Welcome to the Lancashire Branch
Dry Stone Walling Association
The Lancashire Branch operate within western Lancashire, from the Cumbrian border and Irish Sea to the North and West, to Saddleworth Moor in the East. We are a small, friendly and active branch of the DSWA. New members are always welcome, and we provide various training and practice meets throughout
the year.
Dry Stone Walling in Lancashire
Welcome to the official website of the Lancashire Branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.
For membership enquiries, please contact the Secretary, Paul Clayton, via the Contact Us page.
The Dry Stone Walling Association is a Registered Charity – Charity Number 289678
All content on this site, unless otherwise stated, is Copyright © DSWA Lancashire Branch

2025 Drystone Walling Courses
Bookings for our 2025 drystone walling courses are now being taken. Full details…
Branch Practice Meets
Some of the recent Lancashire Branch dry stone walling practice meets and events.
PRACTICE MEET, RILEY’S FARM, SPRINGHEAD, JULY 2025
PRACTICE MEET, RILEY'S FARM, SPRINGHEAD, JULY 2025 July Practice Meet: 5th July 2025 Venue: Riley's Farm, Brighton Road, Springhead, Oldham The weather forecast had been far from promising. Nevertheless, 13 doughty members turned out, no doubt curious to see this...
Practice Meet, Burnedge Bent 8th June 2025
PRACTICE MEET, BURNEDGE BENT, JUNE 2025 Date: 8th Junel 2025 Location: Burnedge Bent Farm, Grasscroft Conditions: Warm and wet with a mixture of dry spells and downpours An enthusiastic gang of 15 branch members turned out to brave the unpredictable weather. The...
PRACTICE MEET, BURNEDGE BENT, May 2025
PRACTICE MEET, BURNEDGE BENT, MAY 2025 Date: 10th May 2025 Location: Burnedge Bent Farm, Grasscroft Conditions: A pleasantly warm and dry Spring day, Glorious Gapping: We had a request to repair a couple of gaps in the field walls at Burnedge Bent, from James and...
Training Course at Larkhill, Dobcross 3rd & 4th May 2025
DSWA Lancashire Branch Training Course, Larkhill The branch held another great weekend training course on the 3rd and 4th of May 2025 at Larkhill, Dobcross. The attendees were an enthusiastic bunch and did a great job of taking down and rebuilding a section of damaged...
PRACTICE MEET, LARKHILL ROAD, APRIL 2025
PRACTICE MEET, LARKHILL ROAD, APRIL 2025 Date: 13th April 2025 Location: Larkhill Road, Dobcross Conditions: Cloudy and cool in the morning, clearing in the afternoon After the recent protracted spell of hot weather, it was probably welcomed that it was cloudier and...
PRACTICE MEET, BOARSHURST, MARCH 2025
PRACTICE MEET, BOARSHURST, MARCH 2025 Date: 8th March 2025 Location: Boarshurst Conditions: Sunny and warm Spring was definitely in the air at the March meet. It was a perfectly dry, sunny and (unseasonably) warm day to carry on with the work at Boarshurt. Eleven...
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