If you enjoy watching
Ray Mears on TV and would love to have your own
outdoor experience in bushcraft and survival skills or
to encounter our native wildlife, then read on! Our bushcraft
courses or camps on Dartmoor could be just the thing you've
been looking for.
Established in 1999, WildWise deliver
an exciting, diverse programme of courses, camps and events
for adults, children and families to inspire and inform you
about the natural world. WildWise are
specialists, creating exceptional opportunities in bushcraft, survival
skills and outdoor education for the general public, environmental
organisations, corporate and private client groups. WildWise's nationally
acclaimed courses and events for children and adults have been
seen on BBC's Blue Peter, Heaven & Earth, Truth
About Food and also ITV's Country Lives.
Our
range of expertise and experience includes camps,
holidays and courses for the general
public; education events
and programmes for schools
and youth groups; training
courses for professionals working
in the field of outdoor and
environmental education and corporate events and
teambuilding.
WildWise courses
and camps are based on our specialist skills and knowledge of bushcraft,
survival skills, fieldcraft, wildlife, nature awareness, woodcraft,
personal development, and storytelling. We work with our own experienced
and professional team together with a national network of specialists
to provide courses and events of the highest quality. Key features
of WildWise events include direct, hands-on
experiences, skills development, recreational learning and environmental
appreciation. The challenging and creative opportunities we offer
can expand individual and corporate understanding of the value
and meaning of our relationship to the natural world. Events in
our brochure are held in inspiring and beautiful Devon locations
that are teeming with wildlife. We also travel nationwide, by arrangement.
WildWise's Chris Salisbury, has written
regular seasonal wildlife articles for various publications,
including the Bushcraft and Survival Skills Magazine. Click
here to see a selection of his articles.
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WildWise have recently collaborated
with filming company Breeze and Freeze to film The Art
of Fire - the first of a
series of Bushcraft DVDs. Chris Salisbury of WildWise leads you
through a selection of different fire-making methods including
fire-by-friction, lots of firelighting tips and a wonderful traditional
story about the origins of fire.
The DVD is available to buy for £19.22
through Breeze
and Freeze.
The South West's The
Source magazine
recently reviewed the DVD - "Ever wondered how to make
fire? Now you can learn this ancient practice from the safety of
your own home with the first DVD from Totnes based WildWise. Looking
at the history of fire-making, the safety aspects and different
ways of getting it started - this is a brilliant guide for bushcrafters
at any level, including teachers. You're bound to need to know
this some day." |
