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2008 Programme of Events and Courses
“If nature is your teacher, your soul will awaken..."
Goethe

Welcome to WildWise's 2008 programme of courses, camps and holidays! As well as a selection of our favourite events, we have added some exciting new ones (*) to our calendar. We invite you therefore to deepen your relationship to the natural world in the capable hands of our wildlife and bushcraft experts. We look forward to welcoming you to the wilds of the Westcountry, and to sharing time around the campfire in our beautiful woodland setting.

 

Where?
Most of our events will be held in Dartington or on Dartmoor, Devon. Set within an outstanding landscape, the sites we use are tucked away in secret, unspoilt woodlands bursting with wildlife. The location of each event will be confirmed on booking.

 

Date

Course

Cost

APRIL   Adult/Child/Family
20 *Plant Wisdom £40
MAY    

11

Wild Food Forage and Feast

FULLY BOOKED

15-19

Wild Yoga

£225

24-26

Spring Awakening

£155/kids come free!

27-30

Wild Ones (8-12yrs)

£185

31

Nightpaddle on the river Dart

FULLY BOOKED

JUNE

 

 

7

Wild Night Out

£60/kids come free!

13-15 Dangerous Weekend for Boys £185/boys come free!

21

Seashore Edibles

£40/kids come free!

22

Firecraft

£40/kids come free!

29 Introduction to Tracking £40/kids come free!

JULY

 

 

4-6 Dart River Safari £175 (14yrs & under £55)

4-6

Bushcraft Weekend

£155

28-31

Wild Ones (8-12yrs)

£185

AUGUST    

5-9

Family Camp

£335/£450/£565 (family of 2/3/4)

Date

Course

Cost

AUGUST (cont)   Adult/Child/Family
9-11 *Blacksmithing Craft Camp £155/kids come free!
18-21 Wild Ones (8-12yrs) £185
22-24 Dangerous Weekend for Boys £185/boys come free!

25-28

Living Wild (13-16yrs)

£185

SEPTEMBER    
2 *'Tracking the Animal Soul' £65
5-7 *Dangerous Weekend for Girls £185/girls come free!

12

Nightwalk

£6/£3/£15

13

*Family Bushcraft Day

£40/£50 (family of 3/4)

13

Nightpaddle on the river Dart

£25 (12yrs & under £10)

14

Wild Food Forage and Feast

£40/kids come free!

19-21

*Wild Art

£155

21-25 *Highland Canoe Adventure £375
26-28 *'Deep Story & the Wild Earth' £175
OCTOBER    

2-5

*Core Bushcraft

£195

19

Planet Fungus

£30/kids come free!

NOVEMBER

 

 

2

Firecraft

£40/kids come free!

N.B. Our 'kids come free' offer on some events applies to children 14 yrs and younger. All older teenagers pay an adult price.

SPECIAL EVENTS:
July 13 - 20, Creative Connections - Eigg, Hebrides
WildWise are collaborating with the SpeyGrian Trust, www.speygrian.org.uk. EcoSchools Scotland to offer an exciting opportunity for personal and professional development set in the spectacular natural environment of the Hebridean island of Eigg. Join a group of educators, teachers, writers to explore new paradigms in our personal and professional practice through bushcraft, creative writing, storytelling etc.

September 2 (till 9pm), 'Tracking the Animal Soul'
Animals (and humans) tell stories through voice, body language, markings and boundary displays. In the wilderness, our own personal and cultural stories are more accessible. The amazing hunter, tracker and poet Timothy Young from the USA will help you follow the trail to your inner poetry. Cost: £65, adults only

September 26 - 28, 'Deep Story and the Wild Earth'
Join mythologist, storyteller, author and award-winning rites-of-passage guide Martin Shaw, in exploring the relationship between story and wild landscape. 'Shaw presides over an astonishing flow of language' Robert Bly, author of Iron John. Cost: £175, adults only

 
"We had a wonderful time. In such a short time all those senses we lose touch with living in London, came back - the ability to listen and hear sounds in the distance without being interrupted by traffic, just sitting quietly in the woods and watching nature wake up."
- Sarah Barclay
 
"Thank you for a fantastic night's camping. We hadn't done anything like this as a family before, and we really enjoyed every minute of it."
- The Head Family
 
OUR AIM - WildWise is committed to communicating the value of the natural world as an essential, accessible and enjoyable resource for all.
WildWise Limited, Foxhole, Dartington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EB