Elemental Master

Fire – 26th March 2023 10:30am – 2:30pm

All campers would agree that there is something very special and primitive about being sat outside, huddled around a campfire.... Don’t take our word for it though, come and join us for the first of our 4 elemental takeovers…..FIRE!

Here we begin by discussing the origins of fire, folklore, its important role in human evolution and its different uses in survival situations.

We also cover:

• Introductory fire lighting techniques

• Natures fire extenders and exploring plants and fungi with fire lighting properties

• Foraging for fire lighting resources

• Batoning wood, using and edged tool

• Advanced fire lighting workshop

Our course includes a delicious light lunch cooked over an open fire.

We finish off our day with a mini campfire challenge! Can you utilise the skills learnt in this session to create your own personal campfire and toast a marshmallow? Lets see if you can put those new skills to the test…….

All of our fire lighting activities cover fire safety, fire management and safe tool use to ensure personal safety throughout and minimal impact to the environment.

Water – 30th April 2023 10:30am – 2:30pm

During our second Elemental experience day, we take a closer look at waters vital role in survival and ways in which we can source and purify water to make it safe for human consumption.

We also cover:

• Different water harvesting and purification techniques

• Collecting and purifying our own water.

• Exploring different styles of pot hangers and making our own

• Natural cordage

After lunch, we get our walking boots on and venture deep into the woodland in search of one of the oldest fresh water streams in the UK, looking at navigation techniques and tree and plant ID along the way.

Our course includes a delicious light lunch cooked over an open fire.

Earth – 28th May 10:30am – 2:30pm

Our Elemental earth session is a wonderful combination of many different bushcraft techniques all rolled into one.

We take a look at:

• Shelter building, utilising both natural materials and tarps

• Creating our own community camp using the different methods

• Exploring plants and fungi, looking at their medicinal benefits, sharing folklore and stories

• Foraging within our woodland

• Creating artwork from naturally occurring paints and pigments as well as having a go at extracting our own.

For lunch we will get to taste some of the incredible flavours of the woodland and use our foraged goodies to create a woodland inspired feast.

Air – 25th June 10:30am – 2:30pm

We kick our final elemental session off with a look at weapons that take flight!

We cover:

• Creating our own hunting arrows

• Making neolithic glue using charcoal, beeswax and pine resin including a batch to take home

After lunch we slow down and take some unstructured time to relax in the woodland and just be…... fully embracing the fluidity of this element.

We will provide opportunities for:

• Spoon carving

• Making natural cordage from nettles, bramble and raffia

• Making simple bramble baskets

• Creating our own fire lighting tinder nests and looking at the role of oxygen in the fire triangle

As well as the opportunity to kick back in our hammock with a cup of tea and have a wander around our site.

A delicious light lunch will be provided.