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  • Ham Hill

    Dorset DSWA Members' Practice. Just over the border in South Somerset. Restoring the dry stone walls on the Ham Hill plateau in order to make them stockproof and facilitate grassland management. This is a collaborative project with volunteers from the South West England Dry Stone Walling Association (SWEDSWA), EuCAN Somerset Volunteers, EuCAN Dorset Mid-week Volunteers, … Continue reading "Ham Hill"

  • Came Down

    Members' practice. Walling this weekend will be at our new site at Came Down, near Bincombe. The gate will be open so you will be able to drive along the track past the dung heap. We need to keep the track clear for tractors and there are crops in the fields, but it is possible … Continue reading "Came Down"

  • Ham Hill

    Dorset DSWA Members' Practice. Just over the border in South Somerset. Restoring the dry stone walls on the Ham Hill plateau in order to make them stockproof and facilitate grassland management. This is a collaborative project with volunteers from the South West England Dry Stone Walling Association (SWEDSWA), EuCAN Somerset Volunteers, EuCAN Dorset Mid-week Volunteers, … Continue reading "Ham Hill"

  • Ham Hill

    Dorset DSWA Members' Practice. Just over the border in South Somerset. Restoring the dry stone walls on the Ham Hill plateau in order to make them stockproof and facilitate grassland management. This is a collaborative project with volunteers from the South West England Dry Stone Walling Association (SWEDSWA), EuCAN Somerset Volunteers, EuCAN Dorset Mid-week Volunteers, … Continue reading "Ham Hill"

  • Renscombe

    Renscombe Renscombe Car Park, 3 Renscombe Rd, Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Members practice. Rebuilding the wall at Renscombe car park.

  • Ham Hill

    Dorset DSWA Members' Practice. Just over the border in South Somerset. Restoring the dry stone walls on the Ham Hill plateau in order to make them stockproof and facilitate grassland management. This is a collaborative project with volunteers from the South West England Dry Stone Walling Association (SWEDSWA), EuCAN Somerset Volunteers, EuCAN Dorset Mid-week Volunteers, … Continue reading "Ham Hill"

  • Ham Hill

    Dorset DSWA Members' Practice. Just over the border in South Somerset. Restoring the dry stone walls on the Ham Hill plateau in order to make them stockproof and facilitate grassland management. This is a collaborative project with volunteers from the South West England Dry Stone Walling Association (SWEDSWA), EuCAN Somerset Volunteers, EuCAN Dorset Mid-week Volunteers, … Continue reading "Ham Hill"

  • Came Down

    Members' practice. Walling this weekend will be at our new site at Came Down, near Bincombe. The gate will be open so you will be able to drive along the track past the dung heap. We need to keep the track clear for tractors and there are crops in the fields, but it is possible … Continue reading "Came Down"

  • Ham Hill

    Dorset DSWA Members' Practice. Just over the border in South Somerset. Restoring the dry stone walls on the Ham Hill plateau in order to make them stockproof and facilitate grassland management. This is a collaborative project with volunteers from the South West England Dry Stone Walling Association (SWEDSWA), EuCAN Somerset Volunteers, EuCAN Dorset Mid-week Volunteers, … Continue reading "Ham Hill"

  • Ham Hill

    Dorset DSWA Members' Practice. Just over the border in South Somerset. Restoring the dry stone walls on the Ham Hill plateau in order to make them stockproof and facilitate grassland management. This is a collaborative project with volunteers from the South West England Dry Stone Walling Association (SWEDSWA), EuCAN Somerset Volunteers, EuCAN Dorset Mid-week Volunteers, … Continue reading "Ham Hill"

  • Renscombe

    Members practice. Rebuilding the wall at Renscombe car park.

  • Ham Hill

    The last Dorset DSWA Members' Practice of 2021. Just over the border in South Somerset. Restoring the dry stone walls on the Ham Hill plateau in order to make them stockproof and facilitate grassland management. This is a collaborative project with volunteers from the South West England Dry Stone Walling Association (SWEDSWA), EuCAN Somerset Volunteers, … Continue reading "Ham Hill"

  • Dorset DSWA Events 2022 and Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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    Our outdoor (well ventilated!) dry stone walling activities continue to operate into 2022 under our robust COVID-guidelines. For the health and safety of all involved, we expect all participants to have appropriate vaccinations (or valid medical exemption) and a negative result from a recent rapid lateral flow test. Flow before you go!

  • Ham Hill

    The first Members' Practice of 2022 on Ham Hill. Just over the border in South Somerset. Restoring the dry stone walls on the Ham Hill plateau in order to make them stockproof and facilitate the management of the meadow grassland. This is a collaborative project with volunteers from the South West England Dry Stone Walling … Continue reading "Ham Hill"