On Tuesday 13th January 2026 the Hyndburn’s Woodland’s project were at Woodnook Vale LNR for another round of live Willow weaving. We started this last Winter, the structure had existed there for around 5 years prior but had fallen into disrepair. After quite a few hours of effort (and with the help of an expert) we managed to get the structure looking a lot better.
This year it proved a lot easier, only having to bind one years growth made the task a lot easier. Still, with the structure now gaining a bit of height and volume, binding some of the shoots into shape was quite a challenge. We did, however, manage to get all of the tallest shoots bound into the frame, adding some volume outwards. This will (hopefully) begin to grow more outwards now, eventually providing a sort of roof over the benches below.
Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who braved a very wet day to help us keep Hyndburn’s Woodland’s beautiful!
As always, thank you to our funders at Lancashire County Council, Hyndburn Borough Council, and the Windfall Fund for making it all possible