Wessex Outdoor Training

Wessex Outdoor Training offer Bushcraft, Mountain Bike and Navigation courses for all levels of ability and experience. Many of our courses can be run on a bespoke basis to suit your own individual requirements.

Below is an example of the sessions we’re able to offer and tailor to suit your requirements.

• Advice and instructions on camping equipment.
• Wild camping tents and stoves.
• Bushcraft shelters- natural and tarps.
• Hammocks and knots.
• Site Selection – considerations.
• Personal equipment.
• Splicing and net making.

*To find out more about any of these subjects we encourage you to get in touch by filling out the contact form.

Our Tinderbox courses and events provide you with the opportunity to learn or practise your skills in outdoor skills such as bushcraft, survival, foraging, tracking and other related skills. Personalised courses available.

Located in Wiltshire on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain our clients come from all over the South and South West to enjoy some amazing terrain and beautiful scenery.

We hope you’ll join us for a day or weekend course to remember.

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To ask about any of our events and courses visit the events page for our scheduled events or contact us to discuss your requirements.

Tinderbox Survival Bushcraft

Tinderbox is part of Wessex Outdoor Training. It provides beginner, intermediate and advanced survival and bushcraft courses and/or taster sessions to either try a new experience, learn new skills, or improve and/or expand skills and knowledge held. The one and two day courses are run in a woodland environment for adults (over 18), youth groups, educational groups and individuals.

Sessions

The sessions cover the following subjects at different levels as mentioned above:

• Psychology of survival.
• Natural and man-made shelters.
• Natural and assisted fire lighting and fire lays.
• Sourcing water, filtration and purification.
• Tree and plant identification.
• UK knife and countryside law.
• Safe use of knives and axes.
• Rope work and knots.
• Camp hygiene.
• Every Day Carry (EDC) and prepping.
• Navigation and outdoor skills.

Events

Nothing planned at the moment.

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To ask about any of our events and courses visit the events page for our scheduled events or contact us to discuss your requirements.

Tinderbox operates with the support and co-operation of The Forestry Commission.

Wessex Outdoor Training offer Mountain Bike courses for all levels of ability and experience. Many of our courses can be run on a bespoke basis to suit your own individual requirements.

Our MIAS accredited Mountain Bike courses are run on a bespoke basis to suit your requirements.

Our unique location in Wiltshire on the edge of Salisbury Plain  provides some ideal ground to challenge your abilities.  We tend to use remote and challenging technical ground ideal for bike/navigation training or your latest personal challenge.

For some of our higher level training and assessment courses we move to higher and more remote terrain. This can include the Quantocks and Moors of the South West to the Brecon Beacons and beyond.

Wessex Outdoor Training are providers of the Mountain Bike Instructor Award Scheme (MIAS).

Alongside the instructor and assessor courses we run skills courses for Mountain Biking. These are lower cost courses ideal for those that want to build on their skills and knowledge. Each skills course is structured and provide a clear pathway onto the Instructor/Assessor levels in the future.

During the lighter months we also run occasional evening and weekend social rides where all are welcome to attend.

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To ask about any of our events and courses visit the events page for our scheduled events or contact us to discuss your requirements.

December 2024 – Sunday 8^th

2025 Dates

January – Sunday 26^th

February – Sunday 23^rd

March – Saturday 22^nd or Sunday 23^rd (tbc)

April – Sunday 27^th

May – Sunday 18^th

June – Saturday 28^th or Sunday 29^th (tbc)

July – Sunday 20^th

August – Sunday 31^st

September – Saturday 27^th or Sunday 28^th (tbc)

October  – Sunday 26^th

November – Sunday 30^th

December  – tbc

Please contact us via the contact page if you have any questions.

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To ask about any of our events and courses visit the events page for our scheduled events or contact us to discuss your requirements.

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Find Out More

To ask about any of our events and courses visit the events page for our scheduled events or contact us to discuss your requirements.