Bushcraft & Survival Skills

"Endurance Adventure"

2 Days including overnight

All children under 16 will require parental/adult assistance throughout.

Min. age 8+

Min. group size 4

Max. group size 12

48-Hour Bushcraft & Survival Experience

If you’re looking for a truly immersive and captivating bushcraft and survival adventure, this is it. Spend 48 hours deep in the woods with friends or family, reconnecting with nature, getting “back to basics,” and learning a wide range of practical outdoor skills.

If any of this feels outside your comfort zone—don’t worry. Our experienced instructors will guide you safely, confidently, and supportively through every activity.

Skills & Activities

Day 1

Shelter – Debris or Tarp

Your adventure begins with constructing your own shelter. You’ll learn two methods:

• Debris shelter using natural woodland materials

• Tarp shelter for lightweight, weatherproof cover

Depending on the conditions and your preference, you’ll choose which one to sleep in for the night. Your shelter becomes your base camp for the rest of your activities.

Knife & Saw Skills

Safe and effective use of cutting tools is one of the most important bushcraft abilities. You’ll learn to craft your own:

• Tent pegs

• Mallet

• Feather sticks

• Pot hanger

Skills covered include knife and saw safety, batoning, stopper cuts, blade-passing etiquette, and a variety of controlled cutting techniques.

Lunch

Please bring your own lunch, snacks, and drinks.
Fresh water, tea, and coffee are available throughout the day.

Water – Finding It & Making It Safe

Locating and purifying water is essential in any survival situation. You’ll learn:

• How to identify water sources

• How to build a bushcraft filter using woodland materials

• How to boil and purify water to make it safe to drink

Using your handmade pot hanger and fire skills, you’ll boil your filtered water over your own campfire.

Fire Lighting

Learn multiple fire-lighting techniques, including:

• Using ferro rods

• Igniting both natural and man-made tinders

• Building a tinder bundle and blowing it to flame

• Preparing kindling and constructing a small fire lay

Once taught, you’ll put everything into practice to build and maintain your own fire.

Wild Game Preparation

For your evening meal, instructors will demonstrate how to:

• Make bannock bread

• Prepare and cook one wild game species (pigeon, partridge, or rabbit – seasonal availability)

After dinner, relax by the fire and enjoy the atmosphere of the woods at night.

Day 2

Advanced Fire Lighting – Bow Drill

After breakfast, you’ll explore more traditional and primitive fire-starting methods, including:

• Identifying and using fatwood

• Making char cloth

• Igniting with traditional flint and steel

• Friction fire (Bow Drill) – rubbing wood together to create fire like our ancestors

You’ll learn the techniques—and then it’s your turn to try.

Tree & Plant Identification Forage Walk

Take a guided walk through the woodland to learn about:

• Tree and plant identification

• Seasonal wild edibles

• Selecting ingredients to make your own “bush teas”

Lunch

Please bring your own lunch, snacks, and drinks.
Fresh water, tea, and coffee are available throughout the day.

Natural Navigation

Learn to navigate without a compass by using nature and simple tools. Techniques include:

• Shadow stick method

• Improvised needle compass

• Using an analogue wristwatch for direction

Rescue Signals

In any expedition, knowing how to call for help is essential. You’ll learn how to use the natural environment and the kit you carry to create effective rescue signals when modern communication tools aren’t available.

Your final activity is to construct a tripod smoke-signal fire, combining all your newly learned skills—tool work, fire-building, and choosing suitable natural materials.

If all goes well, your signal will rise… and your rescue will be on its way.

Good luck!

Book & Pay

£245 per person

All children under 16 must be accompanied with *parent/guardian.

**Discount available for a group booking of 10 or more

**Entire group booking, skills taught and activities can be altered to suit the group.

Booking & further details

All you need to do is contact Spirited Adventure

and we'll call you back and arrange your Adventure with you