Our next project is building a timber frame strawbale bunkhouse: March until August 2025

There are several stages to the build. Each will be run as instructional volunteering opportunities to learn various aspects of natural and low impact building. There are countless ways of creating a comfortable and sturdy building from natural materials. This is one of them. Care will be taken to explain the thinking behind each process so people can take inspiration from how we do things as well as feel empowered to try things differently. We aspire to create an environment of popular education where each person is seen as bringing valuable experiences and input to the processes. We’re not just creating a building, we’re building a community and a movement. Building skills is only one part of the spectrum of skills we need. We need social skills, facilitation skills, organisational skills, motivational skills, communication skills, conflict resolution skills, and so much more. Awareness and knowledge and lived experiences of everything under the sun is sought and valued.

All of the buildings at the Land Skills Hub have been built using traditional building methods taught through popular education methods

Traditional British Timber Framing

Henry Russell has led several traditional British timber framing projects at Fivepenny Farm.

Bell tower

Henry Russell will lead the courses to build a bell tower in Autumn 2026, based on traditional architecture from the Polish-Ukranian border.

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