Bushcraft Courses

Category: Expeditions

For those that like something a little more challenging, we offer expeditionary bushcraft courses taking you to wild places and the true wilderness in the Arctic or canoeing in the Ardeche.

Arctic Survival courses are lead by Lars Falt, Sweden's foremost expert in bushcraft and an old friend of Ray Mears Bushcraft.

Brian Desmond oversees our courses in Norway, which are taught by Glyn Sheppard. These include The Heroes of Telemark Expedition, Nordic Skiing and Nordic Intermediate Ski Touring. The Heroes of Telemark expedition retraces Ray Mears' TV series about the bravery of a small group of Norwegian saboteurs during WWII. For those wanting to improve their skiing why not try the Nordic Skiing course? For those who already have proficient skiing skills why not try the Nordic Intermediate Ski Touring?

Canoeing in the Ardeche is based at the Pont d'Arc campsite in the South of France. You'll get a robust introduction on how to expedition using the canoe, becoming an efficient and self-contained tandem canoeist.

There are 2 courses in this category:

Arctic Experience with Lars Falt 2013

Around the northern hemisphere runs a vast forest – the Taiga. An almost continual belt from North America to Eurasia, the Taiga covers much of Sweden, Finland, inland Norway, northern Kazakhstan and Russia (particularly Siberia), most of inland Alaska and Canada as well as northern parts of the US. The Taiga is the single largest community of trees and associated animals – or 'biome' - on the planet. Characterised by coniferous trees such as pine and spruce as well as animals such as lynx, wolf, bear, wolverine and reindeer this is an awe-inspiring wilderness.

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Tracking in Namibia with Ray Mears
Join Ray Mears and Woodlore for an amazing course and an adventure of a lifetime. You will experience the bush in a way that can be offered nowhere else. Drawing on his 40 years of tracking experience, Ray will teach you the fascinating and ancient art of locating and interpreting the tracks and traces left behind by wild creatures in stunning surroundings.