Bushcraft Seedling Course

The seedling course is a fantastic place to begin, or continue, your bushcraft journey.

On this course we cover:

Shelter – “Tarp set ups the ‘Right Way’!”

This element will include

• location,
• Environmental factors,
• Common knots,
• What set up for What use.

We will also discuss primitive shelters their uses and designs for different climates.

Food – “Enjoy an information packed session on wild local plants and trees!”

This element will include

• Foraging plants for medicine, food or uses in bushcraft,
• Wild game preparation (fish fowl or mammal)
• Backwoods cooking,
• Breads and baking on the campfire

This element will also include an informal challenge to assess and help the students remember what they have learned.

Water – “Water is paramount in the back country!”

This element will include

• Finding water using natures indicators,
• Sourcing and purifying,
• Different methods of water purification ( modern and primitive).

We will also be learning about water Bourne diseases and how to avoid them.

Fire – “Fire is the ultimate tool but can be hard to master!”

This element will include

• The science of fire
• Why do we need it and how do we control it,
• The Leave no trace approach to fire in the outdoors,
• Tinders and kindling,
•  How to correctly use the ferrocerium rod ,
• Flint and steel fire lighting,
• Feather sticks using the Wild Walk Bushcraft T.O.P C.U.R.L.S. method,
• Safety and the campfire.

Cutting tools- “A sharp knife in the back woods makes life easier!”

This element includes:

• Knives and the law
• How to identify a good knife from a bad one,
• Knife care and maintenance,
• How to use a knife safely and efficiently in any weather,
• Different cutting methods for different uses.
• The functions of the folding pocket saw,
• how to use the pocket saw to make life easy,
• maintenance and care of the Folding pocket saw.