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Knots and Seaweed: A Foraging and Stone Age Day Course
East Lothian, TBC on booking EH42 1XW
Friday 23 May
The course runs 10.30am - 6.30pm but we advise participants to get there at 9am as the car park gets full very quickly and it is a 20-30min walk to the course location.This course is £95 per person.
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Knots and Seaweed: A Foraging and Stone Age Day Course
This is a one day course learning about how our Mesolithic ancestors interacted with coast and estuary.
In the morning, we will discuss and demonstrate how plant fibres were used to make string, ropes, crab pots and fishing nets. We will teach you how to make cordage and some fishing net knotting techniques, so you can make a small collecting net or basket. After lunch on the beach round a fire, we will spend the afternoon out at the low tide’s edge learning the seaweed species and foraging for coastal plants.
Venue: East Lothian coast. Directions will be sent after booking. Please note the location is not easily accessible by public transport this early in the day, so please advise well in advance if you need help with a car share.
Participants: Wear warm clothes, it will be cold so preferably a windproof layer. Importantly wear suitable waterproof, non-slip footwear (e.g. wellies), you will be on slippery rocks and in rock pools at times and will get wet feet. You will need to bring: a sharp knife, a packed lunch, snacks and drinking water. There are no public toilets so also bring tissue paper and a biodegradable bag (e.g. dog poo bag).
Please note: This course is not suitable for dogs to accompany their owners.
In the morning, we will discuss and demonstrate how plant fibres were used to make string, ropes, crab pots and fishing nets. We will teach you how to make cordage and some fishing net knotting techniques, so you can make a small collecting net or basket. After lunch on the beach round a fire, we will spend the afternoon out at the low tide’s edge learning the seaweed species and foraging for coastal plants.
Venue: East Lothian coast. Directions will be sent after booking. Please note the location is not easily accessible by public transport this early in the day, so please advise well in advance if you need help with a car share.
Participants: Wear warm clothes, it will be cold so preferably a windproof layer. Importantly wear suitable waterproof, non-slip footwear (e.g. wellies), you will be on slippery rocks and in rock pools at times and will get wet feet. You will need to bring: a sharp knife, a packed lunch, snacks and drinking water. There are no public toilets so also bring tissue paper and a biodegradable bag (e.g. dog poo bag).
Please note: This course is not suitable for dogs to accompany their owners.
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