2024 Workshops, Activities & Demonstrations
FRIDAY ACTIVITIES
Instructor guided projects
These projects will be facilitated for you to get involved in. Although started and mentored by instructors these are all opportunities for you to get your hands dirty and experience some larger Bushcraft and Wilderness Living Skills Projects.
The survivor knot : 112 Survival
Bushcraft sceince projects : Feral Science
Pewter Casting : Wilderness Tribe CIC
A journey down The Thames in a Hide Canoe: Prehistoric Experiences
Upcycling, making cordage from waste : Pippin and Gile
Dyeing Fibres with The Compost Bin: Pippin and Gile
Bowl & Spoon Carving : Jill Swan
Boatbuilding and Woodcraft - Fudge the Boat Builder
Herb Identification : Battle Herbal Clinic
Creating rawhide-Axe and Paddle Bushcraft
Tool forging on a ground level forge : Dave Budd
Sharpening skills : Dave Budd
Knot Tying skills : International Guild of Knot Tyers
Willow Weaving : Trottiscliffe Willow
Making natural Wooden Catapults : Wildroots Wood
Tools and products from the world of Mycology : Wildroots Wood
The Rutiger Fire Roll : IOL ( Institute for outdoor learning )
Canoeing on the lake - Land and Wave
Whistle making - Woodland Survival Crafts
Coyote Kids Activities- Wild Woodcraft
Drop in stich,sow,bend and blow with a variety of craft-Woodland Ways
Spoon Carving- Down in The Woods
Pole Lathing and greenwoodwork- Poppa Hobbit
Deer Gralloch- Bison Bushcraft
Primitive Soap Making- Hendon Soap Co
Make Your Own Cream from Wild Plants- Battle Clinic of Herbal Medicine
Wooden Flower making- Woodland Survival Crafts
STORYTELLING ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Storytelling for Coyote Kids (11 and under) @ 6pm in Classroom 4 (Roundhouse) with Wilderness Tribe CIC
FRIDAY GIG NIGHT (AVAILABLE TO WHOLE EVENT TICKETS HOLDERS ONLY)
Musicians to play for us: Votja and Myrith at 8.00pm
Throughout Saturday and Sunday there are one hour workshops and demonstrations running concurrently on a comprehensive range of Bushcraft and related subjects including:
ARCHERY RANGE - Timber Hitch Archery - Activity
ADAPTING SKILLS FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS - Woodland Survival Crafts - Workshop
AXE THROWING AREA - South Coast Axe Throwing - Activity
BONE NEEDLE MAKING - Prehistoric Experiences - Workshop
BLACKSMITHING - Dave Budd - Demonstration
BOAT BUILDING- The construction of a 12 1/2 foot clinker built canoe- Fudge The Boat Builder
BOTANNICAL INKS - Pippin & Gile - Workshop
BULL ROARERS - Survival School (max 10 people)- Workshop
CAMPFIRE COOKING- The food that won the west- Wilderness Tribe CIC-Workshop
CANOEING ON THE LAKE - Land and Wave - 30 minute Adult Sessions
CARVING A SPOON - Down in the Woods - Workshop
CARVING TOOLS AND MAINTENANCE - DOWN IN THE WOODS- Workshop
DEER CARCASE PREPARATION - Bison Bushcraft - Demonstration
FISH HOOKS FROM HAWTHORN - Howl Bushcraft - Workshop
FAITH IN NATURE: Psychological Skills - Willow Lohr - Workshop
FELT HANGING LOOM- DOWN IN THE WOODS - Activity
FLINT SCRAPERS OR BURINS- Prehistoric Experiences-Workshop
FORGING IN A GROUND LEVEL FORGE- Dave Budd -Demonstration
FIRELIGHTING- Woodland Survival Crafts - Workshop
FAST BOWMAKING - IOL Bushcraft - Workshop
FLINT SCRAPER & FIRESTARTER - Prehistoric Experiences - Workshop
HANDCRAFTING LEATHER POUCHES- Pirate Leathercraft - Demonstration
HANDCARVING TECHNIQUES- Giles Newman - Demonstration & Interactive
HERB WALK - Battle Herbal Clinic
HOW TO MAKE A FAST BOW - IOL Bushcraft - Workshop
ILLUMINATION, WOODSMANS CANDLES-Wooddland Ways- Workshop
JERKY MAKING - Cowleys Fine Foods - Demonstration
KNIFE & AXE SHARPENING - Survival School - Activity
KNOTS & ROPEWORK - Richard Hopkins - Demonstration
KNOTS & WHATNOT FOR BACKWOODS TRAVEL - Howl Bushcraft - Workshop
CONIFERS, KNOW YOUR NEEDLES- Woodland Ways- Workshop
LEARN THE BOWL BURNING METHOD - Wilder Ways/Survival School - Workshop
LEATHERWORK - Journeyman Handcrafts - Demonstration
LEATHERCRAFT - Tibor Eperjessy - Demonstration
MAKING NATURAL PIGMENT PAINTS - Axe and Paddle Bushcraft - Demonstration
MAKING NATURAL FIBRE PAINT BRUSHES - Axe and Paddle Bushcraft - Demonstration
MAKING A LONGLINE - Coastal Survival - Workshop
MAKING LEATHER BELT KEY CLIPS - Journeyman Handcrafts - Demonstration
MAKING BIRCH TAR - Woodland Ways - Workshop
MAKE A QUALITY HAND DRILL SET- Woodland Survival Crafts - Workshop
MAKE STRING FOR A FRICTION FIRE KIT- Woodland Survival Crafts - Workshop
MAKING A GILL NET- Coastal Survival - Workshop
MAKING A TINDER POUCH - Journeyman Handcrafts - Demonstration
MAKING A LONGLINE FISHING KIT - Coastal Survival
MAKING & USING A BAMBOO FISHING SPEAR - Coastal Survival
MAKE YOUR OWN SOAP-Hendon Soap Co-Activity
MAKE YOUR OWN LIP BALM-Hendon Soap Co-Activity
MAKE YOUROWN BEARD OIL/BALM-Hendon Soap Co-Activity
MEAT SMOKING - Cowleys Fine Foods - Demonstration
MEDICINE MAKING - Battle Herbal Clinic - Activity
NATURAL CORDAGE IN CONTEXT - Woodland Survival Crafts - Workshop
OWL OR SPOON CARVING- Down in The Woods -Workshop
SIGNALS FOR RESCUE - 112 Survival - Workshop
SPOON CARVING -Jill Swan/ Spoontown - Demonstration
PEWTER CASTING - Limited Numbers - Wilderness Tribe - Activity
PEMMICAN MAKING - Cowleys Fine Foods - Demonstration
POLE LATHING AND GREENWOODWORKING-Poppa Hobbit- Demonstration
PRIMITIVE HUNTING TOOLS _ Beyond the bow - IOL Bushcraft - Workshop
PRIMITIVE POTTERY FOR OUTDOOR LIVING - Primitive Bushcraft - Workshop
PRACTICAL TRACKING SKILLS - Woodland Ways Stand - Workshop
RAWHIDE CORDAGE-Axe and Paddle Bushcraft- Workshop
RITUAL CEREMONY & SURVIVAL - Willow Lohr - Workshop
SCIENCE THROUGH BUSHCRAFT - Feral Science - Workshop
SKULLS, BONES, FEATHERS & ALL THINGS SIGN - Pippin & Gile
SHARPENING SERVICES - Dave Budd Stand - Demonstration
THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CYCLE -112 Survival - Workshop
SURVIVOR KNOT - 112 Survival -Workshop
TRACKING SKILLS - SPOOR IDENTIFICATION - Woodland Ways - Workshop
THE BIRCH TREE, ITS OILS, GLUES & MORE - Woodland Ways - Workshop
TRAINING FOR SURVIVAL - Dart Valley Bushcraft - Workshop
TRADITIONAL BOWMAKING - Steve Munn - Demonstration
TRAPS & SNARES - Survival School - Demonstration
UNDERSTANDING CONIFERS - Woodland Ways - Workshop
WHITTLING AN OWL - Down in the Woods
WILD NUTRITION - Dart Valley Bushcraft - Workshop
YOGA - Sia Sagebiel - Activity
STORYTELLING for Coyote kids in Prehistoric Experiences Stand
SATURDAY GIG NIGHT (AVAILABLE TO WHOLE EVENT TICKETS HOLDERS ONLY)
Musicians to play for us: Tara Crank at 7pm followed by Glam Rox at 8.30pm
SATURDAY & SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
MASTERCLASSES
Masterclass timetable, bookable in advance:
2024 Masterclass Wild cookery Wth Pipin and Gile:This class will be in two separate sessions 1600 on Friday 16th for one hour and 1600 on Saturday for two hours.
2024 Masterclass : Wild plant and herb walk with Battle hHerbal Clinic: Friday morning @ 0930
2024 masterclass: Make a leather Mora knife sheath or folding saw pouch With Bardster from Bison Bushcraft: Friday @1200 midday
2024 Masterclass : Pressure flaking arrowheads and knives with Prehistoric Experiences: @ 0930 Saturday
2024 Masterclass: Bushcraft for mental health With Wilderness Tribe CIC: @ 1300 Saturday
2024 Masterclass: Hands on fish skin leather making and mushroom paper journal with Fergus Drennan @ 1630 Saturday
2024 masterclass : Atlatl making and the science behind it with Feral Science: @ 1000 Sunday Morning
2024 Masterclass: Nalebinding with Woodland Ways @1130 Sunday Morning