Find a Bushcrafty activity from the list below and book a date to have fun learning in the woods…
These are David’s scheduled courses, as you’ll see he runs Bushcraft activities throughout the year.
In addition to these dates, David runs events for private groups, team building days for organisations and works with other outdoor activity providers. If you like the sound of these activities and fancy the idea of getting a group of friends or colleagues together, then by all means get in touch to arrange a group booking – Thank you.
There are more Bushcrafty activities and events in the pipeline for 2017 – so please subscribe to David’s Bushcraft Newsletter and you’ll get these announcements sent direct to your inbox!
Bushcraft 101
This Bushcraft 101 is specifically for those who would like to start learning Bushcraft. You don’t need to have any prior practical Bushcraft knowledge to attend, just come with the enthusiasm to learn and a desire to have fun outdoors.
Course dates:
- Sunday, 22-Jan-2017 – Finished
- Saturday, 03-Jun-2017 – Finished
- Saturday, 04-Nov-2017 – Places available
Whittling and Woodcraft
During the Whittling and WoodCraft course you will learn to safely use and maintain tools and whittle and carve useful objects and utensils to take home. Depending on the season, you may also work with tree bark, process nettles or other plant fibres.
Course dates:
- Sunday, 19-Mar-2017 – Finished
- Sunday, 24-Sep-2017 – Places available
Fire and Feast
On the Fire and Feast course you will learn the art of making good meals over a campfire with the aim of encouraging resourcefulness and less reliance on modern gadgetry.
Course dates:
- Saturday, 01-Apr-2017 – Finished
- Saturday, 23-Sep-2017 – Places available (changed from 07-Oct-2017)
The Art of Fire
What better time of year to hone your fire lighting skills? This Art of Fire course will teach you how to be proficient at lighting fires what ever the weather and using a variety of methods. Whilst we will be using flint and steel, wire wool and batteries to name but a few, we will be devoting much of the day to fire-by-friction and making your own bow-drill set to take home.
Course dates:
- Sunday, 26-Feb-2017 – Finished
- Saturday, 01-Jul-2017 – Sorry cancelled to make way for another event!
Campfire Bread Baking
Now who doesn’t like freshly baked bread? On the Campfire Bread Baking course you will be making traditional yeasted breads and other breads such as bannock, flat breads and ash cakes all over a campfire – be prepared to enjoy lots of freshly baked bread and of course take some home too!
Course dates:
- Sunday, 26-Mar-2017 – Finished
- Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 – Places available
Woodland Walks
Join a guided Woodland Walk in the Chilterns and learn about the woods, the flora and fauna. These walks are family friendly, following tracks and paths that are generally buggy friendly and fine for young children to explore. They are slow-paced walks of approximately 1½ hours.
Woodland Walks – dates for your diary:
- Sunday, 01-Jan-2017 at 14:00 (Hodgemoor Woods) – Finished
- Sunday, 05-Feb-2017 at 10:00 (Penn Wood) – Finished
- Sunday, 05-Mar-2017 at 14:00 (Hodgemoor Woods) – Finished
- Sunday, 02-Apr-2017 at 10:00 (Hodgemoor Woods) – Finished
- Sunday, 07-May-2017 at 14:00 (Penn Wood) – Finished
- Sunday, 04-Jun-2017 at 10:00 (Hodgemoor Woods) – Finished
- Sunday, 02-Jul-2017 at 14:00 (Penn Wood) – Fully booked
- August – Sorry, no guided woodland walks this month
- Sunday, 03-Sep-2017 at 10:00 (Hodgemoor Woods) – Fully booked
- October – Sorry, no guided woodland walks this month
- Sunday, 05-Nov-2017 at 10:00 (Hodgemoor Woods) – Places available
- Sunday, Sorry, no guided woodland walks this month
FREE to attend, but please do book, as places are limited – thank you!
NB. New this year, some walks are in the afternoon and we will be exploring other woodlands too. So whilst we will still have walks in Hodgemoor Woods, near Chalfont St Giles, expect to visit some other woodlands in the Chilterns too. I’ll be announcing dates for 2018 soon, sign-up to David’s Bushcraft newsletter to receive dates, times and locations of these walks and other Bushcrafty activities and events – thanks!
Book your places on a guided Woodland Walk