ADVANCED BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL WEEKEND

Building upon our Bushcraft & Survival Weekend, new skills are introduced and others are further developed.

We will build natural shelters, which you can sleep in if you wish, make a raised bed with a self-feeding fire, and this will include sourcing the timber we need, covering Axe use felling small trees and Knife work and safety.

Fire lighting will be re-visited, with a focus on the bow drill technique and cook fires. Natural navigation will be introduced, along with wildlife track interpretation, bark craft work, safe axe use, working with withies, tree ID and uses, and wild foods.

This course is aimed at people who are already proficient at fire lighting with a flame, and are ready to take their skills further in fire, water and shelter. Bow drill friction fire lighting form the main focus for fire lighting skills, so some familiarity with leave no trace camping and…