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Jul 29 2019

Woodland Classroom on the BBC

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Watch the short video on the BBC News website RIGHT HERE or via the link below. We were recently interviewed and filmed by the BBC for the popular documentary series ‘The Why Factor.’ The programme asks the question’ “Why does nature calm anxiety?” The crew came to the ancient woods at the National Trust’s Chirk Castle […]

Written by James Kendall · Categorized: bushcraft, mindfulness, nature therapy · Tagged: adult learners, bushcraft, chester, eco therapy, health, mindfulness, national trust, nature therapy, north wales, weekend, woodland, wrexham

Dec 06 2018

5 Program Activities all Camp Managers Need to Know About for 2019

summer camp - alternative campfire cooking ideas for food

Planning your Summer Camp program for 2019? Struggling to come up with new and engaging ideas? Don’t worry, it can be a tricky process, especially when you want to incorporate original concepts to avoid doing the same old thing. Between managing staff, organising logistics and marketing your camp, coming up with new program ideas can […]

Written by James Kendall · Categorized: activities, activity leaders, bushcraft, children, wildcraft adventure · Tagged: activities, boy scouts, bushcraft, forest school, health, kids, mindfulness, minecraft, nature therapy, skills, summer camp, teenagers, video gamers, woodland

Jul 29 2018

Mindfulness & Bushcraft: Perfect Partners

bushcraft and mindfulness tools

Want to be healthier and happier? I’d say you need more wildness in your life! We, as a species, need to rewild ourselves. Practising bushcraft and taking time out for ourselves in nature can be our vehicle to honouring our ancient, wild selves. You may have seen plenty of stories doing the rounds about landowners […]

Written by James Kendall · Categorized: activity leaders, bushcraft, health · Tagged: adult learners, bushcraft, eco therapy, health, mindfulness, national trust, nature therapy, parents, skills, survival, trees, weekend, wellbeing, wildlife, woodland

Jul 24 2017

WOODLAND CLASSROOM LANDS IN WREXHAM!

forest school and outdoor education in wrexham, north wales

We have some VERY exciting news! We are finally able to announce that we’ve gone into partnership with the National Trust at Erddig Hall & Gardens and Chirk Castle, both in the county of Wrexham. What this means is that James and Lea are moving Woodland Classroom up to Wrexham and from September we will […]

Written by James Kendall · Categorized: bushcraft, children, forest school, Little Rangers, wildcraft adventure, woodland skills, Young Rangers · Tagged: activities, after-school, bushcraft, chester, craft, forest kindergarten, forest school, kids, little rangers, national trust, north wales, oswestry, parent & toddler, parents, shrewsbury, skills, survival, toddlers, trees, wildlife, woodland, wrexham, young rangers

Mar 22 2017

My Bushcraft Journal: Part #4 The Deeper Jungle

campfire in thailand cave

Another day of jungle trekking was upon us; water scorpions, bats, deep caves, slingshots and knife work were all ahead on the trail. We were making our way toward the Thamtaralod Forest Park in Northern Thailand, not far from the border with Myanmar (Burma). The park is famous for it’s cave, which would be the […]

Written by James Kendall · Categorized: activity leaders, bushcraft, bushcraft journal, Uncategorized · Tagged: activities, bear grylls, bushcraft, skills, survival

Mar 01 2017

My Bushcraft Journal: Part #3 Into The Jungle

bushcraft jungle trek adventure

Cobras, rattlesnakes, giant spiders, termites, exploring caves, tasting strange foods – all part of my two day jungle adventure in Northern Thailand. Whilst on holiday with Lea (actually, our honeymoon) I wanted to get out into the wild and see the jungle up close…. so we discovered Pooh Eco Trekking who have a great range […]

Written by James Kendall · Categorized: activity leaders, bushcraft, bushcraft journal, Uncategorized, woodland skills · Tagged: activities, bear grylls, bushcraft, survival, wildlife

Jan 13 2017

My Bushcraft Journal: Part #2 Baking in a Dutch Oven

tasty bread from a dutch oven

Baking bread out in the woods has always been one of those mystic arts to me. Something that, like tool sharpening, seems shrouded in mystery. With my ongoing Bushcraft Instructor training I thought it was high time that I made an effort to try it for myself. What’s the worst that could happen? I also […]

Written by James Kendall · Categorized: activities, activity leaders, bushcraft, bushcraft journal, forest school, great winter activities, woodland skills · Tagged: activities, bushcraft, camp cooking, camping, craft, forest school, health, skills, survival, wild food

Jan 04 2017

My Bushcraft Journal: Part #1 Building Better Shelters

bushcraft leader with shelter

Hello folks. My name is James and I am an outdoor activity leader at Woodland Classroom, where we pass woodland skills and nature knowledge onto others with our sessions. Bushcraft is an element of what we do, fire-lighting, den building and campfire cooking etc but mostly it’s at a basic level. For a while now […]

Written by James Kendall · Categorized: activities, bushcraft, bushcraft journal, great winter activities, woodland skills · Tagged: activities, bushcraft, bushcraft journal, camping, craft, skills, survival, wildlife, woodland

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