COYOTE CLUB

2026 INFORMATION :

The perfect introduction for your children to the great outdoors, lots of exciting events are planned throughout the weekend including:

The all important knife workshop which introduce the safety and fundamental use of knives & Fire Safety Workshop. Program of activities listed below. The first event for the coyote kids club and the coyotes will be a mandatory knife safety workshop on Friday morning. This  will be run by Ash From Bison Bushcraft and Richard from Old Scout Bushcraft. Coyote Kids will be hosted by Wild Woodcraft

A NOTE ABOUT COYOTE & COYOTE KIDS CLASSES

The knife safety is run each morning so if you miss one, just like buses, there will be another along. Some of the other classes can only run at certain capacities not only for safety but to make sure those attending get a full learning experience. This means that your child may not always be able to attend the exact class you want them to do sometimes. We strive to keep as many activities rolling throughout the weekend for the younger bushcrafters with various archery and axe throwing stands. There is also a wealth of demonstrators on site who will gladly share skills and knowledge and answer questions patiently .

Coyotes (Secondary School Age) will be run by Ash from Bison Bushcraft and Richard from Old Scout Bushcraft. The Coyote Kids ( Primary age ) will be run primarily by by Wild Woodcraft, they bring their enthusiasm to share with the young bushcrafters that choose to join them over the weekend. There are also some other scheduled activities as advertised in the show guide.

For 2026 we have Down in the Woods who are a Forest School providing a safe space for bushcraft activities for children aged 3 and above. There will be a small charge to cover costs where you could have either day or whole weekend access to this facility where Zhanina and katie will be hosting activities such as a mud kitchen, foraging, paracord keyrings, weaving amongst others.

COYOTES ACTIVITIES AT THE 2026 GATHERING

  • GRANDSTAND OF SPORT COMPETITION - Axe Throwing, Archery & Catapult Shooting (accumulative over the whole weekend based on attendance and skills with sports on Sunday)
  • Knife Safety - Meet at Stage - mandatory for all Coyotes (0930 Friday, Saturday & Sunday)
  • Mantracking Workshop- One hour of adventure and Discovery 0900 Sunday at main stage - Kyt Lyn Walken
  • Haemorrhage control, effective ways to deal with bleeding injuries - Bushdoc
  • Experimental Cordage and wooden beads- Discover Bushcraft
  • Make and Atlatl set and use it Institute for Outdoor Learning
  • Field Archery - Forest Knights
  • Carve your own butter knife - Pippin & Gile
  • Bowdrill Skills- Woodland Survivial Crafts
  • Pewter Casting - Wilderness Tribe CIC
  • Cream making worshop- battle Herbal Clinic
  • Happa-zome Flower Pounding dye Workshop ; Polbens Pigments
  • Making and stress testing natural cordage- Feral Science
  • Stalking Games
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Bone and Antler pendant Making- Prehistoric Experiences
  • Wilderness Medic CPR- Bush Doc
  • Water Sports and Skills - Roar Outdoor
  • Target Archery - Timberhitch Archery
  • Axe Throwing - South Coast Axe Throwing
  • Weave a pouch on a card loom. FERAL
  • Creating survival snares, and L7 triggers. Trevor feral Stephens

"The feedback we received from the Coyotes over the weekend was excellent, as was the feedback from their parents. We have received just as positive feedback over the last few weeks, and word has gotten out even to people who weren't there!!"

For the 2026 Wilderness Gathering there is an exciting range of activities for 6 to 11 year olds (Primary School Age), as well as drop-in craft sessions for children of all ages. The Coyote Kids programme has been carefully designed to ensure that everyone can engage and achieve at a level appropriate to their age.

COYOTE KIDS ACTIVITIES AT THE 2026 GATHERING

  • Hands on with our skulls,bones and feathers and identify them- Pippin and Gile
  • Primitive paints- Institute for outdoor learning
  • Mantracking, Becoming Trackers! - Kyt Lyn Walken 0900 Saturday@ Wild Woodcraft stand
  • Earth egg tempera & cave painting: Polbens Pigments
  • Brain Tan Pouches - Wild Woodcraft
  • Story Telling ( Saturday)- Prehistoric Experiences
  • Wand Carving with Giles Newman
  • Basket Work - Trottiscliffe Willow
  • String Making - Woodland Survival Crafts
  • Make your own herbal sweets - Battle Herbal Clinic
  • Canoeing,
  • Wooden Knife - Wild Woodcraft
  • Make a magic spell bag: make and transform your own pieces of nature into your own secret spell bag of natures treasures - Willow Lohr
  • Camp Craft
  • Team Building and Initiative Challenges
  • Cordage
  • Decorating native American throwing sticks- IOL PPG
  • Blidfold Tree Identificatio game_ Woodland Ways
  • Clay bead making- FERAL ( Early Morning)
  • Swing braiding a lanyard: FERAL
  • mandala earth Circles with Cathy from The Bushcraft Magazine
  • Suplementary programme of Coyote Kids Activities hosted By Wild Woodcraft.

Working together to create a 'teddy bear trap'. Members of our stunt crew will be happy to oblige, but Coyote Kids are invited to bring along their own (no teddies will be harmed in the process. Instructions will be provided to enable them to work on their own traps at home. Demo with Trevor feral Stephens

Friday 9.30 - knife safety10.00 wooden knife 111.00 wooden knife 2 12.00 wooden knife 3 2.00 brain tan leather pouch3.30- 5.30 - throwing stick or spear with flint tools Saturday 9.30 knife safety 10.00 wooden knife 111.00 wooden knife 2 1.30 brain tan medicine pouch3.00-5.00 bone knife Sunday10.15- knife safety / wooden knife 12.30 -2.00 bone/antler pendant using primitive tools2.30-4.00 medicine pouch