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    • Borderlands Outdoor

    Outdoor activities in the Forest of Dean & South Wales. Book caving, climbing, bushcraft, archery or navigation training / courses now.

    Bushcraft

    Bushcraft Highlights

    1. Skilled instructors
    2. Fully insured and licensed
    3. Group activity that's fun for everyone

    Activity Description

    Our private Forest of Dean bushcraft courses are the perfect way to spend time with family or friends. Have a relaxing day of fun with the group activity for everyone.

     Foraging and fires

    We’ll show you some of the tasty snacks to be found in the woods so you can try a little wild food. Every season is different but there’s always something to find. Cooking on your fire is one of the highlights for most people, so we teach you several methods of making fire without matches. We love to see people succeeding with flint and steel and the bow drill. It’s not easy to do, but it’s a great feeling when it works!

    Shelter from the storm

    Decent shelter is a priority in bushcraft and survival, so we’ll show you some ways of using the materials you find around you to improvise. Have a go at building your own shelter and, if you’re confident enough, we can give you the rain shower test! We can show you a range of methods of shelter building, including natural materials as well as ‘bashas’ and hammocks. We’ll even show you how to carve your own pegs for staking out the shelter. This can be made into a great competitive group activity.

    Mix and match

    Why not extend your group activity by combining bushcraft with one of our other sessions? A popular combination is our Woodland Adventure, bringing bushcraft and archery together. If you’d like another activity mix, just let us know so we can build your perfect combination.

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    Bushcraft Highlights

    1. Skilled instructors
    2. Fully insured and licensed
    3. Group activity that's fun for everyone

    Why Borderlands?

    Skilled Instructors

    Our bushcraft instructors have a real passion for their subject! We choose instructors who love to be out in the woods sharing their skills and experience with you.

    Fully insured and licensed

    At Borderlands we take our responsibilities seriously. That’s why we hold public liability insurance to the value of £10m. We’re licensed by the Forestry Commission to operate at Great Doward and other parts of the Forest of Dean and all of our instructors hold an in date, outdoor-specific first aid qualification.

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    Bushcraft Highlights

    1. Skilled instructors
    2. Fully insured and licensed
    3. Group activity that's fun for everyone

    What You Need/Extended Info

    Forest of Dean Bushcraft Venue Information

    Our bushcraft activities take place either at Great Doward near to Symonds Yat West or at Redbrook, close to Monmouth. We’re able to provide the activity on private woodland elsewhere with owners’ consent.

    Clothing and equipment

    Please ensure that you are adequately equipped for a day in the woods, based on the weather on the day and that your kit is contained in maximum of one rucksack each.

    We recommend you bring the following (appropriate to the weather conditions)

    • Waterproof jacket and overtrousers.
    • Comfortable strong footwear.
    • Sun hat
    • Sun cream
    • Spare warm layer, e.g fleece top
    • Drinks bottle
    • Notebook and pencil (if you’d like to make any notes)
    • Any personal medication you require

    Food

    We’ll be providing hot drinks and will be making bread over the fire during the session. If you’d like to bring any other snack food with you, then please feel free to do so.

    Medical / health issues

    The Bushcraft day course will involve physical activity such as lifting and carrying of logs / branches and walking on rough, uneven terrain. If you have any pre-existing injuries, illnesses or medical conditions that may impact on your ability to participate fully, please inform us beforehand using the emergency contact and health information form provided so that we can adjust the course to meet your needs.

    If you need / use any medication such as asthma inhalers or emergency auto injectors for allergies, these must be brought with you. We’re unable to take participants who have declared any emergency medication unless they have it with them on the day.

    Am I fit enough?

    The activity can involve some manual handling (lifting of logs etc) and walking on rough woodland terrain but is not overly energetic in nature. If you are unsure about your ability to participate, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to discuss in more detail.

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    Bushcraft Highlights

    1. Skilled instructors
    2. Fully insured and licensed
    3. Group activity that's fun for everyone

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    Bushcraft Highlights

    1. Skilled instructors
    2. Fully insured and licensed
    3. Group activity that's fun for everyone

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    Tip: Don’t forget to read the Need to Know section to find out what you need to bring along with you

    Schools, Families, Teams, Groups of Friends
    1-20 Participants
    Forest of Dean
    Walking on some rough forest tracks
    Runs in most weather
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