Welcome to Woodlore, The School of Wildnerness Bushcraft, founded by Ray Mears in 1983.
Bushcraft Courses
Junior Fundamental Bushcraft 2011
The Initiation for 11-16 year olds
The main aim of this course is to encourage youngsters to live in natural surroundings comfortably and with confidence. Above all we aim for students of this course to have fun while they are learning basic Bushcraft skills. Bowing to the demands of both parents and their offspring, we have opened this course for the 11 ~ 16 age group, so that budding Bushcrafters can enjoy an exciting and informative experience, discovering the wonders of nature without a parent or playstation in sight. Students on this course will be outdoors all week.
The number of students will not exceed 16, and there is a purposeful low student:staff ratio of at most 4:1. The course will conclude with a certified test, where each student will have the opportunity to apply the skills that they have learned in a realistic and challenging scenario.
This course will not be cancelled due to bad weather, but we do reserve the right to make changes to its content according to weather conditions and the ability of each student. The skills taught on the course will include:
- Firelighting
- Shelter construction
- Water Collection and Purification
- Plants for Food & Medicine
- Natural Cordage
- Tracking
- Safe use of Cutting Tools
- Looking after the land and leaving no trace
- Backcountry Hygiene
- Outdoor Safety
This course is conducted from an expedition style camp in East Sussex. Students will not live from the land during this course, although one meal will be of wild food. For the rest of the time normal meals will be provided, allowing each student the opportunity to do some backcountry cooking.
If you have special dietary requirements please contact the office. This course starts at 10:00 on Monday and will finish at 16:00 on Friday.
We invite you to have a look at a selection of course photos taken by staff and students in our photo gallery here.
In addition to the course galleries we invite you to have a look at the course kit lists here for more information on the items you will need to bring with you for the course.
2 Course Reviews (average rating: 100%)
I really enjoyed this course and now not only can I navigate well, but I can also easily carve a spoon. Much recommended.
Reviewed by attendee George Marchbank on 15 August, 2010
Dear Woodlore Team, safely back in Munich, we would like to thank you for an excellent, interesting, fun-packed and well organised week. Special thanks to Sarah, Emma, Tom and Nick for sharing their incredible skills and knowledge with us and for being the best fun instructors we've ever come across. We hope we will be able to put our bushcraft skills to use soon, and are hoping to see you all next year for the expedition skills course. We are very much looking forward to seeing Sarah's photos. Thank you all very much. Best wishes Lucien and Marcel Torlot
Reviewed by attendee Lucien Torlot on 03 August, 2010
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Course Name: Junior Fundamental Bushcraft 2011 - The Initiation for 11-16 year olds Location: East Sussex Course leader: To be confirmed Cost per person: £450.00 (inc VAT) Course Size: 17 (maximum) |
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Course Name: Junior Fundamental Bushcraft 2011 - The Initiation for 11-16 year olds Location: East Sussex Course leader: To be confirmed Cost per person: £450.00 (inc VAT) Course Size: 17 (maximum) |
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Course Name: Junior Fundamental Bushcraft 2011 - The Initiation for 11-16 year olds Location: East Sussex Course leader: To be confirmed Cost per person: £450.00 (inc VAT) Course Size: 17 (maximum) |
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