With a little bit of guesswork and a lot of experience Lyle attempts to recreate an authentic thatched roof for our Saxon Hall using ancient methods. Attaching hazel spars may look easy but as Lyle explains, it’s not for the faint hearted…. Read More
In the second stage of our Bronze Age build with Operation Nightingale we move on to woodworking, with the help of expert tree-wright Darren. Read More
It's day one of the construction of Butser's first Bronze Age house and we were joined by none other than Phil Harding of Time Team fame to turn the first sod! Read More
Those Anglo-Saxons knew a thing or two about working with wood, as Darren, our resident Treewright shows us. Read More
The skin window is finally completed and is ready to be installed. Read More
Watch as our Anglo-Saxon house starts to really take shape with hand crafted bulwarked walls. Read More
The skin window starts to come together with two of our team's expert help. Read More
Find out more about how our ancient ancestors made tools with Butser Ancient Farm’s resident flint knapping expert Mark Havey. Read More
We experiment with turning raw-hide into a window covering for our Stone Age Horton House. Read More
Watch as Darren and Julian talk us through the beautiful and mesmerising art of splitting this huge log into usable timber. Read More
