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Craft workshops, green woodworking and woodland skills training from our bothy workshop in Fife.

04/04/2026

A lovely morning session with members at a local community shed. An introduction to whittling with local willow - the first of three sessions. As discussion turned to crochet, the whittling of a wee hook led to an impromptu demo from one of the ladies (I have never been able to crochet!). Looking forward to the next one 🙂

Came home with some chutney, and comb honey from the allotment bees on site. Happy days!

19/02/2026

A lovely day spent with a group from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans - a charity supporting veterans and their families across Scotland. An introduction to knife-craft today, to be followed by other sessions where we'll begin to look at spoon carving.

A thoroughly enjoyable day, and always a pleasure to collaborate with charities working so hard to find meaningful (not to mention mindful) experiences and new skills for those they support.

21/10/2025

Looking for a family activity to see out the Fife school holidays? Still spaces available on our kids' whittling workshop this Saturday 25th Oct, 1-4pm. Tickets are £45, which covers one youngster and their 'plus one' adult. Share an introduction to creative knifecraft together, and enjoy an afternoon in our cosy bothy setting up the hill from Kinghorn. The stove will be on, as will the kettle 🫖

More info and tickets from the link in bio, or here: www.aboutthetrees.co.uk/product/intro-to-knife-craft-for-younger-makers

13/08/2025

> Woodland skills for curious kids
> Saturday 16th Aug, 10am-3pm

Still a few spaces for this Saturday's session - a wee treat before the schools go back? 🙂
This holiday workshop is centred on woodland skills: tool use, fire-lighting and cooking, hunting for mini-beasts, tree identification, woodland art and craft...wherever the day takes us!

More details on our website: www.aboutthetrees.co.uk/product/woodland-skills-for-curious-kids10am-3pm

21/07/2025

> Into to knife-craft for younger makers...
> Thursday 24th July, 1-4pm

Still a few places on this week's kids' whittling workshop. Come as a duo (youngster and an adult) and learn how to whittle together, safely and creatively. Everything you need is provided, and the ticket price is for you both, not each. Take away what you make, and the skills to continue confidently at home.
An awesome summer holiday memory-maker 🙂

Please feel free to share if you know someone who'd love this!

www.aboutthetrees.co.uk/product/intro-to-knife-craft-for-younger-makers

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08/07/2025

Spooncarving with pals at the bothy: green wood, sharp tools, coffee, cake and a blether. Not many better ways to spend a day 🙂

29/06/2025

A magical day spent with this wonderfully creative bunch, who make-up a local Montessori class. Free play in abundance, exploring the walled garden at Glassmount, harvesting and crafting with willow bark, and an intro to whittling with knives. A happy group, and me left feeling we're lucky to work with the groups we host 🙂

If you want to discuss giving your group a similarly experience, feel free to get in touch. We work throughout the school holidays too, offering both private groups and scheduled workshops (numerous dates just added to the website).

30/05/2025

The bothy is almost two years old, and we're really proud of the array of activities its hosted - all based around craft and nature connection. This weekend, the bothy doors will be open for visitors as part of . If you have ever fancied a visit without booking a workshop, this weekend is your opportunity. Feel free to pop in for a nosey, a blether and a cuppa. If you've been before, you're just as welcome! 🙂

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25/05/2025

OPEN STUDIO: 31ST MAY / 1ST JUNE
Next weekend the bothy opens its doors for an open studio; part of the exciting new Forth Bridges Creative Trail. If you've ever fancied seeing bothy without taking the plunge booking a workshop, chatting to us about what we offer, or maybe you've been numerous times but want to pop-up for a cuppa, we'd be happy to see you. A selection of work produced in the workshops we offer will be on display, for reference.

The Trail is a new initiative, inviting visitors to explore artists’ studios, public spaces, and pop-up exhibitions on both sides of the Firth of Forth. Showcasing a diverse range of work by over 30 creatives including art, ceramics, painting, jewellery, textiles and wood craft.

If you fancy a trip over to visit the bothy, why not take the opportunity to explore the walled garden at Glassmount House (the grounds of which the bothy is located in). The gardens are magical, and a favourite venue on Scotland’s open garden scheme. There's no admission fee but they owners kindly ask for a £6 donation per adult, 100% of which is donated to Parkinsons UK.

You'll find About the Trees at Glassmount House, by Kirkcaldy. Up the hill behind Kinghorn, essentially. If you need precise directions please DM me, but Glassmount is clearly labelled on Google Maps, and there'll be signs up at the end of our drive.

For more details of the wider event, please see .
Hope to see some of you next weekend 🙂

04/05/2025

A lovely day's spoon carving at the bothy today. And three very different (equally awesome!) first spoons for the boys. I should have got more photos, but lack of phone pics is surely the sign of a good day...

15/04/2025

For those of you who've visited, or even just followed the build of the bothies remotely, you'll probably know how chuffed Peter and I were to finally get the doors on the wee bothy. Such a sweet space and, now, a bit more protected from days that can look a little wilder than this one...

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