Survival for Teenagers

Lessons in Survival and Bushcraft for Teenagers without their gadgets.

This course is set up as an introduction to the principals of Survival for teenagers. The course is run as a series and each session starting at 10am and finishing at 6pm. The course aims to cover all the aspect of survival in theory and practically. Each day we will be cooking something over the fire for lunch.

  • Plant and Tree identification.
  • Finding and preparing Safe drinking Water.
  • Shelter Natural and man made we look at the pros and cons of both shelter types form a survival and environmental standpoint.
  • Fire starting and Cooking over a fire.
  • Survival Traps and the Law.
  • Safe Knife use and knife maintenance.

Other Bush Craft Courses

Family Bow Making Day

A chance for the family to get out into a fantastic woodland environment and build a bow.

D of E Residential

This course is open to all Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s entrants to learn Bushcraft skills in a secluded Ancient Woodland environment.

Bushcraft Cookery

This one-day course is designed to introduce the concept of Bushcraft cookery and allow him or her to leave the woods feeling relaxed about preparing meals in the wild.

Two Day Family Bushcraft

On this two day 2 night course we will introduce you and your child to the joys of the natural world. This course has been broken into short interactive chunks and as much fun as possible.

Two Day Introduction to Bushcraft

This two day two night course is our intermediate course which has proven to be the most popular so far. No prior experience is needed for this course.

One Day Introduction to Bushcraft

The aim of this course is to introduce you to the fundamentals of Bushcraft in a small group. The content of the course may vary due to the season.

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