Understanding the behaviour patterns and movements of the permanent residents of the forest through reading the signs they leave behind is one of the best ways
to learn the secrets of living in the woods. The art of tracking opens your eyes to the constant hustle bustle of activity happening around us everyday in the undergrowth. Most people blunder along, completely unaware of the creatures going about their daily business right under their noses. Not the tracker though! The tracker can read the subtle sign left behind and knows exactly who has been doing what. The tracker understands the pace of woodland life, how to move carefully and quietly, where to find the woodland inhabitants and how to see without being seen.
By the end of the weekend you will have learnt about:
This is an intensive weekend requiring lots of concentration and hard work (dirt time). There will,however be time to relax around the campfire in the evening and talk about the day's findings over a hot brew. The skills you learn on this weekend will definitely bring you closer to nature and will prove useful whether you're walking around your local woods or doing something more adventurous overseas.
The course assembles Friday evening for an initial safety brief at 7pm and finishes at approximately 4pm on the Sunday. Please note this course is Self Catering