Bushcraft Courses for Schools

Bushcraft, Wilderness and Survival Lessons

Bushcraft is an exciting and engaging way for UK school children to learn about the natural world and develop important outdoor skills.

Quite a few of the outdoor adventure companies we work with have started adding bushcraft options to their school trip itineraries. Together with specialist bushcraft companies, they are making a great case for the teaching of sustainability and nature awareness courses.

From constructing simple shelters using only natural materials found in the local environment, to starting fires without matches or lighters, and even foraging to identify edible wild plants. In our modern age, we face an growing disconnect from our natural environment. Learning practical survival skills through Bushcraft is a great way for young people to reconnect with the environment. Or, take a look at our Forest School page if you are looking to give children an immersive connection with nature.

Speaking to some of the experts who have designed and run these outdoor bushcraft courses, we love what they have to offer school groups, and are keen to share them with you. We can offer you courses up and down the country, suitable for any key stage, from half day experiences to multi day adventures. We can even send bushcraft specialists to your school to teach your children on the school grounds. Take a look below or get in contact with us for more information.

Children living in urban areas often have very little contact with the great outdoors. Our woodlands and hills, rivers and streams are not part of their daily life, and many kids are completely detached from the natural world. Traditional residential activity holidays are great for getting school kids out in the fresh air, getting muddy, but a new breed of outdoor adventure trips are gaining serious momentum - the bushcraft trip - life without technology!

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Popular school trip November 2026 !

New Forest Activities

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apple iconBushcraft, Citizenship, Forest School, Geography, Physical Geography, Physical Education, PSHE, Watersports, Wildlife, SEN, Outdoor Learning


Bushcraft and camp skills with New Forest Activities are all about learning to be equipped and comfortable outdoors in an interesting and hands-on way. This could be anything from building shelters and fire lighting, to foraging and tracking. Choose to prepare meals or cook lunch over the fire you'v...

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Walton Firs Activity Centre
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Walton Firs Activity Centre offers a growing curriculum of bushcraft-based activities, from taster sessions for the inexperienced, through to specialist weekend survival experiences! Please contact us for more information, or visit our website.
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The Stone Age Company
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Set in a woodland environment, this Bushcraft workshop gives pupils a hands on outdoor learning experience linked to KS2 history and geography. Children take part in shelter building, fire lighting...
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Bushcraft with the Field Studies Council
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Our centres offer a range of bushcraft activities such as shelter building, fire lighting, navigation and learning about wildlife. These activities can be done standalone or as part of our other field...
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The Bushcraft Company - Cuffley Woods
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Bushcraft skills are at the core of what we do. There's a whole host of activities available; Fire Lighting, Shelter Building, Camouflage and Concealment, Trap Making, Wilderness Cooking to name a...
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Cairngorms Activities
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Bushcraft and camp skills with Cairngorms Activities are all about learning to be equipped and comfortable outdoors in an interesting and hands-on way. Providing life changing skills from building...
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New Forest Activities
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Bushcraft and camp skills with New Forest Activities are all about learning to be equipped and comfortable outdoors in an interesting and hands-on way. This could be anything from building shelters...
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The Towers Active Learning Centre
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The Towers Active Learning Centre in Snowdonia stands as an exceptional destination for students interested in bushcraft, offering an immersive and picturesque setting that is ideal for honing outdoor...
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The Bushcraft Company - Penshurst Place
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Bushcraft skills are at the core of what we do. There's a whole host of activities available; Fire Lighting, Shelter Building, Camouflage and Concealment, Trap Making, Wilderness Cooking to name a...
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High Ashurst in Surrey
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Discover the art of bushcraft and learn practical outdoor skills in a fun, hands-on environment. From lighting fires and building shelters to understanding nature, foraging and using natural...
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The World Outside Ltd
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Discover Bushcraft at The World Outside! Give your pupils the chance to learn real bushcraft skills in the beautiful woodlands of Bodenham Arboretum, Worcestershire. From lighting fires and...
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Fallow Fields Lathe Barn
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Various bush craft based activities are offered in our specially designed bush craft area, including: Pioneering: Learn knot tying, lashing (tying spars together with rope), whipping (binding the...
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Rootd Adventure
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On a bushcraft trip, our focus is on making the outdoors accessible and engaging, as children learn essential skills to enjoy and appreciate their natural surroundings. Children can take part in a...
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Woodrow High House
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We offer three instructor-led sessions relating to this subject - Bushcraft, Extended Bushcraft, and Shelterbuild. Bushcraft covers: An introduction to basic survival techniques including...
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Duke of Edinburgh at English Study Camps
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Forest Skills and Bushcraft Students develop practical outdoor skills through hands-on forest skills and bushcraft activities on the beautiful Lord Wandsworth College campus. Sessions may include...
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The Bushcraft Company - Boughton Woods
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Bushcraft skills are at the core of what we do. There's a whole host of activities available; Fire Lighting, Shelter Building, Camouflage and Concealment, Trap Making, Wilderness Cooking to name a...
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The Bushcraft Company - Badminton Woods
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Bushcraft skills are at the core of what we do and there's a whole host of activities available; Fire Lighting, Shelter Building, Camouflage and Concealment, Trap Making, Wilderness Cooking to name a...
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Portland Outdoor Centre
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Coastal foraging, fire lighting and cooking are the key ingredients that make up our Bushcraft sessions. Fish prep (gutting and descaling) followed by advanced cooking are additional elements that...
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Explore, Challenge and Grow
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We are located within Snowdonia, and in 18 acres of Meadow/Wood Land beside (and with access to) a Lake which we utilise whenever possible. Being in Snowdonia we also have access to the surrounding forests and mountains - with our trained instructors.
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Beauty versus Bounty - A Bronze Age passion
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When we talk about bushcraft in todays terms what we are really referring to is the skill set that everyone of our ancestors would have needed in order to survive. Our workshops offer a huge array of...
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Skern Adventure Appledore: Day Visits
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Bushcraft at Skern Adventure Appledore gives young people the opportunity to develop essential outdoor survival skills through hands-on learning in a real environment. From lighting campfires and...
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So what is Bushcraft?

A bushcraft school trip is primarily designed to get children out of the classroom and into the wild (or as wild as we get in the UK), for a true nature experience. By the end of the course, especially if you are giving them a multi day experience, your school group will have a better understanding of our natural environment, and the children will have gained some practical and valuable outdoor skills. The type of knowledge that would have been commonplace to among our ancestors, but which many of us would now struggle with.

The typical school bushcraft trip will be aimed at beginners, giving everyone a chance to try lots of fun and challenging activities. Pupils will be taught how to safely enjoy a range of outdoor crafts, including camping and survival. Specific topics will include foraging for food, food preparation – build an open fire to keep you warm and to fill your tummies by cooking fish or meat, shelter building – guess where you are sleeping tonight! Learn to make a safe and secure shelter to keep you dry and warm, sourcing and filtering water, making tools out of natural materials, identifying plants and trees, tracking and navigation skills, crafts and much more.

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Stone Age bushcraft

Looking for something a bit different? Our friends at The Stone Age Company offer multi day residentials in woodland locations, or short day and half day courses at your school, suitable for and tailored to all key stages. Get hands on with cave art, fat lamps and stone tools in this incredible stone age experience – feedback from teachers who have been on this courses is extremely enthusiastic! Read more about this one here: Stone Age Bushcraft Course



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How Schools Can Integrate Bushcraft into Outdoor Learning

Bushcraft introduces students to essential survival and traditional skills that have been passed down through generations. Learning these skills gives young people a sense of achievement and confidence, especially when students see...

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Woodland Activity Days Proving Popular at Oaker Wood

A school residential or activity day at Oaker Wood gives children the opportunity to develop valuable life skills while enjoying the great outdoors. From learning practical survival techniques to gaining a deeper...

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