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Wildcraft: Outdoor Adventure for Video Gamers (Wrexham)
We've bringing our video game inspired activity days back to Wrexham for October half term. In games like Minecraft and Fortnite, players have to survive in a hostile environment; build their own house, hunt for their food, search for materials and fend off wandering monsters. Sure, your child can survive in the 'wilderness' on the computer screen, but can they do it out in the real woods? In our unique outdoor game kids have to work together, using what they…
Creepy Crafts (Erddig)
Woodland crafts and games for kids with a spooky theme. This Halloween we're hosting a day of arts & crafts, games and fun team challenges to get kids in the mood for the evening to come. Can they solve the clues to mix the right ingredients for their own magic potions? Will your kids escape the Giant Spiders Web Challenge? Can they craft their own lantern ready for 'trick or treating' on Halloween night? This day is perfect for the…
Creepy Crafts (Hawarden) – SOLD OUT!
Woodland crafts and games for kids with a spooky theme. This Halloween we're hosting a day of arts & crafts, games and fun team challenges to get kids in the mood for the evening to come. Can they solve the clues to mix the right ingredients for their own magic potions? Will your kids escape the Giant Spiders Web Challenge? Can they craft their own lantern ready for 'trick or treating' on Halloween night? This day is perfect for the…
Wildcraft: Outdoor Adventure for Video Gamers (Swansea) – SOLD OUT!
Back in Swansea by popular demand for the October half term week. Our video game inspired activity days return. In games like Minecraft and Fortnite, players have to survive in a hostile environment; build their own house, hunt for their food, hunt for materials and fend off wandering monsters. Sure, your child can survive in the wilderness on the computer screen, but can they do it out in the woods? In our unique outdoor game kids have to work together,…
Wildcraft Outdoor Adventure for Video Gamers (Hawarden)
We're bringing our video game inspired activity day back to Flintshire this October half term! In games like Minecraft and Fortnite, players have to survive in a hostile environment; build their own house, hunt for their food, search for materials and fend off wandering monsters. Sure, your child can survive in the 'wilderness' on the computer screen, but can they do it out in the real woods? In our unique outdoor game kids have to work together, using what they…
Woodland Winter Solstice
Celebrate Midwinter's Eve with us in the woods. Families with children of all ages are welcome to join us at our Forest School circle hidden in the ancient woodland on the National Trust's Erddig estate for an early evening session of solstice celebration around the campfire. We will start with a lantern-lit walk across the meadow and into the woods where our crackling campfire will give us a warm and welcome light at the darkest time of the year. Our…
Mindfulness at Midwinter
Join us around the midwinter campfire, for a celebration of the Winter Solstice. You will be introduced to a range of Mindfulness & Bushcraft techniques which are perfect for marking the darkest time of the year. Experiencing nature with all our senses is a powerful doorway to practising mindfulness which is proven to improve your health & well-being. Practising bushcraft brings us closer to our ancestors and a very old way of understanding the natural world around us. It also…
Identifying Trees in Winter
When you're out walking, have you ever wondered, "which tree is that?" Once the leaves have fallen from the trees, many people can be stumped when asked what they're seeing in the woods. But if we can understand the clues trees give us we can unlock their identity and so much more. On this one-day course we'll show you how to identify trees in winter by looking at buds, bark, the shape of the tree and other clues. We'll also…
Bushcraft Skills Weekend
Our Two Day Immersive Bushcraft Skills Course. Whether you’re new to bushcraft or a veteran of the outdoors, let our experienced instructors guide you through the core skill branches of bushcraft; shelter, fire, food and using edged tools. Our weekend long course is all set against the backdrop of the ancient woodland of the National Trust’s Chirk Castle estate. This two-day course is an immersion into the world of bushcraft, perfect for both beginners and those who already enjoy the outdoor lifestyle…
Wild Food, Foraging & Wilderness Cookery (Erddig)
Spring in the woods is an exciting time for foraging wild foods with fresh spring greens sprouting up everywhere. Join us as we explore the world of edible plants, roots and wild game. "Food tastes better outdoors" is a common phrase but it tastes even better when you have gathered and prepared it yourself. Edible wild plants are often viewed with suspicion and thought to be bitter or tasteless, only to be eaten as a last resort. But to the…
Wild Cooking (Erddig)
Do you want to take your outdoor cookery skills to a whole new level? Are you ready to wow your friends and family with your campfire cooking over the summer camping season ahead? Join us, as we guide you through a banquet of mouth-watering recipes all of which can be cooked easily outdoors over the campfire. This one day course looks at a range of inspiring foods that you'll be able to recreate for yourself. We will learn to prepare…
Wild Food, Foraging & Wilderness Cookery (Hawarden)
Spring in the woods is an exciting time for foraging wild foods with fresh spring greens sprouting up everywhere. Join us as we explore the world of edible plants, roots and wild game. "Food tastes better outdoors" is a common phrase but it tastes even better when you have gathered and prepared it yourself. Edible wild plants are often viewed with suspicion and thought to be bitter or tasteless, only to be eaten as a last resort. But to the forager,…
Woodland Mindfulness & Bushcraft Weekend
Immerse yourself in a whole weekend of mindfulness in the woods accompanied by a range of bushcraft activities aimed at focusing the mind and increasing awareness & appreciation of the natural world. Throughout the weekend you will be guided by four tutors each with their own specialities and experience in their field. Join us around the campfire amoungst the beautiful woods and parkland of the National Trust's Chirk Castle estate in NorthEast Wales for a relaxing weekend of learning in…