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Bushcraft Full Weekend Experience

DAY 1, Friday evening

1

18.00.

Arrive at the woods.
2

18.00 – 18.30.

Introduction and familiarisation brief.
3

18.30 – 19.30.

Introduction to cutting tools. (Lesson on the cutting tools we’ll be using throughout the course, each student will make 2 tent pegs).
4

19.30 – 20.00.

Tarp shelters. (Erect simple 2-person tarp shelters for Friday night accommodation).
5

20.00 – 20.30.

Game preparation. (Safely prepare a pigeon to eat for evening meal).
6

20.30

Evening meal and down time (relax by the fire and get to know the group).

DAY 2, Saturday

1

07.00 – 08.00.

Breakfast. (Make Damper bread to eat with bacon and eggs).
2

08.00 - 09.00.

Developing knife handling skills. (Lesson detailing various techniques to get the best out of using your knife and folding saw, culminates in teams making pot hangers).
3

09.00 – 11.30.

Natural shelters. (Lesson on importance of and requirement for shelter. Construct 2 man shelters for Saturday night accommodation using natural materials from the woods).
4

11.30 – 13.00.

Game preparation and lunch. (Safely prepare a fish (trout) to eat for lunch time meal).
5

13.00 – 14.00.

Game preparation. (Safely prepare a small mammal (rabbit) to eat for evening meal, this will be cooked throughout the afternoon to make a stew).
6

14.00 – 14.45.

Sourcing and preparing water. (How to source water and safely prepare it for drinking).
7

14.45 – 15.45.

Introduction to fire lighting. (Hands on lesson investigating the various methods for lighting your fire using different tinders, etc, we’ll teach you how to light a fire even in the wet).
8

15.45 – 16.30.

Natural navigation. (Forgot your compass, don’t worry. Introduction to navigating using natural indicators including sun, stars, etc).
9

16.30 – 17.30.

Advanced fire. (Different types of fire and producing an ember with a fire bow/fire by friction).
10

17.30 - 18.30.

Natural cordage (making string from natural materials).
11

18.30 – 19.30.

Evening meal.
12

19.30 – 20.00.

Team challenge. (Challenge to boil water applying knowledge gained from water and fire lesson and previously constructed pot hangers).
13

20.30

Downtime (Relax by the fire).

DAY 3, Sunday Morning

1

07.00 – 08.00.

Breakfast.
2

08.00 – 09.00.

Traps and Snares. (Discuss different methods including the legalities for capturing game/fish in a bushcraft environment).
3

09.00 – 10.00.

Knife Law and knife sharpening. (Understand the legalities regarding the use and carriage of knives in the UK finishing off with knife care).
4

10.00 – 11.30.

Introduction to foraging. (Identifying edible, medical and poisonous plants and trees, includes safety considerations and legalities for foraging in England).
5

11.30 – 12.00.

Wrap up and depart.

*Lesson timing may vary due to weather, etc, but all will take place during the weekend.

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