Outdoor learning, skills, and experiences in North Shropshire
Practical activities, first aid training, and bespoke sessions — delivered across outdoor settings near Oswestry or brought to your site.
Hands-on outdoor experiences, well run and thoughtfully delivered.
At Woodland Roots, we deliver structured, hands-on outdoor learning for young people, adults, and organisations.
Our sessions include bushcraft and camp skills, outdoor first aid training, and practical outdoor experiences designed to build confidence, competence, and a positive connection with the outdoors.
Sessions take place in our woodland near Oswestry, or are delivered at schools, venues, and outdoor sites across Shropshire and beyond.
For Young People
Structured woodland sessions for ages 8+, designed to build confidence, practical skills, and a positive connection with the outdoors.
Easter Bushcraft Club
A four-day woodland club designed to keep young people active, engaged, and learning during the Easter holidays through practical skills, creative challenges, and time outdoors.
Summer Bushcraft Week
A week of hands-on woodland activities, including fire lighting, shelter building, and outdoor skills, delivered in a supportive and well-structured setting.
Birthday Parties
A memorable woodland birthday experience built around shared adventure, simple bushcraft skills, and time outdoors with friends.
For Teams & Organisations
We deliver practical, engaging outdoor sessions for organisations looking for something purposeful, well-run, and a little different.
Team Building
Outdoor team sessions focused on communication, problem-solving, and shared challenge, delivered in woodland settings or at your venue.
Bushcraft at Your Event
A flexible bushcraft offering that can be integrated into festivals, retreats, away days, and community events.
Schools
Structured outdoor sessions supporting learning, wellbeing, and skill development. Delivered in woodland settings or at your school, and planned to suit your group, timetable, and aims.
Youth Groups
Bespoke outdoor sessions for organised youth groups, focused on practical skills, teamwork, and time well spent outdoors.
Courses & Training
A range of hands-on courses focused on outdoor skills, safety, and confidence in real environments.
Bushcraft Half-Day
An introduction to core outdoor and woodland skills including fire lighting, shelter building, and safe tool use.
Bushcraft Full-Day
A full day focused on developing practical bushcraft skills through guided instruction and hands-on practice.
Cook and Camp
An overnight woodland experience centred around outdoor cooking, campcraft, and spending time learning and living outdoors.
Emergency Outdoor First Aid (1 day)
A practical introduction to outdoor first aid for enthusiasts and volunteers, focused on managing incidents until help arrives.
Outdoor First Aid (2 day)
A comprehensive Level 3 Outdoor First Aid qualification for those responsible for others in outdoor and remote environments.
Trusted by schools, families, and organisations across Shropshire
The value of time outdoors
Spending time outdoors, away from screens and everyday pressures, allows space to slow down, focus, and reset. Woodland Roots sessions combine practical activity, fresh air, and shared experience in natural settings.
By working with your hands, learning new skills, and spending time outdoors with others, many participants find they leave feeling clearer, more grounded, and more connected - both to the environment and to the people around them.
Join us at Woodland Roots.
Whether you’re booking onto a course, planning a team day, or looking to add a woodland activity to your event, Woodland Roots offers outdoor experiences that are practical, purposeful, and rooted in real outdoor skills.
Ready to begin your outdoor experience?
Explore upcoming courses, or get in touch to talk through a session for your group, organisation, or event.