Dryad Bushcraft offers a range of activity survival courses dedicated to personal development and teambuilding skills. This is achieved through the study of Bushcraft and survival techniques. Based on the Gower peninsular in southwest Wales this beautiful rugged peninsular was designated Britain’s first area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) on the 9th of May 1956.
The Area covers 188 sq Km with a coastline of 59 Km. Its complex geological formation has created a diverse range of terrain, condensed into a relatively small area. The South coast of Gower is predominantly carboniferous limestone which has formed into spectacular cliffs and sandy bays, popular with Rock climbers and surfers. The north coast is dominated by salt marshes and sand dunes, which support a range of flora and fauna to rival any in the UK. The inland sections of Gower play host to large areas of common land and sandstone heath ridges, including the majestic Cefn Bryn. Steep sided glacial valleys support plentiful deciduous and coniferous woodlands, perfect for the study of Bushcraft skills.
We are committed to youth development and promoting the sustainable use of natural resources.
The term Bushcraft is a recently adopted and more socially acceptable name for the practice of survival techniques and primitive living skills. What was once the exclusive preserve of a relatively small group of slightly odd people wearing camouflaged Jackets, wielding Axes, and building bivouacs in the woods, has now become the fastest growing Outdoor Pursuit in the UK.
Wales (The land of Song) is a country with its own parliamentary assembly and language (Welsh). It forms part of the United Kingdom. Bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to the west, the land mass of Wales is approximately 8000 square miles and it has a population of just under 3 million people (Mostly congregated along the M4 motorway on the South East Coast). This low population density and geographic diversity makes Wales the perfect location for learning Bushcraft and Survival skills.
Dryad Bushcraft Wales is one of the UK’s leading Bushcraft and Survival schools, and one of very few full time specialist providers of high quality practical instruction. Bushcraft instruction for us is not something we do on the weekends, or whenever we have spare time between our other jobs, we live it, all the time.
Andrew was born on the 15th of February 1974. Since then he has spent every spare moment in the pursuit of Adventure. He has travelled extensively all over the world in order to study the traditional skills of indigenous peoples including the Orang Astli people of the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia, as well as the native inhabitants of Australia and Canada.
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Norway Expedition 2010 This expedition will take place in the Beautiful Setesdal Valley of Southern Norway. This Expedition will combine… Read More
The Practical Woodsman Course is designed for those with little or no previous Bushcraft experience. The course will begin with… Read More
The effective and safe use of a knife is one of the most fundamental aspects of Bushcraft,… Read More
Hunting with an Air Rifle If there’s one subject that seems to divide opinion within the Bushcraft… Read More
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The skill of trapping is one of the most fascinating yet controversial aspects of Bushcraft. In an… Read More
Primula vulgaris
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Fishing from a Kayak has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can
I am still receiving hate mail from the parents and teachers of all the kids I’ve shown
In the minds of many people a catapult is nothing more than a child’s toy, or one
