Suitable Age Groups
Widow Weaver
Most climbing equipment tells children where to go. There is a start, an end, and a sequence in between. The Widow Weaver does not work like that.
It is a web: a cluster of timber posts at staggered heights, laced together with rope nets, traverse lines and hanging rings on more than one level and in more than one direction. Children can cross it, climb over it, drop through it, hang underneath it, or sit in the middle of it and watch everyone else. There is no correct answer. On the first visit they will find one way through; by the end of term they will have found twenty, and they will be arguing about which is hardest.
That open structure is what keeps it in use. Linear trails get solved and then abandoned. A web does not get solved.
Covering that age span in one piece of equipment is difficult, and most structures manage it by being too easy at the top end. The Widow Weaver handles it through choice of line rather than choice of height. The lower nets and mid-level rails are within reach of a five year old who wants three points of contact at all times. The longer traverses, the hanging rings and the steeper net faces demand real grip strength, planning and nerve — enough to hold the attention of a Year 6 who has outgrown most of the playground.
Because several children can be on it at once, in different places, doing different things, it works as a whole-class resource rather than a queue.
What children get out of it
Rope moves. That is the point. Every net panel and traverse line shifts underfoot, so crossing the structure means constant small corrections, core strength, balance, grip and proprioception, all developed without a single instruction being given. The upper-body work on the rings and net faces is the kind that is genuinely hard to get anywhere else in a school day.
Just as valuable is what happens socially. A web with multiple routes and shared handholds forces negotiation: who goes first, who waits, who helps. Children coach each other across it without noticing they are doing it.
Materials and construction
The frame is built from substantial timber posts, finished in a mix of natural and coloured stain so the structure reads as a deliberate piece of design rather than a pile of scaffolding. Ropes are heavy-duty and reinforced, chosen for grip and for resistance to weather, wear and the determined attention of children who will test every fixing on it.
Everything is specified for permanent outdoor installation in a school or public setting, and built to be inspected, maintained and repaired in place over a long service life.
Key features
Non-linear web layout — no set route, no start and no finishMulti-level nets and traverses — climbable over, through and underneathHanging rings and grab lines — genuine upper-body challenge for older childrenWide age range — accessible at 5, still demanding at 12High capacity — multiple children active at once, in different zonesTimber and reinforced rope — specified for permanent outdoor installationManufactured and installed to BS EN 1176
SKU: TGP023
Material Specifications
Laminated Timber
Glulam redwood timber poles provide exceptional strength, have a greater resistance to splitting, and offer a high quality smooth finish.
Sawn Timber
Sawn redwood timber from FSC sustainable sources, all pressure treated to class 4 after all manufacturing processes have been completed.
Quality Steel Fixings
All nuts, bolts, screws and brackets are zinc plated or stainless steel to prevent against corrosion and to ensure longevity and safety.
Steel Cored Ropes
Colourful steel cored polypropylene ropes are used to ensure safety, durability, and vandal resistance.
Anti-slip Panels
Colourful steel cored polypropylene ropes are used to ensure safety, durability, and vandal resistance.
HDPE Panels
High Density Polyethylene panel are highly durable and vandal resistant. The multicolored panels allow for intricate designs to be routed for additional play value.
Handholds
Large size professional handholds made from resin bound sand with stainless steel threaded inserts and anti-spin secondary fixing point.
Timber Paint
A high quality, satin finish, oil-based wood stain that is child-friendly and won’t stain clothes or peel away from the timber.
Painted Steelwork
Steelwork is either aluminium or galvanised mild steel and is treated and primed prior to receiving a vibrant painted finish.
Product Labels
Aluminium labels are affixed to all our equipment at quality control stage prior to dispatch. Each label contains our details, the product ID, and year of manufacture.
FSC Sourced Timber
We only use timber that has been responsibly sourced from managed forests with the FSC accreditation.
Timber Treatment
We pressure treat all our timber with Tanalith E wood preservative after all of our manufacturing processes are complete to class 4 which prevents against all forms of wood decay and insect attack.
| Free Fall Height | 2100mm |
| Minimum Surfacing Area | 62m2 |
| Minimum Space Required | 10800mm x 7800mm |
| Dimension of Largest Part | – |
| Mass of Heaviest Part (Kg) | – |
| Wheelchair Accessible | – |
| Spare Part Availability | – |
| Min persons required for assembly | – |
No schematics available.
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