Tag Archives: cumbria

Scything course in Kendal

Posted on June 20, 2025 by stevetomlin

I’ve done quite a lot of scythe training for Cumbria Wildlife Trust over the years and it was great to be delivering another Learn to Scythe workshop for them in Kendal. A group of volunteers were being trained to scythe … Continue reading →

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Learn to Scythe in West Cumbria

Posted on June 19, 2025 by stevetomlin

I was in Whitehaven in Cumbria earlier this week, delivering a Learn to Scythe workshop at Haig Country Park in conjunction with the National Trust and The Land Trust. We had a great group with a range of interests and … Continue reading →

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Learn to Scythe in Cumbria

Posted on May 26, 2025 by stevetomlin

Last summer I travelled up to Whitehaven in West Cumbria to teach a Learn to Scythe workshop for The Land Trust at Haig Park.It was a great day mowing their wildflower meadow with views over the harbour. I specialise in … Continue reading →

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Beginners scything course in Cumbria

Posted on June 23, 2024 by stevetomlin

Summer is finally here and I enjoyed a sunny day with this group at Brigflatts Meeting House in Sedbergh, Cumbria. I’ve been teaching scything courses for beginners at this site for 10 years now and it’s always a treat to … Continue reading →

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Learning to peen a scythe with the jig

Posted on April 20, 2024 by stevetomlin

A second day in Cumbria with two of the estate team learning how to peen Austrian scythes with the peening jig. Lewis and Lee already maintain a lot of the other tools for the team so they were chosen to … Continue reading →

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Scything in the Cumbrian rain

Posted on April 18, 2024 by stevetomlin

Today, I’ve been back to CGP Publishing to teach a Learn to Scythe course in Cumbria. I came and taught a scything workshop for them a few years ago but, with their team expanding, they decided another course was in … Continue reading →

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Scything course in Cumbria

Posted on June 17, 2023 by stevetomlin

Very welcome cooler weather for the Learn to Scythe course at Brigflatts Meeting House in Sedbergh today. It’s a beautiful venue for the course and lovely to see the meadow changing over the years that I’ve been teaching and scything … Continue reading →

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Scything drone footage

Posted on July 9, 2021 by stevetomlin

Many thanks to Andrew Brown for taking this aerial footage with his drone during the scything improvers’ course in Cumbria

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Scythe course for estate garden team

Posted on June 17, 2020 by stevetomlin

I’m just back from Cumbria where I was invited to teach a scything course for some of the gardening team at CGP Publishing. The company is housed in an amazing house and formal garden just outside Broughton in south Cumbria. … Continue reading →

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Like a hot knife through butter (cups)

Posted on June 6, 2018 by stevetomlin


Come to the meadow and learn to mow easily and quietly with an Austrian scythe. Continue reading →

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