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.

01/06/2026

Bushcraft and nature based activities for children, young people and their grown ups.

30/05/2026
30/05/2026

An awesome day in the woods with

Fairy Basket Workshops at Clarance House Garden, Thaxted.While away a couple of hours making these little gems. We'll us...
13/05/2026

Fairy Basket Workshops at Clarance House Garden, Thaxted.

While away a couple of hours making these little gems. We'll use materials foraged from hedgerows and gardens and we will talk about how to harvest and process these materials for yourself.

Friday 10th July
10.00am to 12.30 or
1.30 to 4pm
£25 per person

You are welcome to stay late or arrive early for a BYO picnic lunch in the garden.

Booking link is in the bio or google Discover Bushcraft Bookwhen.

I fell in love with the woods all over again this afternoon.
09/05/2026

I fell in love with the woods all over again this afternoon.

First bramble fibre harvest of the year. Getting ready for a session at tomorrow.
09/05/2026

First bramble fibre harvest of the year. Getting ready for a session at tomorrow.

29/04/2026
Pink bells, forget-me-nots and Iris, some of the colourful flowers in Clarence House Garden. Also the first harvest for ...
17/04/2026

Pink bells, forget-me-nots and Iris, some of the colourful flowers in Clarence House Garden. Also the first harvest for crafts, daffodils for cordage and weaving, these stems when dried make beautiful crafts. The seed heads I will save for wreath making.

Do come and see us this Sunday for Open Garden, especially if you'd like to be involved in helping out.

I am very pleased to announce that I have taken on the role of managing Clarence House Garden, I am excited, grateful an...
08/04/2026

I am very pleased to announce that I have taken on the role of managing Clarence House Garden, I am excited, grateful and a little bit terrified.
I have big hopes and ambitions for this calm oasis in the centre of our town. It's been there since 1715, I am hoping to play my part in making sure it's there for another 300 years!
Like most community projects, it will rely heavily on the time and efforts of local people (as it has done for the last couple of decades)
I am putting out a huge, heartfelt request to the people of Thaxted to get involved. Young or old, families and friends, Guides, Scouts, Brownies, Cubs, Rainbows and Beavers; you will all be welcome!
It's not just gardening folk we need, it will take all sorts of skills to make this happen.
People of Thaxted, you are warmly invited to come and visit the garden on April 19th between 10am and 5pm. We'll have cake and hot drinks to sell as our first fundraiser. You will be able to look about and see (and comment) on some the ideas and hopes I have for the garden and how you might get involved.
I am hoping that within our community we will have: cakemakers 🙂 * growers * composters * social media folk * handypeople * brewers * fruit lovers * wildlife pond people * event makers * fundraisers * grant applicators * grass cutters * photographers * artists * wildlife habitat creators + people who like a physical challenge
If you can't make the event - no worries, drop me an email and I will make sure you are kept up to date, [email protected]
Thank you all

Love finding new plants to work with, a visit to found this. Canna (I'm not sure which one), a tropical plant with supe...
21/03/2026

Love finding new plants to work with, a visit to found this. Canna (I'm not sure which one), a tropical plant with super strong and bouncy fibres.

Address

Dunmow
CM62PT

Telephone

+447714209384

Website

https://bookwhen.com/discoverbushcraft

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