Bushcraft Courses for Schools

Bushcraft, Wilderness and Survival Lessons

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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 April 2026 !

Outdoor & Adventure School Residential Trips

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apple icon Subjects: Bushcraft, Physical Education, Team Building, Watersports, SEN


Students get the opportunity to learn and build their own fires in a controlled environment....

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The Wilderness Camp
map pin North East

We can offer a super engaging bushcraft experience at our ancient woodland site, 50 acres of ancient woodland allow us to explore a diverse range of bushcraft topics, from firelighting, shelter...
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Cumulus Outdoors Residential Centre - Swanage
map pin South West

Our exciting Bushcraft sessions and challenges are geared to help you get back to basics whilst also enjoying the natural environment. Using our own woodland sites at our tented villages and at our...
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School Day Trips
map pin South West

Providing skills from fire lighting to orienteering. Highlighting the importance of shared learning and environmental awareness.
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Rootd Adventure
map pin London & South East

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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Big School Camp Midlands
map pin East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West, North East, North West, Yorkshire

1. Big School Camp have qualified bushcraft instructors who understand that the skills are not only for use in a survival situation but have real practical value. 2. The skills are presented in a way...
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In School Wilderness Camp
map pin All UK Regions

Bushcraft is at the heart of our workshop provision which flows into our unschool camps. Many schools opt to bring workshops into the second day of camps, looking at subject such as the Stone Age and...
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Big School Camp
map pin online/in-school workshop

We facilitate full Outdoor Life Skills Education Day Events with many bushcraft activities for any Primary or Secondary school, for any number of students & at low cost. Activities such as...
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The Stone Age Company
The Stone Age Company
map pin West Midlands

We can teach Bushcraft and survival skills including skills such as fire lighting, carving, camouflage, cooking on an open fire, shelter building, plant Identification and more.
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Fallow Fields Lathe Barn
map pin London & South East

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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Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre
map pin London & South East

Our bespoke Bushcraft sessions can be tailored to your specific outcomes, but generally teach participants a range of topics, including shelter/den building, tarp craft, camp craft, fire lighting...
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Adventure Bristol Residential
map pin South West

Providing skills from fire lighting to orienteering. Highlighting the importance of shared learning and environmental awareness.
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Ackers Adventure Residential centre
map pin West Midlands

Bushcraft and Outdoor Exploration at Ackers Adventure Our Bushcraft instructors are passionate about creating immersive, memorable outdoor experiences for students. Through hands-on activities such...
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The Bushcraft Company - Penshurst Place
map pin London & South East

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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school children firing bows and arrows
The Bushcraft Company - Castle Howard
map pin North East

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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Mount Cook
Mount Cook
map pin East Midlands

Our activity instructors are highly trained in Bush Craft, meaning that groups can learn and develop skills at a variety of levels. We venture beyond forest school learning to cover friction fire...
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The Bushcraft Company - Boughton Woods
map pin East Midlands

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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school group learning fire lighting bushcraft skills
The Bushcraft Company - Badminton Woods
map pin South West

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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Beaudesert Activity Centre
Beaudesert Activity Centre
map pin West Midlands

We can provide a range of bushcraft sessions at various levels including a number of fire lighting techniques, shelter building cooking and water purification. Our instructors are able to adapt sessions to your needs. Please call or email to arrange a telephone call with our bookings team.
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Ackers Adventure Day Trips
map pin West Midlands

Our Bushcraft instructors are passionate about providing an immersive and memorable experience for students in the great outdoors. With activities such as fire lighting, campfires, den and shelter...
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Bentley Copse Activity Centre
map pin London & South East

Small group bushcraft sessions teach safety around fire and tools. Your students will light their own fires, pop some popcorn or make a refreshing hot drink. Our woodland environment is idea for quiet bushcraft sessions among the trees.
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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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Woodland Activity Days Proving Popular at Oaker Wood
Bushcraft Residential

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 understanding of woodland animals and plants, pupils benefit from hands-on...

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