Wilderness Skills

"...I enjoyed learning to make rope from nettles and about tinder for making fire..."

Ask yourself: Could you...

• Light a fire if you only had wet matches?
• Get close to wildlife without an animal picking up your scent?
• Go hiking without being limited by the amount of food and fresh water you can carry?
• Look after a woodland so that it will be there for future generations?

Come on one of our Traditional Wilderness Skills, Bushcraft courses and find out how!

Try your hand at...

• Animal tracking and observation
• Wilderness fire-making techniques, including by friction
• Conservation skills
• Wilderness fishing techniques
• Shelter building, natural bindings and cord
• Wild plants indentification for utility, food and medicine
• Purifying water and backwoods cooking techniques
• Safe use of cutting tools for camp craft

Type of courses offered:

(in progressive order)

• One day taster experience
• Two day residential
• Five day intermediate course
• Wilderness expedition.

All participants sleep either in Tipi’s, hammocks or natural shelters and cook over open fires.

Booking a course:

If you would like to book a residential course please contact us. We can then discuss which course best suits your needs and send you a booking form.