Woodlife

Intructors ‘instruct’ people to do things. At Wooldife Trails we ‘educate’ and ‘guide’ people on a journey of self-discovery through the woodland, which is an intrinsic part of the environment we live in. Therefore, all our instructors are called Guides. It takes great skill to guide someone along the right path. Not only must you know your subject intimately, but you must also have the ability to impart that knowledge to all ages and experiences. Above all, you must have a passion for the subject and a passion to educate others.

It will take you at least 5 years to complete our training programme, some of which will be taken up working towards our Diploma award.

All our Guides receive the coveted burgundy Woodlife Trails shirt.

Current Woodlife Trails Guides are:

• JP Lamoureux
• Pablo

Sorry. We are not currently training any new Guides at the moment.

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Assistants are always required. This is a great opportunity to learn more about wildlife, tracking and bushcraft in slow time by assisting Woodlife Trails guides at shows, visits to educational establishments and on courses.

Current assistants are:

• Trooper
  
• John Scrivy
• Linda
• Griggers

Please contact us if you wish to assist.

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Apprentices

We know what it’s like to start at the bottom. Therefore we would like provide an opportunity for at least one young adult to develop into a first-class tracker, bushcrafter and naturalist at the earliest opportunity in their life, with a view to preparing them for a lifetime in outdoor education.
We select apprentices ourselves. Our apprenticeships are free and those selected will be between 16 and 20 years old.

We will commencing our part-time apprenticeships programme soon.

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Polite notice to those in the Bushcraft Community…

Despite some people’s assertions that they are qualified Bushcraft Instructors, there is no recognised national Bushcraft Instructor’s qualification in the UK, although some courses may be accredited by external organisations.

All  Woodlife Trails staff are trained to educate and develop people as opposed to ‘instructing’ them.

We have a vast array of personal adult learning qualifications to match this ethos including a Master’s degree in Learning and Development, Cert Ed., NVQ’s in adult teaching and training, NVQ assessing and counselling skills.

Every staff member has had at least 5 years experience teaching outdoor skills with other bushcraft or tracking schools or has undertaken Woodlife Trails own exacting 5-year trainer programme. We are all fully qualified in First Aid (HSE) and, of course, fully insured. Some of our courses have been approved by the National Trust.