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 Events
Some of the recent Lancashire Branch dry stone walling practice meets and events.
WALLING PRACTICE MEET, RIDGE FARM, NOVEMBER 2025
PRACTICE MEET, RIDGE FARM, NOVEMBER 2025 Practice Meet: 8th November 2025 Venue: Ridge Farm, Diggle It was a rather driech autumnal morning (grey and drizzling) on arrival at Ridge Farm, definitely not what the weather forecast had predicted. We hadn’t originally...
PRACTICE MEET, RIDGE FARM, SEPTEMBER 2025
PRACTICE MEET, RIDGE FARM, SEPTEMBER 2025 Practice Meet: 13th September 2025 Venue: Ridge Farm, Diggle It was a very welcome return to Ridge Farm for the September PM when seven members of the branch chanced the scattered sunny intervals between very heavy showers, so...
PRACTICE MEET – RIPLEY’S FARM / CLAY PIGEON RANGE
PRACTICE MEET, RIPLEY'S FARM, SPRINGHEAD, AUGUST 2025 Practice Meet: 10th August 2025 Venue: Ripley’s Farm, Brighton Road, Springhead, Oldham This was the second visit of the Branch to this venue. Perched high above Strinesdale Reservoirs, it would likely catch any...
TRAINING COURSE, WERNETH LOW, JULY 2025
TRAINING COURSE, WERNETH LOW VISITORS CENTRE, JULY 2025 July Training Course: 12th & 13th July 2025 Venue: Werneth Low Visitors Centre, Hyde It was great to see a new group of enthusiastic trainees learning the skills of walling. Two beautiful days, weather, and...
PRACTICE MEET, RIPLEY’S FARM, SPRINGHEAD, JULY 2025
PRACTICE MEET, RIPLEY'S FARM, SPRINGHEAD, JULY 2025 July Practice Meet: 5th July 2025 Venue: Ripley’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...
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