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This great offer lasts for the whole of December 2025 and includes 26 fantastic bushcraft, foraging, herbal remedies, craft and ancestral skills courses running in 2026.
To take advantage of this offer and get 20% off our 2026 bushcraft, foraging, herbal remedies, craft and ancestral skills courses, simply use this code at checkout: XMAS2025
You can use the discount code to book as many places as you like on this amazing range of fantastic 2026 bushcraft courses, all run from our beautiful ancient woodland camp in Kent:
Bushcraft Courses
1 Day Bushcraft Fundamentals
We’ve put together this 1 day bushcraft course for people whose time is precious but would like to gain a thorough grounding in the key skills of bushcraft and survival. So we’ve created a package that will ensure that you leave us with simple, repeatable bushcraft and survival skills that’ll give you the confidence to broaden your… [Further Details]
Weekend Bushcraft Course
This is our introductory 2 day bushcraft course, designed to initiate you into the joys of woodland living, although many of the skills that you will be taught are easily transferable to other outdoor activities. This 2 day bushcraft course is … [Further Details]
5 Day Bushcraft Course
This 5 day bushcraft course is our most exhaustive course in terms of both breadth and depth of learning. However, you don’t need any previous experience to attend as we start from the basics and progress throughout the 5 days. This is definitely one of our … [Further Details]
Wayfarer’s Weekend
Our Wayfarer’s Weekend has been carefully designed for people who have some existing bushcraft experience and are looking at putting their skills and knowledge into practice. This means that, whilst we’ll be teaching some new skills, you’ll need to set up your own camp and light your own fires…[Further Details]
1 Day Axe Workshop
The axe is one of the most important and useful tools used in bushcraft and mastering its use is a high priority. They have been used for thousands of years to fell trees and shape, split and cut wood. This 1 day axe workshop has been … [Further Details]
Tracking & Nature Awareness Day
This bushcraft course, spent exploring the woodland to identify the wildlife that’s in it, is designed for anyone with an interest in seeing, hearing and smelling more of what is around them. It’s a real eye opener and we’re sure that you’ll never visit the countryside and see it in the same way again…[Further Details]
1 Day Trapping Course
Located between Canterbury and Ashford, join us at our ancient woodland camp on the beautiful Kent Downs for this introductory 1 day trapping course. Trapping played an important role in food acquisition for our hunter gatherer ancestors and represents an important aspect of bushcraft. Whilst it is illegal in the UK to set and use the traps taught on this course, it’s a useful skill to have…[Further Details]
Deer Preparation & Butchery Day
We understand that this is an emotive subject for some people but we believe that this is an important skill for those of us that spend much of our time outdoors. Crucially we believe that the whole process must be conducted in a way that is respectful to the animal…[Further Details]
Craft Courses
Nordic Crafts Weekend
We’ve combined two traditional craft skills for this unique weekend – metal working and greenwood working. You will be shown, and given the opportunity, to make a Viking style knife and carve a Swedish spoon from greenwood…[Further Details]
Forge & Fire Day
You’ll be taken on a trip back in time and taught some of the skills of our ancestors. Ross Berry, our resident blacksmith, will show you how to use an iron age pit forge and guide you through the techniques to make your own traditional fire steel…[Further Details]
1 Day Spoon Carving Course
We’ll start the day by looking at a variety of carving techniques using an axe and knife. Safety and being able to work with minimum of effort will be the main focus of the session. You will also learn to identify which strokes are best suited for different kinds of cuts…[Further Details]
Woodland Pottery Day
Clay is a readily available material that our hunter gatherer ancestors used for millennia to turn into a wide variety of both functional and decorative items. Join us at our ancient woodland camp for a relaxing woodland pottery day and find out all about collecting and refining clay as well as how to transform this wonderful material into beautiful items…[Further Details]
1 Day Leather Working Course
Based in an indoor workshop in Kent, we’ve put this leather working day together for anyone with an interest in craft, the outdoors, or who simply wants to explore another avenue of bushcraft. So if you’re looking for an unforgettable day, join our experienced craftsman, Paul Bradley, in a leather working day that focuses on leather work tools, design and construction…[Further Details]
Basket Weaving Day
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors were particularly skilled at making baskets using a host of different materials for a wide range of uses, from purely practical to ceremonial. We’ve put together this basket weaving course for anyone who would like to learn this fabulous skill…[Further Details]
Pole Lathing Day
This pole lathing course has been carefully designed for those who would like to develop their craft skills working with traditional, sustainable materials in a stunning ancient woodland location. Don’t worry if you don’t have any previous greenwood working skills, we’ll guide you through the process from start to finish…[Further Details]
1 Day Coiled Baskets Course
Coiled basketry was practiced by our hunter-gatherer ancestors all around the world. They were commonplace in the British Isles, although more so in Scotland; in England they were often referred to as lip work baskets. We’ve put together this coiled basketry course for anyone who likes to use their hands and would like to learn this fabulous ancestral skill…[Further details]
Willow Weaving Workshop
Willow weaving is a traditional craft for creating functional and decorative items using flexible willow rods. It involves soaking and preparing the willow, then using weaving techniques like pairing or slewing to form sculptures. The process can be done with either freshly cut or dried willow that’s been soaked to regain pliability.…[Further details]
Ancestral Skills Courses
Bark Containers Day
Based at our ancient woodland camp in Kent, this 1 day course has been put together for anyone who would like to learn one of the most important, but often overlooked, skills in bushcraft – how to make bark containers from the materials supplied to us by mother nature, such as various inner barks…[Further Details]
1 Day Flint Knapping and Primitive Glues Course
During this introductory one day flint knapping course you’ll learn the basics of flint knapping and the techniques you’ll need to create functional items.
You’ll start the day by looking at a range of tools where flint has been used for both the finished item and also in the production of other craft items…[Further details]
1 Day Bone Tools Course
Working bone is a skill that was fundamental in our journey towards making evermore effective and reliable tools. Not only that, but making bone tools allowed our hunter gatherer ancestors to share a deeper connection with, and understanding of, the animals that they were so dependent upon. Bone is a versatile material that can be used to make all manner of tools and craft items ranging from…[Further Details]
1 Day Primitive Fishing Kits Course
Fishing, whether active or passive, has been a means for us to secure food for thousands of years. Our hunter gatherer ancestors in the British Isles would have been very familiar with this technology taking advantage of streams, rivers, coastal areas and lakes… [Further Details]
1 Day Net Making Course
Fish and small game made up an important part of our hunter gatherer ancestors diet, meaning that hand knitted net making was a crucial skill to master. So we’ve put together this net making course to show you how to make your own net from entirely natural materials so that you can go away and make your own net for a variety of situations… [Further Details]
Bushcraft Qualifications
Bushcraft Competency Award
The IOL Bushcraft Competency Award has been developed for people working in outdoor centres or schools and delivering short bushcraft skills sessions. The training course itself is two days and to gain the Award, students must attend a separate assessment after a suitable period of consolidation (60 hours). [Further Details]
Bushcraft Competency Certificate
The IOL Bushcraft Competency Certificate has existed in it’s current format since 2015. It’s suitable for teachers or instructors to deliver progressive bushcraft learning experiences. The training course is 3 days and students must log 120 quality hours of practice before attending a separate assessment. [Further Details]
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