A mischevious weekend to get up to all the naughty things you are not allowed to do at home! Get dirty, mess about with fires, use sharp tools, sleep outdoors, eat weird things and have some wicked fun!

The syllabus this weekend sets the participants up with enjoyable, achievable tasks in a convivial camp atmosphere. Expect to learn some amazing new things, have a good craic around the campfire, make new friendships and spend meaningful ‘father & son’ time (or uncle/nephew etc), out in a beautiful wildwood setting. There will also be time for some potent stories told by storyteller ‘Spindle Wayfarer’, pertinent to the father/son relationship.

Based on a highly successful blend of nature awareness and bushcraft, this course makes the most of our interest and curiosity for the natural world. The aim is to give you new skills, to deepen your relationship to nature and breed a new confidence to continue to discover it for yourselves. Most of all, this programme aims to deliver a hugely enjoyable experience to all.

Bushcraft is the art and science of living from the land. It demands that we open all of our senses to pay the closest attention to the world around us. The activities may include fire by friction, shelter building, woodcraft, plants for food/resources, natural cordage.

Nature awareness is the study of wildlife and the practice of getting really close to it. Using a combination of fieldcraft skills we’ll study tracks and signs, explore sensory awareness activities, and use the dawn and the night to locate and observe wildlife.

Evening meals and teas and coffee are included, but you will need to bring your own breakfasts and lunches. Cooking utensils, big pots and pans will be provided and there is a large campfire, plus a small gas stove for back up. 2-3 person tents or a communal tipi tent are available if required.

The course will take place at a woodland location near Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor.