Willow Swifts and Leaves Workshop
Come and join the Coddiwomplers to create willow swifts and leaves at Carlton Marshes.
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Come and join the Coddiwomplers to create willow swifts and leaves at Carlton Marshes.
Come and join the Coddiwomplers to create willow swifts and leaves at Carlton Marshes.
Weave and unwind with local willow artist Jane Kelly, creating a small basket of your own
Weave and unwind with local willow artist Jane Kelly, creating a small basket of your own
Join local willow artist Toni Cross for a relaxing morning of creating practical and decorative items for the garden
Try something new by making your very own willow bird feeder with Karina Thornton as part of the Derbyshire Makes Festival 2026!
One of our commonest willows, the goat willow is a small tree that is found in ditches, reedbeds and wet woodland. It is well-known for its silver, fluffy catkins that give it another name, '…
One of our commonest willows, the grey willow is a small tree that is found in ditches, reedbeds and wet woodland. It is well-known for its silver, fluffy catkins that give it another name, '…
The willow tit lives in wet woodland and willow carr in England, Wales and southern Scotland. It is very similar to the marsh tit, but has a distinctive pale panel on its wings.
So-named for the silvery-white appearance of its leaves, the white willow can be seen along riverbanks, around lakes and in wet woodlands. Like other willows, it produces catkins in spring.
So-named because its gnarled trunk can split as it grows, the crack willow can be seen along riverbanks, around lakes and in wet woodlands. Like other willows, it produces catkins in spring.
A summer visitor, the willow warbler can be seen in woodland, parks and gardens across the UK. It arrives here in April and leaves for southern Africa in September.