Over the past few years, a roundhouse has been quietly taking shape here — slowly, deliberately, and by hand.

Last summer, Scott and Matt completed the reciprocal roof, a powerful moment in the life of the building and a reminder that this project has never been about speed. It has always been about process, skill, and relationship.

This year, we’re entering the next phase: a series of six practical build days that will complete the structure and bring it fully into use as a shared community space.

More Than a Building Project

The roundhouse isn’t being built as a private structure or a finished product to be admired from a distance. It’s being created to serve people — as a place for learning, gathering, nourishment and care.

Once complete, this space will be used to host:

skill-sharing and low-impact living workshops
land-based education connected to Wildlings Ed
pregnancy, birth and early-years support through Emma’s Antenatal
circles, courses and seasonal gatherings rooted in the wider SEED project

The way we are building reflects how we intend to use the space: collaboratively, thoughtfully, and in rhythm with the land.

Six Days, One Shared Arc

The build is unfolding across six standalone but connected days.

Each day can be booked individually, but together they form a complete journey through the stages of making shelter.

Across the series we move through:

preparing the land and pathways
insulating and enclosing the structure
bringing in light, warmth and orientation
laying earthen floors
installing the hearth
catching and guiding water through the landscape

As the structure takes shape, so does something less visible but equally important: shared understanding, confidence with tools and materials, and a felt sense of how communities actually build things together.

Learning by Doing

These days are not formal courses and they’re not volunteer labour. They sit somewhere older and simpler: people working alongside one another, learning through their hands, and passing on practical knowledge as part of the work itself.

No prior building experience is needed. Tasks are shared and adapted, and teaching happens organically — through conversation, observation, and repetition. People come away with skills they can take into their own homes, gardens and projects, but also with something harder to name: trust in their ability to learn, contribute and build.

Rhythm, Food and the Season

Each day follows a steady rhythm, beginning with a gentle arrival and qi gong to warm the body and settle attention before practical work begins. We work outdoors, with covered space available, and allow the weather and season to shape the pace of the day rather than fighting against them.

Food is part of the work. Lunch is shared and nourishing, using local, organic and foraged ingredients wherever possible, including wild foods from the land and ethically sourced wild venison. We eat together, slow down, and treat nourishment as a way of strengthening both bodies and relationships.

This is about remembering that building, eating and learning have always gone together.

A Living Part of SEED

The roundhouse is one small but tangible part of the wider SEED project — a long-term vision rooted in land stewardship, education, wellbeing and community resilience.

By building this space together, we’re not just creating a structure. We’re laying foundations for future learning, care and connection — for children, families and the wider community — and modelling ways of working that are grounded, humane and sustainable.

Join Us

Each of the six build days is bookable individually, and you’re welcome to come to one or to follow the whole arc. Many people find that attending multiple days deepens both their practical skills and their sense of belonging to the project as it unfolds.

You can find full details and dates on the Events page.

This roundhouse is being built slowly, with intention — and there’s still space to be part of its story.

Building a Roundhouse, Building a Community