Description

Intermediate Bushcraft Course – NCFE Level 3

Do you want to expand your bushcraft knowledge and practical skills? This intermediate bushcraft course will build significantly on any prior knowledge you have, and is a great way to progress from our accredited Foundation in Bushcraft and Wilderness Living Skills Level 2 Course

Our intermediate bushcraft course will run over 5 days in stunning woodland on the border of Dorset and Hampshire. You will have access to over 50 acres of mixed woodland in which to living and work whislt on the course. You will be able to live and breathe the woods and really get a feel for wilderness living.

What will be covered on the intermediate bushcraft course?

Skinning and butchery of large game
Primitive food preservation techniques (smoking/curing)
Glues/Tar/Pitch
Long term shelter / Winter survival
Green woodworking & Spoon carving
Advanced fire lighting
Traps/Snares & Foraging
Basketry
Axe work

Each day will focus on two subjects. There will be in depth lessons and practical sessions followed by individual student projects will allow you to fully absorb the skills and knowledge on each topic. By the end of the 5 days you will have completed a range of projects will have a wind and waterproof shelter, a bed, a stool to sit on and table to work off.  You will be smoking venison or vegetables, will have  a supply of processed tinder, a mallet and perhaps even a basket or fish trap!

Our Intermediate Bushcraft Course is all about unlocking your ability to thrive in a wilderness setting, it is not a test of endurance. We will provide you with food, water, tea and coffee so you get the best possible outcome from this course. You will cook you own meals in your personal camp or around our communal fire, where we will spend the evenings winding down with a drink and a chat.

Our experienced instructors will be on site at all times to help and guide you should you need advise with any of the projects you are working on throughout the week. 

This course will leave you with the knowledge, ability and crucially the confidence to thrive in any woodland environment. A confidence that will say with you when you head back into the town or city!

Places on the course

Like all our courses the student to instructor ratio is very best around. There will no more than 8 places on this intermediate bushcraft course. There will be at least 2 instructors at all times so you can be sure of quality teaching. We never overload our courses, its not good for the student or the woodland.

You you would like to see what our past students have to say about us, then please check out our Trip Advisor page

Of course if you have any questions then please get in touch.

About the NCFE

Our qualification has been developed to meet the specific needs of our learners and has been accredited by NCFE demonstrating the quality and rigor.

NCFE is an awarding organisation recognised by the qualification regulators for England (Ofqual), Wales (Qualifications Wales) and Northern Ireland (CCEA Regulation). As there is no recognised Nationally Regulating Body, within Bushcraft, Survival and wilderness living Industry as such this is an unregulated qualification and is not a nationally recognised qualification. This qualification can be used to show learning and formal training at a given level.  

This qualification has been accredited as a Customised Qualification and we have benchmarked the qualification’s learning outcomes and assessment criteria at Level (using a national framework’s level descriptors) to allow you to demonstrate the difficulty and depth of study.