Family Session

Session info

  • 6 hours 10am - 4pm

    Times are flexible and can be altered if required

  • Standard session would include the following modules:
    - Nature Walk
    - Shelter Building
    - Water Processing
    - Fire Starting & Management
    - Fire-Based Cooking

    In addition to adding in other learning modules, for family sessions we also offer games and crafts aimed more towards younger children. When requesting a booking we will discuss this.

    The day is planned around your whole family, so everyone will have some fantastic experiences over the day, adult and child alike.

    Lunch will be prepared together and is included in the price so please share any dietary requirements with us and we can offer various options during the booking process.

  • 1 adult & 1 child - £150
    +1 adult - £25
    +1 child - £25

    (child = anyone under 18 years of age)

Learning Modules

  • Friction Fire

    The bow-drill takes some patience to learn but provides the successful user with a sense of empowerment. A skill forgotten by most in the modern age.

  • Tool Use

    Guidance on safe and appropriate use of edged and blunt tools in addition to maintenance and care.

  • Water Processing

    Insight into various different ways to collect, filter and purify water from different sources.

  • Tinders

    Where to find and how to use a range of both natural and artificial tinders for effective firelighting.

  • Nature Walks

    A way to truly connect with nature. There is always something to observe and to learn, sometimes you just need to know how to look.

  • Natural Cordage

    Often overlooked as a skill, cordage is frequently the most popular learning area. Leaves, roots, bark and even sinew can be made into cordage with varying properties and uses.

  • Tree Identification

    Combining observations of leaves, bark, growth patterns, fruit and silhouette allow all-year round identification. Tree species differ greatly in what they provide and how they can be treated.

  • Fire Lighting & Management

    Looking at how to use more common tinders, how to find and use different dry kindling and utilise good sources of fuel wood for effective fire, even in poor weather.

  • Fire-Based Cooking

    The art of cooking with fire is exciting and surprisingly intuitive. Knowing when to use flame or embers is important, mastery comes with knowing properties of different woods.

  • Natural Navigation

    Although not needed in the day to day life of most, being able to find compass points using the sun, the moon, stars and natural features would definitely be an important skill the moment it was required.

  • Shelter & Sleep Systems

    Natural and artificial shelters both have pros and cons. Learn about how to raise different configurations including hammocks and ground setups.

  • Plants & Funghi

    Learn about how to look for some of the different plants and funghi over the seasons and their possible uses.

  • Crafting

    From gadgets to furniture, ornaments to utensils, crafting from natural materials is an enjoyable and often useful activity while spending time in woodlands.

  • Wilderness Living

    Bringing all of the skills together is the point of contextualisation. It is at this point where it becomes clear that ‘out there’ is actually the real world.