ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/strict"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta name="description" content="Willow and Wicker coffins - natural for woodland burial, buy online"/> <meta name="keywords" content="Natural endings, Green and Alternative Funerals, Green Funerals, Alternative Funerals, Eco Funerals, Funerals, Funeral director, Ethical Funerals, Woodland Burials, Alternative Burials, Green Burials, Natural Burials, Funeral service, Funeral, Natural coffins, coffin, coffins, wicker coffins, willow coffins, bamboo coffins, Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire"/> <meta name="language" content="English"/> <meta name="author" content="Naturalendings.co.uk"/> <meta name="robots" content="INDEX FOLLOW"/> <meta name="revisit-after" content="30 days"/> <meta name="reply-to" content="enquiries@naturalendings.co.uk"/> <meta name="document-classification" content="Green and Alternative Funerals"/> <meta name="document-type" content="Public"/> <meta name="document-rating" content="General"/> <meta name="cache-control" content="Public"/> <title>Willow (Wicker) Coffins</title> <link href="/css/naturalendingsgold.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"/> </head> <body> <div id="banner"> <br/> </div> <div id="mainmenu"> <ul> <li> <a href="/index.asp" title="Return to natural endings home page">Home</a> </li> <li> <a href="/green-funerals.asp" title="Read about environmentally / green funerals and woodland burials">Green Funerals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/alternative-funerals.asp" title="Read about alternative funerals">Alternative Funerals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/natural-coffins.asp" title="Willow, wicker, cardboard, bamboo and eco-coffins">Our Coffins</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about-us.asp" title="About Natural Endings Funerals">About Us</a> </li> <li> <a href="/contact.asp" title="Contact Natural Endings Funerals by email or phone">Contact</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="content"> <h1>About Willow Coffins</h1> <div class="column left"> <h2>Willow Coffins (also known as wicker or basket coffins)</h2> <p><h2><a href="buy-coffin-now.asp" title="buy an environmentally friendly coffin now for quick delivery">Click here to buy a coffin now with quick delivery.</a></h2></p> <p><img src="/images/willow_pink_coffin.jpg" class="imageinset" align="left" width="180" border="0" /> Willow coffins are also known as basket coffins or wicker coffins. They have become popular again lately but are by no means a new idea. In the late 19th century Sir Frances Haden developed wicker coffins. His design had no lid and was to be filled with flowers or earth for natural burial.</p> Willow is a truly environmentally renewable resource. The willow plant grows up to 8ft in height and can be harvested annually from the same crown for up to 60 years.</p> <BR> <p> <img src="/images/wicker_coffin_1875.jpg" class="imageinset" align="left" width="180" border="0" /> We have a number of different styles and colours of willow coffin available. Some are available to anyone in the UK to <a href="/buy-coffin-now.asp">buy now with quick delivery.</a> We have an even large selection available if we are your chosen funeral director. In terms of shape they tend to be either traditional coffin shaped (angular and tapered) or they have round ends. Some also have slightly domed lids. Willow coffins also have a variety of shapes of handles. Some coffins can even have a band of a bright colour.</p> <BR> <img src="/images/highstedcoffin.jpg" class="imageinset" align="left" width="180" border="0" /> Some of these beautiful wicker coffins are hand crafted by co-operative of cottage industries in Poland. Some are woven in Somerset.</p> They are a popular choice for woodland burial as they are entirely bio-degradeable and from a sustainable resource.</p> <img src="/images/English_willow_coffins.jpg" class="imageinset" align="left" width="180" border="0" /> Other eco coffins available include coffins made from bamboo, pandanus, cardboard, seagrass, papier mache, woven banana leaf, woven hyasinth and jute.</p> <p>All our eco-coffins are suitable for traditional or green burial or green cremation.</p> <p><b>We can sell you an <a href="/buy-coffin-now.asp">individual coffin</a> and have it delivered to your funeral directors.</b></p> </div> <div class="column right sidebar"> <h4></h4> <div id="sidenavcontainer"> <ul id="sidenavlist"> <a href="/buy-coffin-now.asp" title="read more about buying an eco-coffin for quick delivery">Buy a Coffin now</a> <a href="/green-funerals.asp" title="read more about buying an eco-coffin for next day delivery">Green Funerals</a> <a href="/alternative-funerals.asp" title="read more about buying an eco-coffin for next day delivery">Alternative Funerals</a> <a href="/football-funerals.asp" title="read more about funerals taking place at leading football and other sports venues">Football and sports funerals</a> <a href="/funeral-transport-hearses.asp" title="read more about buying an eco-coffin for next day delivery">Funeral Transport</a> <a href="/contact.asp" title="Contact Natural Endings for alternative, green and eco-friendly funerals">Contact us</a> <a href="/about-us.asp" title="Find out more about Natural Endings alternative, green and eco-friendly funerals">About Us</a> <a href="/links.asp" title="green funerals, eco-coffins, unusual hearses and non-religious funerals">Useful Links</a> <a href="/funeral-poetry.asp" title="verse and poems for funeral readings">Funeral Poetry</a> </ul> <BR> <BR> <BR> <P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 120%;">Funerals arranged in Manchester, Cheshire, South Lancashire and areas of Merseyside.</SPAN></P> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> email:<a href="mailto:enquiries@naturalendings.co.uk">enquiries@naturalendings.co.uk</a> | <a href="/contact.asp">Contact telephone</a> </div> </div></body></html>