Professional Bushcraft Courses & Wilderness Survival Training
What We Offer
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Bushcraft Ventures is based in Scotland and successfully provides bushcraft courses & wilderness survival training for individuals and groups, the business and corporate world and across many educational sectors. We also specialise in Arctic Bushcraft expeditions, package holidays, military survival and bespoke training. Our expertise and high skills level are widely acknowledged and have been sought for TV, Films, Radio and Expeditions.
Our founder and head instructor, Lawrence Clark, served an apprenticeship with, and
worked for, BBC TV personality Ray Mears for 6 years. Lawrence is the only person
in Scotland, and one of only a few people in the world, to be awarded the status
of Full Bushcraft Instructor by Ray Mears. Lawrence teaches bushcraft on a full-
We have the expertise and experience!
Professionally teaching bushcraft & survival skills since 1999
Over 25 years of instructional experience
Over 30 years of studying bushcraft & survival
We Teach ‘True’ Bushcraft
Our Ancestor’s were far from ‘Primitive’, but highly skilful, knowledgeable, adaptable, ingenious and fully aware of their natural surroundings and resources. We aim to impart these elements, along with suitable modern techniques and equipment, to provide the ultimate in Bushcraft and Wilderness Survival Training which we call ‘True Bushcraft’
Through our vast experience we have come to realise that the environment plays a major part in how and what we teach. Therefore we teach respect for the environment and techniques that are appropriate to the surroundings, ensuring that our impact is minimal.
The end result is more than a collection of skills and knowledge, but an entirely different view of our natural environment and resou
rces, which enable us to achieve a high level of competency in real wilderness living that we call ‘True Bushcraft’.
Experience is vital when providing bushcraft & wilderness survival courses that work in real situations, and not just something read in a book or seen on TV. Over many years of experience we have tested, researched and lived with the skills and knowledge that we teach. Therefore you can be sure that you will learn real skills for real situations.
We live, eat and sleep bushcraft and are passionate about passing on the skills and knowledge of this wide ranging subject. We are fully committed to ensuring that each student receives the maximum benefit from our training, in an enjoyable and informative environment. Therefore we focus our attention on the most important person, ‘YOU’, and use specially designed innovative teaching techniques to ensure you get maximum benefit and develop your potential.
We have the passion!
We are based in the scenic area of Royal Deeside in the heart of Scotland. This region is part of the Cairngorms National Park, the largest National Park in the UK, and is renowned for it’s stunning natural beauty and wilderness.
Due to the protection given by the stunning Cairngorm mountain range, this part of Scotland has a much dryer and warmer climate than the rest of Scotland. These attributes, and the diversity of environments and wildlife, make this an ideal environment to learn Bushcraft & Wilderness Survival skills.
We have the venues!
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Bushcraft Courses & Wilderness Survival Training
BBC News Scotland recently visited our 2 day Taster course for one day. You can see the piece on the BBC News web-
Receive a free Mora Clipper knife when attending out ‘Taster’ or ‘Root Skills’ courses. Only for those over the age of 18 years!
Due to popular demand we have added new dates for our Taster and Root Skills courses for October, we shall also be announcing new courses for the winter and next year!
See us at the Woodend Barn in Banchory. In September our head
