If you would like to understand how to build a dry stone wall, why not join one of our Courses for 2025.
If you want to continue learning this skill and join our regular Practice sessions, we would welcome you to become a member.
Please note that some events may be subject to change, typically because of weather conditions. Please confirm arrangements before attending.
The Oak Fair, Stock Gaylard
The Oak Fair celebrates the countryside, woodcraft, timber and conservation.
Corton Down – Dry Stone Walling Course – FULLY BOOKED
Beginners dry stone walling course on the South Dorset Ridgeway at Corton Down, near Martinstown, Dorset. For further details and to apply, see: Courses
£90
Portesham Village Hall: Branch AGM
Portesham Village Hall Malthouse Mdw, Portesham, Weymouth, Dorset, United KingdomDorset DSWA Annual General Meeting
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"
Portesham Wall
Supporting local volunteers
Langton Herring
Langton Herring Weymouth, Dorset, United KingdomMembers' dry stone walling practice at Langton Herring
Tyneham Farm
Tyneham Village MOD Ranges Tyneham Village MOD Ranges, EAST LULWORTH, Wareham, Dorset, United KingdomTidy-up of our Branch assessment site at Tyneham Farm
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, facilitate grassland management, protect ground-nesting birds and preserve the unique geoheritage of Ham Hill. We are about to start on the final derelict section of the wall dividing … Continue reading "Ham Hill"
Crack Lane, Langton Matravers
Weekend Members' dry stone walling practice at Crack Lane, Langton Matravers
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, facilitate grassland management, protect ground-nesting birds and preserve the unique geoheritage of Ham Hill. We are continuing with the final derelict section of the wall dividing Strouds Field. … Continue reading "Ham Hill"
Postponed Langton Herring
Langton Herring Weymouth, Dorset, United KingdomMembers' dry stone walling practice at Langton Herring. POSTPONED to next Saturday (17 December 2022)
Walling Breakfast, Prince of Wales, Ham Hill
Breakfast at the Prince of Wales pub to celebrate our progress restoring the Strouds dry stone wall on Ham Hill. Open to all Dorset Branch DSWA Members, together with all the volunteers involved walling at Ham Hill over the 2022 season. Breakfast Menu Aim for food at 10:00 am, so arrive a little earlier. Depending on … Continue reading "Walling Breakfast, Prince of Wales, Ham Hill"
Langton Herring
Langton Herring Weymouth, Dorset, United KingdomMembers' dry stone walling practice at Langton Herring. Saturday only.
Ham Hill
Last chance for walling in 2022, fuelled by warm mince pies from the Ham Hill Rangers. We are continuing with the final derelict section of the wall dividing Strouds Field. 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, Thera South West and Tinkers Bubble, with … 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 stock proof, facilitate wild flower grassland management, protect ground-nesting birds and preserve the unique geoheritage of Ham Hill. We are continuing with the final derelict section of the wall … Continue reading "Ham Hill"
