England's thatched roofs 03:58. GRASPING AT STRAWS is all the rage among a growing number of British homeowners, as Mark Phillips now shows us: When it comes to housing design, it's hard to get ...

According to Mr Dodson the last three harvests have been very bad for straw growers. "The winter of 2023 was very wet, which meant that yields were down around 40%. So there is a real shortage of ...

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for ...

John Roston Smith has earned a reputation as a top thatcher as popularity of the grass roofs grows world-wide; projects have cost upwards of $750,000 ...

A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape.

A NEW school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape.

Roof thatchers in the South West have said they have a backlog of at least two years' work, partly due to a shortage of people wanting to work in the trade. They say the short-supply of straw and ...

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher. Emma Howgego. BBC political reporter, Cambridgeshire. Published. 29 January 2025.

A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for his industry. Chris Dodson, who runs a thatching company based in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire ...