Category: Playscapes & Treehouses

View All Projects Timber Tractor This tractor was constructed onsite at the County Show to demonstrate what can be made from felled timber and tyres! enquire #woodmad

View All Projects A pallet spaceship with Alien tree cyclops spiders invading the Holker Garden Festival…Fun for kids and adults alike! Made from reclaimed materials. enquire #woodmad

View All Projects An Aeroplane with a sandpit in one wing… First presented at the Holker Garden festival then relocated to a primary school in Coniston, is it a Spitfire plane? Or a Vulcan bomber ? Or maybe the Coniston Bluebird? No it’s a The Supermarine ‘Splinter’ Mk11. enquire #woodmad

View All Projects Under the canopy of a large Cherry tree we made a Tree house platform with a winding staircase, climbing ramp and slide, along with a nest swing it’s the perfect distraction for the Grand kids! Made from Robinia and Larch. enquire #woodmad

View All Projects A Diseased Oak tree had to be felled in a park in Ambleside, but rather than just firewood the timber the local council decided to make something more interesting out of the old tree. We created seating and a play are for children to enjoy natural play climbing on all the branches, … Continued

View All Projects Chances Park in Carlisle has undergone extensive refurbishment over the last few years. Carlisle City Council decided to upgrade the play facilities after consultation with the local schools. At the same time an old and rather large Turkey Oak was condemned due to ill health. As this tree was such a feature … Continued

View All Projects Built for The County Show to entertain the kids and show what we do! Made from peeled Oak poles, Cedar cladding and hand split Oak shingle roof All the materials sourced from local woodlands. Apart from the rope and slide! We constructed it in the week leading up to the show and … Continued

View All Projects We wanted to create a play area which captured the kid’s imagination! We involved the kids with their playground development whilst learning about the processes, they brainstormed some ideas and we built a flatbed truck to double as a stage. We took the kids to the woods to select the timber for … Continued

View All Projects This children’s castle was constructed on a small area of garden using Leylandii which were felled on site. All of the felled material was used, including the branches which were chipped to provide the ground surfacing. Cladding was brought in to produce the upper deck area. This was made from Larch and … Continued

View All Projects 4 Silver Birch trees had to be felled at the top of the garden, and the Grand kids (as well as the holiday cottage guests !) wanted a place to play, so we thought a tree house made from the Birch trees would fit in. The trees were dismantled in sections by … Continued