Bushcraft 101 – Adventure Skills Day

An informative and practical day in the woods learning Bushcraft skills – you may have an adventure planned or just fancy learning a few skills so you’ll be confident when out in the wilds. Expect to be learning tool use; knives and saws, creating a successful campfire, setting up a tarp and hammock, finding water and making it safe to drink – find out more about the Bushcraft 101 – Adventure Skills Day course.

Woodland base camp in the Chilterns - where David Willis teaches Bushcraft
Woodland base camp in the Chilterns – where David Willis teaches

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Fire and Feast – Campfire Cookery

Enjoy learning the art of making tasty meals over a campfire with less reliance on modern gadgetry and of course feasting on the results – find out more about the Fire and Feast course.

Ponassed trout, a wonderful way to cook fish
Ponassed trout, a wonderful way to cook fish

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Campfire Bread Baking

Bread baking as it’s meant to be, in the outdoors, baked on a campfire! The fresh air scented with aromas of freshly baked bread, smell of the campfire and the taste of warm bread – find out more about the Campfire Bread Baking course.

Fresh baked bread and butter
Freshly baked load of bread served with a healthy portion of butter

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The Art of Fire – Fire by Friction

Learn different methods to create fire, modern and primitive,  fire-steels through to fire-by-friction and make your own bow-drill kit to practice with and take home – find out more about the Art of Fire – Fire by Friction course.

Fire created using fire-by-friction method
An ember created using a bow-drill has been successfully blown into flame!

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Whittling and Woodcraft – Spoon Carving

Another favourite, learning about the trees and the properties of their wood, before harvesting some and then carving beautiful and functional utensils such as spoons and other woodland crafts – learn more about Whittling and Woodcraft – Spoon Carving course.

Wood carving tools by knife by Mora and crook knife by Ben Orford
Ben Orford, a make of knives in the UK, makes lovely knives that are a pleasure to use.

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Family Bushcraft – Nature Connection

This Bushcraft experience is aimed at families with young children (there is no minimum age). It is all about having fun in the woods; learning about campfires, and keeping safe, baking bread, foraging in the woods, crafts and games that will help connect your family more closely with nature.

Family Bushcraft - Time together in nature
Time together in nature – building a shelter, making a campfire and toasting marshmallows

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Woodland Walks

A favourite with families, David’s guided woodland walks take you on a journey through the Chilterns, learning about the trees and plants of the woodlands – find out more about these Woodland Walks and book places.

June - A favourite throughout the year, my guided woodland walks
June – A favourite throughout the year, my guided woodland walks

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Woodland Experience Gift Vouchers

Yes, you can provide the gift of a woodland experience for your friends and love ones or perhaps put them on your list for others to get you! Gift vouchers can be personalised too just ask when making your purchase. Thank you.

Trout with salad and freshly baked bread - lunch in the woods
Woodland Experience – Fire and Feast with bread baked over the campfire, ponassed / butterflied trout and a mixed salad

Bushcraft 101 – Woodland Weekend

Have you got an adventure planned and want to learn a few skills or just want to be confident when out in the wilds. These wilderness living skills will provide confidence and the inspiration to spend more time outdoors, expect to be learning tool use; knives and saws, creating a successful campfire, building cosy shelters and finding water and making it safe to drink – find out more about the Bushcraft 101 – Woodland Weekend course.

Woodland parachute camp - our Bushcraft classroom in the wilds of the Chilterns
Our classroom in the woods – a large cargo parachute suspended from high up in the trees, with benches to sit on and the kettle simmering on the campfire.

Find out more about a Bushcraft 101 – Woodland Weekend course – click here!