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Withies Gate is in the village of Oreton which has its own school.

Volunteers from conservation charity HollybushTrust recently arrived at the school and worked flat out for three days to plant withies.

origin, the basket of life, the withies, the osier reed weave, where

Now, people in Nuneaton can get to grips with willow withies themselves to see what creations they can conjure up.

Elsewhere, withies are wound between poles and saplings to deflect views and reinforce the lines of paths.