These are some of the exciting courses that we are offering at the 2010 Gathering, keep referring back to this page for the additional courses as they are added:

FRIDAY ACTIVITIES (click here)

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACTIVITIES

A STRAIGHTFORWARD FORAGING WALK (for novices) - Marcus Harrison

BAKING BREAD IN A CLAY OVEN - oven made on Friday - Rowland Jones - NEW for 2010
BUSHCRAFT AND THE LAW - relating to edged tools, trespass etc - Woodlife - NEW for 2010
BASHA BOAT RACING - down on the lake - Wilderness Survival Skills - NEW for 2010
BUTCHERY DEMONSTRATION - Blue Mountain - NEW for 2010
BOW MAKING -British Bushcraft School - NEW for 2010

CLAY FOR HEALING & FIRST AID - for humans and animals - Sally Mittuch - NEW for 2010
CRITICAL INCIDENTS - how they develop and how to make effective decisions to avoid catastrophe - Dr Jon Cole
COOKING WITH SEAWEEDS - What to do with some of the edible seaweeds - Marcus Harrison - NEW for 2010
COIL BASKETRY - Woodland Ways - NEW for 2010

FIREMAKING TECHNIQUES - with sparks, solar, compression, chemical & friction - Mark Hordon - NEW for 2010
FOUR TOOLS FOR YOUR SURVIVAL -Survival Wisdom - NEW for 2010
FISHING NET -British Bushcraft School - NEW for 2010

HOSTAGE SURVIVAL -Survival Wisdom - NEW for 2010
HAND DRILL -British Bushcraft School - NEW for 2010

INTERTIDAL FORAGING - Coastal Survival - NEW for 2010

LEARN TO TRACK - in five simple steps - Ian Maxwell

NATIONAL BOWDRILL COMPETITION - John Rhyder - NEW for 2010
NATURAL CORDAGE - Dave Watson
NAVIGATION & ROUTE FINDING - Duncan Clark
NET MAKING - inc. a gill net - Coastal Survival - NEW for 2010
NIGHT TRACKING - Shadowhawk - NEW for 2010 (Saturday nighty activity)

PLANT & TREE IDENTIFICATION and uses - John Rhyder
PREPARING FISH - hot and cold smoking - Coastal Survival - NEW for 2010

SAFE USE OF KNIVES- feather sticks, whittling, flowers - Dave Watson and Ian Cresswell
SHARPENIG AND STROPPING - freehand and with guided systems - Mark Hordon - NEW for 2010
SHELTER FRAME DESIGNS - Ian Cresswell
SHELLFISH TRAPS - made from beach rubbish - Coastal Survival - NEW for 2010
SNARING - how to make & set snares - Duncan Clark
SURVIVAL FISHING TECHNIQUES - modern - Tony Deacon
SEA SURVIVAL - Survival Wisdom - NEW for 2010

THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO FORAGING WILD - what to look for and where to look for it - Marcus Harrison - NEW for 2010TRAPS AND TRIGGERS - Patrick McGlinchey - NEW for 2010

WILD PLANT WALK - Jacquie Saul-Hunt
WILDERNESS NAVIGATION - Duncan Clark - NEW for 2010
WOODLAND WORKSHOP - Survival School - NEW for 2010
How to make mallets, saw horses, wood cradles etc. Revise your safe cutting techniques for bow saws and axes.

As each course is confirmed you will find further information on this page along with the details of the Bushcraft Instructor concerned. Please refer to the TIMETABLE OF EVENTS to see what's on when, these will be Word files which you can download.

There will be various demonstrations given over the weekend at some of the trade stands including:

ARCHERY RANGE - Nick Hitchens
AXE SHARPENING - Earthcraft UK stand
AXE THROWING AREA - Kane Saull-Hunt
AXE HANDLING - Sundidg
AXECRAFT - Rowland Jones
BASHA BOAT RACING - run daily with prizes for Winners - Joe O'Leary
BASKETMAKING - Wyldwood Willow
BASKETMAKING - Helygen Baskets
BOWMAKING - Central Somerset Outdoor Learning Partnership
BLACKSMITHING - Dave Budd
CHARCOAL PRODUCTION - Chew Valley Charcoal
CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES - at the Bushcraft and Survival Skills Magazines' stand
FIELD BUTCHERY - Blue Mountain Survival
FIRELIGHTING DEMONSTRATIONS - Daily - Dave Watson of Woodland Survival Crafts
HAVE A GO AT FIRELIGHTING - at the Bushcraft and Survival Skills Magazines' stand
KNOT TYING DEMONSTRATIONS & INSTRUCTION - Richard Hopkins
IRON AGE BLACKSMITHING - Dave Budd
PEG LOOM WEAVING & HAND SPINNING - Central Somerset Outdoor Learning Partnership
PREPARATION and TANNING of SKINS
PREHISTORIC WEAPONS
PIT FORGE
SMOKING & FOOD PRESERVATION - Martin's Jerked Meats
SMALL BARK POTS - Clair Hobson at the Earthcraftuk stand
SPOON/BOWL CARVING - Central Somerset Outdoor Learning Partnership
STALKING GAMES - 50% of all proceeds to Survival International - Chris Holland of Wholeland
STICK MAKING - Charles Hutcheon
TRACKING SKILLS with Perry McGee - at the Bushcraft and Survival Skills Magazines' stand
TANNING HIDES - Anne Beckett

Organisers: Roger Harrington and Dominic Harvey