Discover Bushcraft

Discover Bushcraft Discover Bushcraft runs bushcraft sessions for children, families and adults. I currently use two small woodlands based in and around Thaxted.

I have been delivering bushcraft and nature based sessions to groups and individuals for 15 years. Those groups and individuals vary from special needs groups and individuals to bushcraft enthusiasts young and old. Over the years I have seen the magic of the woods and the delight of learning bushcraft skills embolden and make happy anxious, bored and sometimes unhappy children and teenagers. I've

also seen the sparkle in the eye of many an adult as they successfully light their tinder bundle! I believe bushcraft is for everybody, you don't have to be a rough and tumble outsidey person to find joy and peace around the campfire whilst whittling or weaving a basket from foraged fibres. I work with all ages and abilities, in schools, for charities, at events and for families and their children. I offer flexible sessions at weekends and after school for one to one sessions with children and teenagers. They can be from 1 hour through to a day, as a one-off booking or in blocks of 4 or 6 sessions. Family sessions are great, the children love seeing their parents and carers getting involved, the sessions can create wonderful memories. I am very led by my customer, sessions can be playful, creative, skill focussed or physically active. Some of the best times are when my plan is completely abandoned and we find something else entirely that takes our fancy; we might find some tracks we want to follow, or a river that needs exploring or a challenge that suits the mood. With 15+ years of experience of facilitating sessions I think I am able to be adaptable and flexible and have a great bank of knowledge of bushcraft activities to suit all ages and abilities. They are beautiful, wild and unmanaged. It means we can do wild camping, awsome shelter building and some great bushcraft projects.

25/08/2026
Had a mini roadtrip today exploring the lanes if Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. I visited the magical Felicity Irons B...
05/08/2026

Had a mini roadtrip today exploring the lanes if Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. I visited the magical Felicity Irons BEM to collect some bolts of rush. It was as delightful as I could have hoped for. Stopped off at Melanie Grenfell FIOL🔥🌳 to drop a bolt off. Can't wait to get using this amazing plant ❤️

Some summer holiday fun for the little ones.
28/07/2026

Some summer holiday fun for the little ones.

Wow, what an amazing weekend at the Essex Recovery Festival . It was all about the people, so friendly and open. There w...
27/07/2026

Wow, what an amazing weekend at the Essex Recovery Festival . It was all about the people, so friendly and open. There was so much gratitude for being all together.
We made A LOT of dampers! Carved mushrooms and twiddled cordage. It was a joy and I really hope we can come back next year x

We did wonder... "Are we the only people in the UK making trifle in a field today?"Fab day in a field by the river with ...
23/07/2026

We did wonder... "Are we the only people in the UK making trifle in a field today?"

Fab day in a field by the river with the Thursday Group 🙂

Really pleased to be providing bushcraft activities to this lovely festival. It's one of the kindest and most chilled I ...
15/07/2026

Really pleased to be providing bushcraft activities to this lovely festival. It's one of the kindest and most chilled I have been to.

It was a fairy basket Friday! Huge thanks to the lovely folk who came along x Have to say another big thank you to Helen...
10/07/2026

It was a fairy basket Friday! Huge thanks to the lovely folk who came along x Have to say another big thank you to Helen and Tamara Cartwright-Loebl and for coming such a long way. Also thank you to Glenys for bringing along some rush for us to experiment with.
All at one of my favourite places Clarance House Garden

Under the trees activities with the Thursday group Wilderness Foundation UK Tie dye is so much fun. We've planned for mo...
10/07/2026

Under the trees activities with the Thursday group Wilderness Foundation UK
Tie dye is so much fun. We've planned for more next week. We want to make enough bunting for the whole camp!

So fortunate for another amazing weekend. This time at the beautiful site of Umberslade Estate providing activities for ...
30/06/2026

So fortunate for another amazing weekend. This time at the beautiful site of Umberslade Estate providing activities for one of our favourite organisations CACH-All [public]] So good to see everyone again and we were fortunate with the weather 😄
We did clay firing, air dried clay pieces, slate pendants and cordage, archery, charcoal sketches, evening and morning walks and a communal cook out for all on the Sunday. Phew! Not to mention the lost van key trauma! Thankfully found at the last minute!
The team as always were awesome 👍 thank you all for your laughter and enthusiasm x

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