What’s it about?
Located between Canterbury and Ashford, join us at our ancient woodland camp on the beautiful Kent Downs for this introductory 1 day bushcraft course.
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 outdoor bushcraft and survival. So we’ve created a package that will ensure that you leave us with simple, repeatable skills that’ll give you the confidence to broaden your horizons in the great outdoors.
What will I do on this 1 day bushcraft course?
During your time spent with us on this 1 day bushcraft fundamentals course, you will:
- Learn how to safely use a knife,
- Build a debris shelter and gain an understanding of the design principles involved,
- Have plenty of practise creating a flame using matches, fire steels, fire pistons, wire wool & a battery, solar mirrors, flint & steel, chemicals,
- Make char cloth, create a tinder bundle and blow an ember into flame,
- Find, filter and purify your own water,
- Go for a woodland walk to gain an insight into some of the trees and plants around us and what they can be used for,
- Gather your own materials and light a fire following a method that will work in all weather conditions.
At the end of this 1 day bushcraft course you will have a good working knowledge of the skills needed to enjoy your time in the woods or enhance your camping or outdoor activities.
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Other information
Location: Westwell, Kent
Duration: 1 day
Start: 10am
End: 4pm
Course size: Maximum of 8
Catering: We’ll provide tea & coffee, you’ll need to bring a packed lunch
Note: There is a short walk from the meeting point to the camp. We’ll transport your bags in our 4×4
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What our customers say
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Excellent day out in the autumn. We are just getting into bushcraft and Gary was as helpful as he was knowledgable. A very relaxed teaching style and awesome camp (complete with hot smoky tea) made us feel at home immediately.
Gary's practical demonstrations and explanations led to a very rewarding day for my partner and I as we utilised our newly learnt knife skills to safely carve useful tools, split wood and create a fire from scratch using different types of tinder and ignition methods.
We had a brilliant day and have already booked more courses. We highly recommend the course and the team. Extra star would be added for Willow the dog if I could; she is obviously highly experienced at getting ear scratches and biscuits from students.
Fantastic day - time just flew past. Gary was super knowledgeable and friendly. Will definitely be booking more courses. Thank you!
We've attended a few courses here before and have thoroughly enjoyed all of them. We learn so much and develop new skills. I brought my son on this occasion and he loved it to. We cant recommend Gary and the team highly eenough. Will certainly look at coming next year.
Took my 16 year old granddaughter and her aunt, on a one day bushcraft course last weekend, where she learnt to use a sheath knife and folding saw safely to make a tent peg, and various methods of making fire. Challenging her comfort zone, and helping build her confidence was achieved in a stimulating and friendly setting.
My son (12 years) and I really enjoyed the course, we learnt lots and he was kept interested with fire lighting, stick collecting and fire making. Thank you.