This camp is a springtime immersion in the patterns and rhythms of the natural world at the most beautiful time of year. Learn some tracking skills, cultivate a deeper awareness of nature and get closer to wildlife. Real quality time for families in our bluebell wildwood.

Wildlife tracking is a practical skill that can be mastered by anyone with an open mind and a willingness to learn. You might be curious to make more sense of the tracks and signs left by animals in the outdoors, or perhaps interested to get closer to this country’s wonderfully rich abundance of wildlife.

Used for hunting prey and to escape predators in ancient times, tracking was vital for survival for our ancestors, but it also has a valuable place in the repertoire of today's outdoor enthusiast. For the amateur naturalist some knowledge of tracking can greatly improve your likelihood of getting close to wildlife.

This course will lead you through the basics of wildlife tracking and introduce many of the deeper skills, enabling you to find the places that animals are most likely to be, and to increase your chance of having very real and close encounters. Our wild woodland is abundant in wildlife including fallow deer and badgers.

The course will be structured to enable us to learn together at a relaxed pace allowing plenty of time for practise with some periods of theory. Skills learned now will remain with you all your life.

Course Leader - Martin Prothero
Martin's professional background as an artist requires him to spend considerable time outdoors interpreting the tracks, signs and language of animals. His artist residencies and projects have gained him a nationwide reputation as a skilled outdoorsman and a passionate advocate of the natural world.

Location – This camp will take place at our beautiful woodland site near Bovey Tracey, on the edge of Dartmoor, in Devon.

The course fee includes all equipment. Evening meals are also provided, but you will need to bring your own breakfasts and lunches. Cooking utensils, pots and pans will be provided and there is a large campfire, plus a small gas stove for back up.