Welcome to Hands on Bushcraft, one of the UK’s leading Bushcraft and Survival schools. We offer a great selection of Bushcraft and Survival courses starting with our day courses, which are designed to give you an Insight into Bushcraft, through to advanced weekends and our weeklong course In Touch with Nature. Some of the specialist subjects we cover include Flint Knapping, Basket Weaving and Barkwork (Birch Bark Containers) amongst others. We pride ourselves on high quality value for money courses which are realistic, enjoyable and practical. If you enjoy being outdoors breathing in the fresh air, then why not join us in the woods on one of our courses.

Here at Hands on Bushcraft we believe in high quality instruction, therefore a student to instructor ratio of 8:1 is adopted. We want you to learn new skills so that you can go out into the countryside and enjoy your experiences more. We aim for you to go away from our courses with an increased confidence and a sense of achievement, but don’t take our word for it check out our Testimonial page.

Our courses our run in a fun and relaxing manor, there is an emphasis on learning and having a great time through practical experience. Our instructors will share their knowledge and experiences with you, guiding your through the various aspects of bushcraft and wilderness living skills. Some of these skills include learning how to safely light a fire (with and without matches) and being able to maintain it in all weathers, how to build a shelter that not only looks great but will keep you warm and dry, various ways to locate water and purify it making it safe to drink, game preparation and wilderness cooking techniques including wild foods.

A selection of courses we run include:-

For the full list of courses please visit our courses page.

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