Leigh constructs a model pod in the workshop . Models of the pods let clients experiment with various configurations .
What don ’ t John and Leigh Price do with their woodland ? Their workshop and 10 acres of Welsh woodland near Builth Wells is not only their place of business , it is also a destination for woodland management courses , conferences , school field trips , and soon will be where people can spend their holidays in ‘ glamping ’ pods nestled throughout the woodland . Seven years ago , they implemented a woodland management plan for their acreage . They wanted the woodland to be able to work for itself – to be beautiful and useable at the same time . While thinking about how to use the natural beauty of the woodland in a profitable way , they decided to place small cabins along the forest trails and rent them out . “ We wanted something that would blend into the woodland ,” recalls Leigh . “ And we wanted to use
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