A FINE woodworking and furniture making school in West Somerset is hosting two weekends of behind the scenes tours in partnership with the charity Woodland Heritage.

Williams and Cleal is holding the open woods and workshops events on June 20, 21, 27 and 28 at its Willett Farm Workshop premises between Stogumber and Lydeard St Lawrence.

Guests will be invited to tour the company’s renowned countryside workshop to see its furniture-making process in action.

They will experience live woodworking demonstrations, including steam bending, and have an opportunity to engage with expert tutors during talks and question and answer sessions.

Visitors will explore tools, techniques, and works in progress, offering an inspiring and educational insight into the world of fine furniture making.

The event includes a display of some of the firm’s most iconic pieces and current student projects.

There will also be an opportunity for guided walks of the neighbouring James Wood, which is a Woodland Heritage demonstration woodland.

James Wood has about 30,000 trees growing across 86 acres of land created from a bequest by James Stratton which the charity uses to showcase planting and management techniques.

The weekends are being held in partnership with Woodland Heritage, a charity creating a thriving UK wood culture to benefit the environment, people, and the economy.

The charity does so by championing the good use of home-grown timber from sustainable, productive woodlands for the benefit of present and future generations through a combination of demonstration sites, research, education, membership, and outreach, building on the wisdom and skills of the past to weather the challenges of tomorrow.

The company was founded in 2007 by Jane Cleal and Justin Williams, who wanted to share their passion and enthusiasm for quality craftsmanship.

All proceeds from the workshop tours will go to the Woodland Heritage charity.