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Bushcraft Survival for dads, grandads and carers
Code: T25CQ1118
Location: Hurst Farm
Cost: Free
Starting: Saturday 01 November 2025
Duration: 1 sessions over 1 week(s)
Time: 10.00am
By continuing you confirm that you are enrolling onto an adult learning course and that you are aged 19 or over on 1 September 2025, or you are enrolling a young person aged 14-18 on 31 August 2025 specifically onto one of our Study Programme courses, and that you agree to the Terms and Conditions.
Description
All of our new Tailored Learning courses are matched to one of seven 'purposes' which have been designed by the Department for Education to recognise the wider benefits of learning. Encouraging your child to play outdoors, supports motor skills, problem-solving and emotional resilience.
Learn how to prioritise equipment items; protection from hazards including weather, safe location and water acquisition; gathering natural resources to build camp and local navigation to inform rescue personnel.
Who is this course for?
This course is for adults who want to improve their confidence, learn new outdoor skills and connect more with nature in their own community. Our Tailored Learning courses are for people who live in Derbyshire aged 19 and over.
How will I learn?
This is an outdoor course which will provide an opportunity to develop your knowledge of what resources are readily available in nature in a friendly, sociable environment. Your tutor will give you support and feedback.
What will I need?
Please wear clothes and shoes/ boots suitable for being outside and weather appropriate.
Are there any other costs?
This course is free and there are no other costs.
You may wish to progress onto the 5 week Bushcraft course or any of the other courses at Hurst Farm.
Time and duration
Start Date: 01 November 2025
Start Time: 10.00am
Day: Saturday
First Lesson Duration: 03:00
Total Weeks: 1
Location
Hurst Farm
DE4 3ED