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Bushcraft

A fantastic programme of activities, led by a bush craft specialist, who will teach your pupils all they need to know to survive in the wild! The stimulating activities include learning about the different methods of igniting fires, foraging and preparing meals and building temporary houses amongst other exciting activities. This programme is a great way of developing self-reliance and personal confidence as well as building your class’s ability to work as a team.

Shelter Building - ½ day

In our beautiful woodland setting the children work in teams, making use of a combination of natural and man-made resources to build a home good enough to take shelter in.

children enjoying shelter building in the Hooke Court woods

Scavenging, Cooking and Fire Lighting – ½ day

Prepare and cook the Bushcraft way! Use a variety of techniques to prepare and cook food on an open fire from a range of ingredients, adding flavour from what you can find in the hedgerows and on the forest floor, dependent upon the season. Learn about the importance of fire and try your hand at fire lighting using various forms of friction.

Animal Hunting – ½ day

Take a walk to investigate the variety of tracks and signs that can be found, interpreting which animals may have passed by and what they may have been doing.

Camp Fire – evening

A tutor led activity within which the children can join in with singing songs, telling stories and jokes as well as acting out little sketches. An activity where children can entertain themselves without the use of modern day technology.

Foraging and Trapping – evening

Take an evening walk to learn about collecting and trapping any potential sources of food in the local woodland.

Children sat around an open fire
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