Spend a week outdoors learning practical bushcraft skills, working with natural materials, and discovering how to live more comfortably and confidently in the environment around you.

This programme is all about developing hands-on skills and understanding how to make the most of the outdoors. From using tools safely, to building shelters and cooking over fire, you’ll learn techniques that help you work with the natural world rather than against it.

Guided by experienced instructors, you’ll take on a wide range of practical challenges throughout the week, building your confidence, independence and problem-solving skills as you go.

Whether you already enjoy bushcraft or want to try something completely different, this is a great opportunity to slow down, get stuck in, and experience a different side of adventure.

What you’ll experience

Bushcraft Skills
Learn the practical skills needed to build, create and live comfortably outdoors.

• Safe use of tools such as knives, saws and axes
• Making useful camp tools and equipment
• Fire lighting and fire management
• Cooking over an open fire
• Building camp gadgets and useful outdoor items

Shelter & Survival
Explore how to make the outdoors your home, using both equipment and the environment around you.

• Building shelters using tarps and natural materials
• Creating a comfortable overnight shelter
• Learning how to minimise your impact outdoors
• Understanding Leave No Trace principles

By the end of the week, you’ll have developed a range of practical outdoor skills and the confidence to use them in real situations.

Programme Outline

This is a guide and may change depending on weather and group needs.

Day 1 – Team Building
Meet your team, get to know your instructors, and set your goals for the week.

Day 2 – Tools & Fire
Learn how to safely use tools such as knives, saws and axes, make some of your own useful bushcraft equipment, and begin developing fire-lighting skills.

Day 3 – Camp Craft
Use your new skills to create practical camp items and explore how bushcraft can make outdoor living more comfortable.

Day 4 – Rest Day
A more relaxed day delivered by the ScotJam Team.

Day 5 – Shelters & Overnight Experience
Learn how to build shelters using tarps and natural materials, then put your skills into practice with an overnight shelter experience.

Day 6 – Leave No Trace & Outdoor Cooking
Explore how to care for the environment, clear your shelter site responsibly, and cook over the fire.

Day 7 – Bushcraft Projects & Exploration
Spend time exploring your surroundings and completing any unfinished projects with support from your instructors.

Day 8 – Celebrate & Wrap Up
Finish the week by celebrating your achievements.

Why choose Bushcraft & Survival?

• Learn practical outdoor skills you can use again and again
• Build confidence using tools, fire and shelters safely
• Develop creativity, independence and problem-solving
• Experience a different style of adventure in the outdoors
• Spend time learning how to live comfortably in nature

If you enjoy practical challenges, learning by doing, and getting closer to the outdoors, this is the programme for you.