Take a look at some of the course dates we have this Summer/ Autumn seasons 2023
Unfortunately, due to increased insurance costs we are no longer able to run Bushcraft Children's Camps or Courses at our home site, but will continue with courses for those over 18yrs
Day Long Courses
Arrive 10am at Cregg Castle
Survival Lecture
The group will be given an introduction to Bushcraft Survival, covering the four key elements: fire, water, food and shelter. This will equip them with a fundamental understanding of what it means to live in the wild
Fire Workshop
This workshop gives students key fire-lighting skills, both ancient and modern, and they will witness the more exciting methods of fire-lighting such as chemical and friction fire. They will then use these skills to light their fires and cook lunch in their groups.
Cutting Tools Workshop
In this lecture the group will be shown the essential tools used in Bushcraft, and their many functions. The students will also learn safe handling techniques and the importance of behaving responsibly when using these tools.
Lunch
Shelter Building Workshop
Learn to build a shelter using natural materials found in the woods.
Wilderness Cookery Workshop
We will discuss the importance of food in the survival chain, and how to successfully find food without wasting excess energy. They will then demonstrate the many different traps that can be used in the wild, before the students themselves use this knowledge to design and build their own traps from natural materials and explore different cooking techniques.
Leave No Trace
The group will learn the importance of leaving their environment as they found it, and understand the impacts human activity can have on the natural landscape. They will strike camp leaving the site in a natural state.
Depart 4.00pm
Course Rate
€65 per person (Cooked Lunch Inclusive)