Gallery

Here is a gallery of just some of the various points of interest, people and projects undertaken by Offshoots.

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Alan rescuing a swarm of bees	A wood-carved wren: one of many pieces of artwork on site	The cob building: made out of natural materials including clay sand and straw

A frame of bees out of one of our hives	Peacock butterfly: just a snapshot of some of the wildlife that is attracted to the garden	Our charcoal kiln in full swing

A standard garden compost bin	The compost toilet	A wood-carved squirrel

The compost toilet and polytunnels in winter	The oven in the cob building makes fantastic bread and pizzas, yummy!	The bathroom suite on the decking!

The Walter Segal Building: it has a living grass roof and is powered by a wind turbine and solar panel. This is our main classroom on site	Carved wooden legs and hand: it used to be a dead tree until it was given a new lease of life!	The compost after it has been matured and sieved, ready for use

Some examples of willow weaving	The wildlife pond in front of the Walter Segal building. It contains many creatures including newts, tadpoles, sticklebacks, water beetles and water boatmen	The cottage border of the garden and the final resting place of the composting milk-float

The vegetable plots growing our organic produce	A good view of some of the garden: in the old car tyres are herbs like mints and lemon balm, and in the background are the fruit trees	The solar panel which powers the Walter Segal Building

Close up of the toilet - plants will grow anywhere!	Award-winning photo taken by Lisa on site	The wind turbine that powers the Walter Segal building