Wildearthproject Bushcraft Camps for adults 2022
****** Dont worry you can start the second year and then do the first year afterwards, there no problem with that, all these weekends are drop in for anyone to come to ******** This two year course will give you an advanced knowledge of your place in nature, you will discover what your own personal medicine is and what gifts and talents you want to bring forth to the world and to this tribe and planet. We will cover a huge amount of subjects giving you a huge tool box and encyclopedia of knowledge, so you can go on to specialise in any of these skills as a career or just as a hobby. There will be 8 weekends of practical and hands-on experiential learning, expanding our capacity to face new challenges and push through our fears of the wild and the unknown frontiers of the wilderness. Our minds and spirits will be purified and strengthened and in peace by the end of the year, with a feeling of overwhelming bliss and belonging, to the people on the course, to all of humanity and to all the other species living with us on this earth . These techniques have been passed down from Tom Brown JNR who was taught by Stalking Wolf , a Lipian Apache Elder and great Shaman. I have been lucky to have been studying with him for 8 years . The skills have been purified down over a period of 70 years , when Stalking Wolf walked all over the Americas, refining them down so they can be understood easily and transform us back into Indigenous ways of life. It's a school that is deeply woven with indigenous wisdom and spiritual work. We put a great emphasis on the spirit skills that are also completely aligned with the physical skills, you cannot have one without the other we believe, that's how these teachings have been passed down . These skills activate character traits of self reliance, confidence, knowledge, empathy, strength and wisdom. Once these skills and wisdom are within you , no one can take them away from you, they hold a great power which can never be undone. WildEarth wants to reunite the world with their birthright which is to be able to live comfortably with the earth, plants , trees and all the animals within it. The study of paleolithic technology and history is gaining popularity all over the world as we see our earth and ecosystems being destroyed in front of our eyes, its time to wake up and merge the 21 st century with the ancient , bridging a gap and knowledge which is being lost at a pace unprecedented in the entire history of humankind. Location: Come join us in the beautiful hills of Huntley in West Gloucestershire on a colossal 1500 acre piece of land with a sunset hill point, a witches cave and lots of monk-jack, deer , badgars and foxes ...its very wild ! It's a very quiet and primitive camping spot, but we feel experiencing truly how it is to be living in the wild is very important. There is a gas run hot shower and compost toliets , watch video below to see .. All the camps will be in Huntley , Gloucestershire except for the coastal session in August which will be down in Devon . HERE IS A VIDEO OF THE SITE : Please look at the drop down menu below for full event info , these are just summary's .
Attendance:
You can come to as many weekends as you wish over the next two years, every weekend is available to drop in on, and you can come back to the ones you missed in the future. Times: All the camps run all day from 1030 am to 10 pm . Payment 300 pounds for each 3 day weekend . Deposit of 100 is needed to confirm your place . Please send all payments to: Mr. J Tidd 07033203 089249 with reference of the course . Please call me if you have any questions about payment / installments or general queries: 07474159371 JOHNNY or email us at bluemoon_johnny@yahoo.co.uk TERMS & CONDITIONS 1. A non-refundable deposit is required to secure a place on the retreat. 2. The balance is due 60 days before the retreat start date. Bookings made less than 60 days before the retreat start date must be paid in full at the time of booking. 3. Cancellations more than 30 days before the retreat start date are eligible for a 50% refund (less the non-refundable deposit). No refunds will be issued for cancellations less than 30 days before the retreat start date. 4. If payments are not made in GBP then any bank fees incurred will be passed onto the attendee. Full Schedule and Write up of the Events
Bows, arrows, archery, wild food.
Day 1 Morning: Opening talk , Gratitude circle , talking stick , sit spot meditation. Archery practise with 3d animals. Wild food walk ..Harvesting our lunch. 12- 15 plants will be taught by the instructor and first year students. Afternoon: Crafting a bow from Hazel or Ash - learn how to make a flat/long hunting bow of around 25-35 pounds , this is the crudest form of a bow and is the easiest, quickest to make and is very important to learn when you are in dire circumstances! I will give a full axe and draw knife safety lecture, and explain proper use of them. Then you will start to work on your own piece of wood, and i will take you through all the processes of layering out the bow ,shaping the profile,and tillering. Under full guidance ,you will slowly wittle away your own bow . We will endeavour to give you a solid foundation of bow making from start to finish so you can go home and make more! Evening: Dinner / storytelling / fire Day 2 Morning: Sit spot, sacred silence meditation ritual , introspection , gratitude , stretching Finish off bows . Arrows- harvesting , processing , hafting and gluing . Flint knapping - working with flint , fire hardening arrows with no points and learning to use bone and glass for second year students to make arrow heads. Evening: Primitive cooking / fire Wild plant collection , processing and feasting! Primitive cooking on fire at night - storytelling and ceremony. Day 3 Morning: Sit spot, sacred silence meditation ritual , introspection , gratitude , stretching Finishing off arrow heads from previous day . Stealth , movement and camouflage - learning how to move as a hunting party , using the techniques of the native americn scouts. Tracking lecture and practical applications. Archery games and practise - battles and with camouflage and invisiblity routines . Evening - mock hunting expedition utiliing everything we have learnt to find animals and try hunt them down - but not kill!! Evening: Fire and food Atlatl spears, tracking, traps, baiting, catapults.
Day 1 Morning: Opening talk , Gratitude circle , talking stick , sit spot meditation. Tracking - The art of tracking and sign tracking is essential for anyone wanting to thrive in the wild . These are both linked with awareness training to . We will set up tracking boxes and work with leaves and different substrates to observe every day what happens to the "age of the tracks and signs left in nature " TRAPS - We will go over 4 or 5 of the best traps made from wood for small and large animals . Dead falls and snare traps particularly . You will go home with a variety of traps and we will learn how to set them up on the land whilst learning more about tracking and sign tracking to understand where animals live and sleep . Evening We will learn how to make "non-lethal traps" so we dont harm any animals but learn how to set the traps in the right places to see if we have succeeded. Day 2 Gratitude circle , talking stick , sit spot meditation. Check tracking boxes and the age of the tracks we have left around in the woods. Tracking game Scout training The way of the Scout has a huge emphasis on routines of invisibility, stalking, stealth movement and camouflage. There will be night games and wars beware! The scouts were trained to get in and out of any situation, and most likely out of life threatening ones, they were masters of their environment, never leaving a trace, not even a foot print, shrouded in mystery and in spirit. They took off to live in lands that no other human could survive in . We will enquire and seek to harness this knowledge and wisdom, to merge ourselves even deeper into oneness, where we are moving as silently as an owl and aware as a wolf. These are some of my favourite skills to learn and harness, they take us into deep nature connection, keeping us on our tiptoes, aware, silent and connected with Spirit. BAITING - This is a subject of great art , science and deep nature connection , we will go over some of the most important tricks for baiting spiritually and physically . Learning what to bait with is a delicate challenge and deep nature connection is incredibly important, we will talk about many habits of animals and their lives living in thw wild , what they need and what they look for in different times of the year . Day 3 Gratitude circle , talking stick , sit spot meditation. Awareness Games . Atlatl spears - History of Paleolithic hunter gatherers and utilisation of the atlatl in ancient times . We will learn the technology of atlatl darts and the atlatl, how to harvest , process and work with them , for hunting purposes . Everyone will make their own one to take home . Catapult training- catapult target practise - the use of them , when , how , and why . Beach plants and roots, hedgerow plants and river estuary plants. Bone fishing hooks,harpooning.
Day 1 Gratitude circle , sit spot ( if possible ) Meditation
Day 3 Gratitude circle , sit spot ( if possible ) Meditation, tai chi exercises. Going over all the plants we have learnt in the past 2 days and any new ones we havent covered. Fish Spears- crafting a fish spear for river fishing. WE INVITE YOU TO DELVE INTO PLANTS AND NATURE CONNECTIVE LEARNING... We will learn to cook wonderful recipes from all the plants , roots and fish that we have found and caught along the way, creating the most succulent wild food dishes, all the while getting replenished by the sea air and expansive views of the ocean. We will have feasts of plants , fish - for meat eaters , seaweeds ,roots ,leaves and mushrooms , you will taste the true delights and delicacies of food living in the wild. In this course you will gain knowledge in:
Mushrooms , Berries, seeds, nuts , roots, clay, shelter
Anyone can come for this weekend no prerequisites needed. Autumn is here and there's a wonderful bounty and abundance of food to delight our taste buds and see us through the winter . We shall delve into mushrooms, berries, plants, nuts and roots. Winter is also a time to get really stealthy and get your ninja skills polished up, because as Paleolithic hunter gatherers, this was our time to store and process large amounts of food. We shall be talking about this process a lot and experiencing it for ourselves first hand. Day 1 Morning: Wild Food Walk - Mushroom I.D. and foraging for berries, nuts, seeds, and general food preparation for winter. Scurrying away our food in Autumn gives us plenty of time to relax during Winter and sleep a lot! We will take 2 walks during the day, and go over approximately 12-15 mushrooms, berries, nuts, etc. After the second walk we will take a rest, journal and draw what we have found. We will make a drying rack and make some fruit leather and dry some meats, showing you the methods of food preservation. Evening: Dinner, fire, talk and discussion on winter living. Day 2 SHELTER -Group shelter building - making a lean- to shelter for the group We will delve into shelters, winter and summer one's , learning the art of insulation, comfort and uses of fire . We will make a mini tipi shelter , from the saami tribes with sticks and birch bark , then mud and clay ,then more sticks . We will also make a small mini winter shelter if we have time .. Wild food - Going over the 1st days findings ....Mushrooms ,berries, roots , nuts, how to pocess all this for the winter . Fire and feasting . Day 3 Baskets - Make a small willow basket - (if we have time) Clay - Learn how to work with clay- make your own pot . Testimonials : "I was very glad to have listened to my gut on this one! |
Basic InfoCamp overnight Dates:
Location: West Gloucestershire / Devon PricingPrice for the whole year - 4 weekends per year :
100 deposit for each weekend . Deposit of 400 should be paid to confirm your place for the year. The full amount can also be paid in installments throughout the year. Price per weekend :
Please email us if you have financial difficulties. ScheduleApril 22-24 -Bows, arrows, archery, wild food. Crafting a bow to take home,from hazel or ash . Arrow craft- Harvesting, processing, fletching,hafting. We will spend more time on flintknapping as its such a difficult skill to master. Practise of Intuitive Archery practise with 3d animals and professional foam targets . Sunset 'mock hunting' expedition into the forest with bows and arrows - utilising the skills of spirit and the physical skills of tracking, stalking and camouflage June 3-5 - Atlatl spears,traps,baiting, catapults. TRAPS - We will go over 3 of the best traps for small and large animals . Tracking - The art of tracking and sign tracking is essential for anyone wanting to thrive in the wild . These are both linked with awareness training to . BAITING - This is a subject of great art , science and deep nature connection , we will go over some of the most important tricks for baiting spiritually and physically . August 29-31 st in Devon - Beach plants and roots, hedgerow plants and river estuary plants. Bone fishing hooks,harpooning.
SHELTER - We will delve into shelters, winter and summer one's , learning the art of insulation, comfort and uses of fire . We will make a mini tipi shelter , from the saami tribes with sticks and birch bark , then mud and clay ,then more sticks . Wild food - Mushrooms ,berries, roots , nuts, how to pocess all this for the winter months . Baskets - Make a willow basket - (if we have time) Clay - Learn how to work with clay. 
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