Real-world skills, rooted in the outdoors
From bushcraft courses and holiday clubs to Mini Medics workshops and accredited Outdoor First Aid training, we deliver structured, hands-on learning across North Shropshire.
Hands-on outdoor experiences, well run and thoughtfully delivered.
At Woodland Roots, we provide practical outdoor learning for young people, adults, and organisations. From woodland bushcraft and holiday programmes to emergency skills workshops and accredited Outdoor First Aid training, everything we deliver is purposeful, carefully structured, and designed to build confidence through experience.
Sessions take place in our woodland near Oswestry or at suitable venues across Shropshire and beyond.
For Young People
Structured sessions for ages 8+, designed to build confidence, practical skills, and real-world capability in a supportive setting.
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.
Mini Medics
A structured emergency skills workshop helping young people learn how to respond calmly and confidently in real-life situations. Practical, scenario-led learning delivered in a supportive 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.
Outdoor First Aid (2 day)
A comprehensive Level 3 Outdoor First Aid qualification for those responsible for others in outdoor and remote environments.
Emergency Outdoor First Aid (1 day)
A practical introduction to outdoor first aid for enthusiasts and volunteers, focused on managing incidents until help arrives.
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 wherever possible.
Whether in the woodland or in a structured workshop setting, our approach remains the same: learning through doing, clear guidance, and purposeful activity.
By working with your hands, developing new skills, and engaging alongside others, many participants leave feeling clearer, more grounded, and more confident in their ability to respond to real-world situations.
Join us at Woodland Roots.
Whether you’re booking a course, planning a team day, or arranging a practical skills workshop for your school or group, Woodland Roots delivers structured, hands-on learning designed to build confidence and capability.