Firecraft

Firecraft is one of the oldest skills known to mankind; it is thought that our evolution as an intelligent, dominant species was helped greatly by our ability to cook raw food. Firecraft is a central survival skill; it warms us, it dries us, it makes water safe to drink, it cooks our food, it lifts morale:

• you’ll learn several different ways to generate a flame without using matches including with flint and steel

• you’ll learn the ultimate in fire lighting techniques, fire by friction, using a bow drill

• you’ll find out about collecting, preparing and using a wide range of tinders to get the flame going

• you’ll learn how to build the flame up into a fire you can cook over

• you’ll learn ways of lighting fire in wet conditions

• you’ll learn how to manage the fire from start to finish to minimise impact on the surroundings

Duration: 3 hours

Cost: £50 for two people (£25 each), £10 per additional group member. Individual one-to-one booking available at £50.

Further information: Minimum group size two; maximum 12. Participants should be 16 or over.

Activity leaders are qualified through the Institute for Outdoor Learning to teach bushcrafts and are CRB checked.