Wild Camp Weekends

WILDCAMP WEEKENDS

Dartmoor

The ability to feel at home in the wild, sleep under the stars, cook over a simple flame

and carry all you need on your back creates a sense of freedom unlike anything else.

This was once how all humans lived.

Prior to agriculture and sedentism humans were nomadic, living in temporary camps carrying all their possessions with them. In some parts of the world people still practice this original way of living. Wild camping is so much more than an outdoor pursuit; it’s a pathway to re-engage with our evolutionary biology. A backpacking trip not only gets you fit and gets you out but will leave you feeling deeply rejuvenated as you nourish this ancient expression of being human.

Our Wild Camp weekends are guided by Old Way leaders Emily Fawcett and Charlie Loram who both have decades of experience wild camping, trekking, expedition leading, practicing bushcraft and living outdoors.

WILDCAMP FUNDAMENTALS

This course is a fun, safe and gentle introduction to wild camping and basic bushcraft where your fears will be quelled and your questions answered.

The weekend takes place at a beautiful private woodland site on Dartmoor. We will be outdoors for the whole time and based at this one location. We won't be walking and carrying a rucksack on this particular Wild Camp course.

You will learn how to:

Stay safe
Travel light
Sleep under the stars
Cook using different stoves and fuels
Use a knife safely
Set up a simple shelter
Use a few practical knots
Find and filter water
Poo, wee, bleed and wash in the wild
Choose and wear the right clothes
Pack, adjust and carry a rucksack comfortably
Choose the right equipment for you
Understand wild camping codes and law

The course is for anyone who has a passion for the outdoors and is looking for a springboard to beginning their rewilding journey. We also thoroughly recommend it if you are planning on coming on the Wildcamp Walkabout or the Immersion and need to brush up on your basic skills as it will enable a much richer experience.

Dates TBC

£280

WILDCAMP WALKABOUT

For thousands of years our ancestors on these islands were semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers. We'll follow in the footsteps of our forbears as we move out across the landscape, carrying our provisions with us.

You'll experience the expansive beauty of Dartmoor, one of England's last wild spaces, as we travel through ancient oak forest and over the high moor and begin to see the land through the lens of a hunter-gatherer as you attune your senses and awareness.

Join us to:

Experience the freedom of travelling light
Learn how to walk and carry a pack in ways that nourish your body using the Alexander Technique
Navigate using map, compass, stars, sun, wind and plants
Forage for wild greens
Cook nourishing meals over a simple flame
Learn to read track and sign
Discover bird language
Wild swim
Sleep under the stars

We will be covering 4 to 8 miles per day. Adequate fitness level and basic backpacking kit necessary. Our wild camp weekends are for adults but we also welcome mature, self-contained and enthusiastic teenagers accompanied by a parent.

Dates TBC

£320

Testimonials

"This course is truly life changing and I am raving about it to everyone I know!" WCF Participant 2020

"I came to the Wild Camp Fundamentals course feeling irreversibly domesticated, anxious about my own limitations, and wondering if I would ever be able to connect or interact with nature in the way that I so yearned for. I felt grief for a way of life denied to me by modern culture. I cannot thank you enough for this course - it is EXACTLY what I needed and it has truly changed my life! I can't wait for the next adventure!” WCF Participant 2020

"The Wild Camp Fundamentals Course brought such hope and joy into my life, and reconnected me to something simple and primal that feels like a forgotten birthright." Ruth (WCF 2021)

Thank you both again for another very special few days. I so deeply appreciate how generously you both share your vast experience and knowledge, with your gentle and generous facilitation skills. Jacqui Walkabout 2023

Thank you so much for such a brilliant weekend again. I loved all of it and learnt so much. Your gentle way of sharing knowledge is so compelling and I felt very cared for and safe. Am really proud of what I achieved and cant wait to try it all out again. Clare (Walkabout 2023)

Thank you so much for such a brilliant weekend. I loved it and it's left me feeling inspired and excited about more wild camping.

Roses (WCF 2023)

It was a wonderful and much needed in ways I couldn’t have predicted. Your knowledge and presence is inspiring! Frances (WCF 2023)