Just returned from a weekend at the Wild Survivor camp in Buildwas with a large group of scouts. We haven’t... read more run an expedition camp quite like this before - and what a learning experience it was, for the leaders as well as the scouts! The woodland setting was fantastic, and it was such a privilege to watch our youngsters learning all kinds of bushcraft skills - water purification, gutting and filleting fish to cook over the open fire, building shelters to sleep outdoors in, different ways of starting fires - alongside the challenge (mental and physical) of being away from home comforts and family, with no WiFi, no play stations and no comfy beds. Every single one of them overcame challenges and grew in maturity, mostly down to the approach of our guide Charlie. His experience was obvious, and he was happy to share his stories and his own personal challenges from his life in the army. The scouts listened respectfully (when they weren’t excitedly buzzing with questions and comments) because Charlie was able captivate their attention and tailor the information, approach and level of support not just to the group in general, but to the individuals who are as varied in terms of attitude to the great outdoors and camping in the wild as they are in terms of personality and sensitivity. Respect to Charlie - he made the camp for us and gave us plenty to take home and think about. Thank you! read less

Course: 1 Day Foraging & Cookery Course

Location: The Edge Activity Centre, Much Wenlock, Shropshire

When: July 2019

Instructor: Deb

I was bought this... read more course as a present last Christmas. First off, I would like to say the instructor Deb was friendly and very knowledgeable about nature and flora and, able to give an interesting and memorable fact about every tree or plant she pointed out.

The proposed itinerary off the website is icebreakers & introductions, safety brief, team-building exercise, building a trap & where to locate it, gathering & filtering water, preparing & cooking rabbit stew, introductory plant ID, spoon whittling. I understand this is an example itinerary and subject to change. However, of these activities all we actually did was introduction to plant ID (though in general, being summer edibles were scarce) and some assistance in gathering the wood for and maintaining the fire to cook the (very tasty) wood pigeon, partridge, rabbit and hare stew. In the instructor’s defence, this was the first time she had been to the location and it was not the normal Wild Survivor location. Personally, I was somewhat disappointed in not being able to prepare the meat/stew “from scratch”, as advertised, as it had all been done by the instructor ahead of time. It was interesting and I did learn some, however, it wasn’t quite as advertised. read less

Had a great weekend with my grandson. He’d never really been camping before, but thoroughly enjoyed the Dads and... read more Lads survival weekend. He is an ace now with flint and steel and loved living in a shelter that he helped build!

This is one of those times he will remember when he is my age. read less

My friend and I had a fantastic weekend and over night camp! There was the perfect balance of teaching/instruction, followed... read more by coaching if necessary during the practical exercises.

Thoroughly recommended for anyone who likes the outdoors or would like to learn more from experienced instructors. read less

Spent a great couple of days with

my 14 year old son Ed this weekend with Rob & Darren at... read more Wild Survivor, the instructors were totally in tune to our groups needs, stepping up assistance for those that needed a little more help & just imparting some useful nuggets to those that were happy acting more independently.. there’s too many aspects of the weekend that we really enjoyed to list them all here, but safe to say, if you’re considering choosing Wild Survivor, just get it booked, you won’t regret it, I think whatever your outdoorsy capability before this course you’ll learn or refresh some useful skills.. some good banter & stories as well..

Keep up the great work Rob & Darren. read less

We attended the Wild Survivor Bushcraft and Survival skills on Sat 22nd June. We had a fantastic day and Rob... read more was especially brilliant. He was both knowledgeable and enthusiastic and was extremely keen to teach. We particularly enjoyed the fire by friction part of the day! All in all, we would thoroughly recommend this day to anyone with an interest in nature or the outdoors.

Adam and Maree read less

Excellent day out, lots of fun, friendly and knowledgeable instructors and interesting group of new friends. Definitely highly recommended!

excellent day, really well run by a friendly, charismatic and knowledgeable team. very accommodating and understanding of our daughter's needs... read more (she has autism) wish we'd booked the 2 day course we enjoyed it so much. read less

I completed a weekend course with these guy's and had an awesome time. The two instructors were very knowledgeable and... read more seemed to compliment each other other with their different skills and knowledge. The setting for the course was beautiful and we even had a small family of deer running through a couple of times a day. Can't recommend these guys enough they went above and beyond when asked and the tasks were safe, well organised and fun. read less

Great weekend, learned some new skills.

Two great approachable fellas who ran the course.👌

booked a stag do for 9 of us and had an amazing weekend, learnt a lot about how to uterlise... read more your surrounds and lots about the many different ways to start a fire and build shelter and all while having a great laugh, enjoyed it so much that I will be booking another one. thankyou to all at wild survior for a great weekend, easy payment and booking, it made the whole process stress free. read less

Just back from my stag do at wild survivor couldn't ask for a better weekend or better instructors can't wait... read more to book up another weekend for next summer thanks again will be telling everyone to get booked on for the experience! read less

brilliant weekend learnt new survival skills. two brilliant tutors. meet new friends. 10/10. Tarzan loved it. Thanks guys really enjoyed it.

brilliant weekend great instrucors well organized

Just back from a great weekend survival course. As well as building shelters and learning to make fire (who knew... read more there were so many ways!) we learnt to purify water and prepare food with nothing but a knife and some tin foil. Great weekend, thanks for your patience and guidance Pete and Damian! Excellent 10/10! read less

Great weekend, learnt a lot! Will be back for some more training! Cheers

Had a great weekend. Learned so much about using available resources and practical skills you might need in a survivor... read more situation. Making fire, filtering water, preparing food, navigating using the stars, building shelter etc etc. Damian and Pete were both experienced and enthusiastic about teaching us, and were happy to help us and answer questions. Would recommend to anyone with an interest in the outdoors. Very happy Thanks guys. read less

Just back from a 2 day survival course. Absolutely loved it, the guys at wild survivor just couldn't do enough... read more for us. There was a few total novices within the group (myself included) and the instructors had the patience and know how to teach us all.

I would do this again and would recommend to anyone. Even the food we ate was tasty and no one went hungry. read less

Really enjoyed the day out! Loved making a shelter �

Fabulous bushcraft day. Really enjoyed it.

Would love to take my husband and 8 year old son... possible?

My eight year old had a ball paddle boarding, kayaking and raft building. The staff were very attentive and accommodating.... read more The facilities are excellent and the on-site adventure playground was an added bonus for the children. Will recommend, thank you. read less

If this course is run by veterans your in for a great interesting time..been on some survival courses when in... read more the military and loved it..this course is a must you won't regret it read less

Amazing experiences provided by top class ex military instructors!

Had a brilliant time kayaking , paddle boarding and raft building . The leaders were great at getting my anxious... read more daughter to join in and we had the best day ! Fully recommend �� read less

Great day building shelters, a fire and a light bootcamp session � would recommend it �

Fantastic weekend. Enjoyed every minute of it. Great instructors. Learned loads (hope I remember it all!). Damian's cooking is brilliant.... read more Loved the grub. Would like to do more. Thanks guys. read less

My two children just had the best day ever at Love2Stay water activities day of paddle boarding, kayaking and raft... read more building! Brilliant facilities, well organised and superb staff ( Hope and Will) who were fantastic with the children. My two can't wait to go again. A fantastic day. read less

My son had a brilliant day kayaking, standup paddle boarding and raft building today. The instructors were great. Thank you. �

Well in the words of my 8 year old son “best day ever” at the home education water sports day... read more at love2stay with you guys. It was a fantastic day, fabulous venue, brilliant activities and lovely attentive patient staff. Cannot wait for the next event. Thanks so much! Would recommend you to anyone. This is the second event with wild survivors we have attended, the first was bushcraft and both were awesome � read less

Just back from a fantastic survival weekend, learning and doing things I’d never do ordinarily.....and loved it!! Great fun making... read more our shelter and getting our fire going, and surprisingly I slept quite well! Spent the weekend with a great bunch of people too who all made it enjoyable. Thank you team, Damien and Pete � read less