alongside a traditional Shepherds Hut together with a greenwood working display. |
Five Penny Chairs |
Green woodworking doing log to leg and chair construction demonstration |
Former Glory
|
Chair weaving demonstration plus aspects of antique furniture restoration, and sales in a 1980 Oakley mahogany motorised horsebox. |
Green Woodworks |
Demonstrations throughout the day of spar making, Hampshire pimp making (activity workshop) and making of woodland whistles and crafts |
Greenwood Futures
| Basket and yurt maker, timber framing specialist and hedge laying |
Hamptworth Estate |
Hamptworth Gundogs is situated on the glorious Hamptworth Estate. The Estate is host to a number of tests and trials. Come and learn more about the Hamptworth Estate and what it has to offer at our stand. |
Helygen Baskets |
Handcrafted traditional basket maker at work |
Mere Down Falconry
| Falconry display and stand with hands on experience of holding tame owls and birds of prey |
Peter Whiteman Longbow Demonstration and Display |
Fascinating display of hedgerow timber longbow making from yew with long distance shooting at scheduled times |
Ruth and Theo |
Chalk carving demonstration for all ages - join us and get creative |
Sarum Greenwood |
Demonstration of green woodworking using traditional tools and methods and wood turning using foot operated treadle lathes |
Taylor Made Furniture Maker |
Demonstrating greenwood working techniques for Welsh Stick Furniture such as cleaving, adzing, chopping and shaving. |
The Dorset Coppice Group |
Promotions of local wood crafts and products. |
Wessex Helpline |
Recycled carousel and music organ displayed by charitable stall raising funds for those less fortunate. |
Wilderness Survival |
Demonstrating bush craft survival skills - how to camp, build a shelter and survive in the wild |
