Bushcraft Training for Leaders

As previously announced, PWF are benefitting from a £5k Awards for All grant to enable the group to promote bushcraft skills.  Earlier this year, we kicked off by purchasing a brand new tipi. We then sent Ceri, David, John, Grant, Megan, and Marc, as well as Sean from the Cardiff group to a training weekend at Hidden Valley Yurts in Mommouthshire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The training was led by Lucy Howell from the Sussex Wildlife Fund. Lucy, a qualified Forest School Leader and Woodcrafter taught us many useful techniques for knife work with children. We learnt how to make mallets, tentpegs, whistles, charcoal pencils, and butterknifes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucy will also join us with her colleague Nicky Hedgecock for our May Half term camp.

Marc then went on to a week-long course with Woodsmoke, a Cumbrian bushcraft and survival skill school. He learnt all about Shelter, Food, Water, and Fire in the wild, as well as identifying plants, trees, and animal tracks. Practical projects included making natural cordage from bark, carving spoons, and making fire by friction.

 

He is looking forward to share these skills with the rest of the group