Bushcraft Courses

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Bow Making with Chris Boyton

The bow is one of mankind's greatest inventions. For thousands of years, the bow and arrow has ensured the survival of the human race. Many cultures around the globe have relied on this simple weapon to provide meat and to fight battles. Today, in our modern world, most of us no longer rely on the bow in such a way, but despite this, archery continues to be practiced outside of necessity. The act of drawing back the bow string and loosing an arrow connects with something deep inside us and satisfies the human mind. But perhaps the most satisfying feeling is liberating the epitome of elegance and woodcraft from a log that would otherwise be firewood.

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Camp Craft

On our Fundamental Bushcraft course we make extensive use of the knife and the small folding saw, neither of which weigh very much but offer us great utility while on the trail. In the Campcraft course we learn to use the axe, partnering it with a larger bow- or buck-saw. In bushcraft, the axe comes into its own on serious expeditions in temperate and particularly boreal forest, whether you are traveling by foot, canoe, snow-shoe, ski or snow-machine.

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Fundamental Bushcraft

May Special Offer - 20% off all new bookings on 9th - 15th June course. Please call the office for further details or to book on 01580 819668. The Woodlore Fundamental Bushcraft Course will equip you with a sound foundation of knowledge and the necessary ability to explore the art of Bushcraft. It is conducted entirely outdoors in a friendly campfire atmosphere and will go ahead in all weather. No previous experience is necessary, but a reasonable level of fitness is required.

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Rekindling the Fundamentals

Struggling to find a suitable location to practice your bushcraft skills? Need some expert advice? Get out your rusty knife and brush up on your rusty skills with Woodlore! If you have already attended the Woodlore Fundamental Bushcraft Course, and you are looking for a reminder of the skills, have not had the facilities to practice your skills, or are looking to tackle a more advanced Woodlore course, look no further than the Woodlore refresher course. This is THE official follow up to the Woodlore Fundamental Bushcraft course.

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The Journeyman Course
It may seem strange, but the best way to learn how to do things in bushcraft is to make mistakes. The Journeyman Course allows you the experience of application with its bittersweet mix of success and failure, while ensuring that you come to no harm.

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Traditional Living Skills
Are you living or existing? A question often asked of students on our Journeyman course, it is intended to challenge the mentality and achievements of those attending. The Traditional Living Skills course takes you to a higher understanding of what is required to confidently answer: living!

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Woodlore Advanced Tracking Course

Forty years ago, Ray began following the trails left behind by wild creatures across the countryside near to his home. Since then he has spent precious time with many indigenous peoples around the globe whose lives depend upon this ancient skill. This has enabled him to develop his ability to an extraordinary degree. Woodlore are offering this truly unique advanced course, designed to take your tracking skills to a level that is rarely taught elsewhere. It will benefit anyone looking to further their skills in tracking and stalking wildlife as well as those involved in a profession which would benefit from tracking. It is the next exciting step for those who have attended our Woodlore Tracking/Woodsense course or our Woodlore African Tracking Courses.

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Woodlore Tracking Course
Tracking is probably the most important skill in bushcraft as the skills that it develops feed back into everything that we do. From foraging for materials, wild food or enjoying wildlife, to following the trail of a wild animal or human being. It is also one of the most exciting skills and definitely the most challenging.

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Our week-long Bushcraft survival courses are for those who want comprehensive instruction in the cornerstones of wilderness Bushcraft. Each is demanding and rewarding in its own way and will leave you with a higher understanding of the world through which you travel.

Wilderness Bushcraft goes far beyond survival. Woodlore will open your eyes to a world of possibilities and challenge you not only to forage for food, fire, water and shelter but also to look inward to find the resources that you need. From the essential skills needed to survive and thrive in the wild, to the enlightening and specialist skills of tracking, that will empower you to recognise, interpret and follow the subtle signatures of the wildlife that shares our woodland. Ray Mears' Woodlore will guide you in experiencing the world in a liberating and enlightening way.

Extremely rewarding on a personal level and comprehensive in their breadth and depth, these Ray Mears Bushcraft courses are conducted entirely in the outdoors from a friendly base camp. They are, however, sometimes tough and challenging. No whingers please!

It is our firm belief that Wilderness Bushcraft has something of value to give to everyone. Hopefully this is reflected in our programme of bushcraft courses and educational Wilderness Bushcraft Survival courses that have evolved over the thirty years we have been operating.

At Woodlore, bushcraft course development is a never-ending process as we endeavour to bring the subject to a wider range of students. The skills and knowledge gained through Ray Mears bushcraft is extended and enhanced by tapping into the wilderness survival skills developed by many indigenous peoples and other experts in the bushcraft survival course field, including Lars Fält, Brian Desmond and many others.