A Week of Outdoor Skills They’ll Never Forget

Let your child spend five unforgettable days immersed in the outdoors — learning practical bushcraft skills, growing in confidence, and enjoying real adventures. Every day is different, building toward a complete set of outdoor abilities. This is more than just a holiday club — it’s hands-on learning, meaningful connection, and time well spent in nature.

When Is It

Monday 11th – Friday 15th August 2025
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM each day

Who’s It For

Ages 8 to 16, from total beginners to confident adventurers.

Join Us for the Week — or Just a Day

You can book a single day that suits your child’s interests — or let them experience the full journey. Each day builds on the last, so joining us for the whole week gives them the richest experience: learning the essentials of bushcraft in the same order they'd be needed in the wild. From shelter to fire, navigation to food, and finally crafting and comfort — it’s a complete outdoor adventure, designed to build real confidence and connection.

What They’ll Learn

We’ve shaped the week around the Rule of 3 – a survival principle that teaches what the human body needs most, and in what order:

• 3 minutes without oxygen

• 3 hours without shelter

• 3 days without water

• 3 weeks without food

With this in mind, each day focuses on a key area of skill. We also embed messages around Leave No Trace, sustainable foraging, and mindful harvesting.

Daily Themes & Skills

Monday – Day 1: Shelters & Knots

• Build natural shelters from woodland materials

• Create tarp shelters using knots like the bowline, round turn & two half hitches, prusik

• Explore shelter types: lean-to, dog kennel, A-frame

• Learn square lashings, clove hitch and other camp knots

• Make paracord bracelets or Nordic lashings

• Whittle tent pegs to use and take home

Tuesday – Day 2: Fire

• Understand the fire triangle (heat, fuel, oxygen)

• Try fire lighting methods: firesteel, flint & steel, and more

• Explore tinders and fuel types

• Learn fire lays and structures

• Use fire for warmth, boiling water, cooking, purification and smoke signals

Wednesday – Day 3: Navigation

• Discover natural navigation using sun, shadow, and signs

• Get hands-on with OS maps and compass basics

• Learn simple rescue signals: smoke, sound, and Morse code

Thursday – Day 4: Food

• Cook over the fire: burgers, jacket potatoes, damper bread, pancakes, pizza wraps

• Brew natural teas and hot chocolate on the fire

• Explore optional campfire oven cooking (mud oven!)

Friday – Day 5: Craft

• Identify plants and trees — and their uses

• Make cordage from nettles or brambles

• Try Hapa Zome and natural dyeing

• Weave with willow, dogwood, birch bark

• Craft bird feeders, whittle small items, or even build a bird box

Where It Takes Place

On the beautiful Llanforda Estate, just a few minutes outside Oswestry. Full directions will be sent after booking.