Paul Wimbush has a wealth of low impact living and building experience. He spent three years studying Architecture at Cardiff University. He then lived in Tipi Valley for 5 years where he learnt gardening, goat herding, coppicing, green woodworking and simple living skills. Whilst there he built and lived in Tipis and Yurts. He then spent 5 years living in Brithdir Mawr where he played a central role in managing the 165 acres of pasture and woodland.

Whilst there he also learnt hedge laying, dry stone walling, working horses (including teamwork and haymaking), conservation skills, as well as developing his forestry, pasture and horticultural skills. Whilst there he built a timber framed, straw bale, turf roof roundhouse.