Bushcraft and Wilderness Skills
"I have really enjoyed myself over the years and would love to come back and help"
Oct ’08 (Conserve Award Participant) aged 15
"It has been a great 4 years well spent"
Oct ’08 (Conserve Award Participant) aged 14
Oct ’08 (Conserve Award Participant) aged 15
"It has been a great 4 years well spent"
Oct ’08 (Conserve Award Participant) aged 14
We run bushcraft and wilderness living skills courses for 12 to 18year olds. Courses run from a taster day to a five-day expedition in the Scottish Highlands.On all these courses provide the opportunity to take part in all stages of the John Muir Award scheme.
During the courses some of the skills taught are:
- Primitive fire making techniques
- Identifying Wild foods and Medicinal plants- woodland and coastal
- Shelter Building
- Safe use of cutting tools
- Carving techniques
- Making vessels for eating and harvesting such as bowls, plates and baskets
- Navigation by the stars
- Animal tracks and signs
- How to camp leaving no trace and how to enhance the natural landscape through which you have been traveling.
- Advance courses include basic canoeing and mountaineering skills
- And much more!
"For some young people who have come though a programme of Wild Things activities in depth and quality, especially the Wilderness Rural Skills programme, their experience has undoubtedly been ‘life changing’. Evidence suggest their beliefs have been altered in ways that strongly suggest the Wild Things experience has shaped their thinking to the extent of influencing career choice and attitudes to wider society."
Duncan Bryden, Bryden Associates, 2008 Independent Evaluation of Wild things!
Duncan Bryden, Bryden Associates, 2008 Independent Evaluation of Wild things!
Booking Information:
What’s Included ?
- Experienced and friendly Wild things! Leaders delivering activities
- Taster Day followed by Residential Course
- All equipment, tools and quality outdoor clothing necessary for wild camping trips to remote locations.
- All food, and accommodation in hammocks or tipis
- Emergency Transport (minibus and 4-wheel drive vehicle)
Group Size:
These courses are for a minimum of 5 young people and a maximum of 10 young people. There will be 4 qualified adults per group.
Cost: As a result of our fundraising activity, and the generosity of grant-giving bodies and charitable trusts, we are able to cover much of the cost of our Bushcraft and Wilderness Skills courses, and offer the programme at heavily subsidised rates for groups from Learning Support Units or social work referrals. Please contact us for further details.
Click here for a booking form.
Our Bushcraft and Wilderness Skills programme is generously sponsored by Scottish Natural Heritage and other organisations and charitable trusts.
