Bushcraft Taster

Swedish Wood-carving

Intro. to Tracking

½ to 1 DAY COURSES

2  DAY COURSES

Spoon Carving

Fire by Friction

Bespoke

Team-building

Family Bushcraft

5 - 9  DAY COURSES

5 Day Root Skills

9 Day Advance

5 Day Tracking & Observation

5 Day Campcraft & Cookery

Bespoke

Team-building

Our Ancestor’s were far from ‘Primitive’ , but highly skilfull, 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’.

Bushcraft Ventures, established 2003, 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 courses, training  & expeditions,  team-building,  military survival course and bespoke training. Our expertise and high skills level are widely acknowledged and have been sought for TV, Films, Radio, Expeditions and specialist Military training.

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 full potential.

Our founder and head instructor, Lawrence Clark, served a bushcraft 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. Lawrence teaches bushcraft on a full-time basis and has taught Bushcraft & Survival skills across the Northern Hemisphere since 1999 and regularly spends more than 9 months a year living and teaching outside. Lawrence also provides specialist training for British, US, Dutch and Scandinavian military personnel.

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 resources, which enable us to achieve a high level of competency in real wilderness living that we call ‘True Bushcraft’

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