We've just planned the first community event of our Oakwood Project. We're still deciding what we'll call the project, our favourites are Rhodd y Goedwig and Coed Creadigol. We'd be glad to have your feedback on what you'd choose. This project aims to tie together the...

Testing began in earnest yesterday to make ink from foraged Walnuts. We started by boiling up about a kilo of walnuts with around two litres of water, sieving out the nuts as the husks broke down. Eventually, the husks had become a very soft mush and the liquid was a...

Travelling by car: There is plenty of car parking in Dolgellau, but the length of your visit will determine where you should chose to park. There is some clearly marked on street parking, but you can only stay in these bays for 1 hour. There are two main car parks on...

The journey to make Arloesi Dolgellau the airy, light filled space you can visit today has been a long one! The old building had had various bits altered and added over the years, but was in serious need of work to get it to be a functioning and useful space. The...

On Sunday the 31st of August Huw met Keireine and Martyn Canavan for the first time as they were collecting fallen Walnuts from the ground in Hailey Park, Cardiff. A long chat ensued about natural dyes, weaving with tree bark and the monitoring of bats from their...

Make Your Mark with Nature Oak Ink and Handmade Paper We’re launching a community project that revives the ancient art of making ink and paper using natural materials found right here in our local landscape. At the heart of this is the oak tree – specifically the...