Why Adults Need Bushcraft

Locked into our work and family routines can take up so much time that little is left for connecting with nature. Living in the frenzy of the modern world means it’s often easy to forget our natural connection. When was the last time you went leaf catching? Or cloud watching? Or walked barefoot in dew-soaked grass?

 

Why Children Need Bushcraft

As a child I spent most of my time outdoors. In the days just before the IT explosion, playing out was the most necessary extra-curricular activity. We roamed streets and fields, woods and streams, explorers or scientists trekking through the suburban jungle; stalking beasts’ footprints in the sand each summer at the beach; searching for crabs and other exotic creatures in the rock pools.

A large school field at the back became our ‘everything’; our football pitch, pirate ship, scientific expedition. It was as full during the summer holidays as it was through term-time. We convinced ourselves we’d found clusters of 4 leaf-clover and spent weeks staring at the soil and tiny plants and the minute creatures that live in our earth. But children and young people play differently to 30 years ago.

 

Welcome to the Natural Pathways Blog

As urban life becomes increasingly frenetic more and more people are searching for a way to reconnect with the natural environment. Set up in 2002, Natural Pathways offers a wide range of bushcraft and survival skills courses for children, adults, schools, youth groups and the business community.

You can find out more by visiting our courses page. We’ve set up this blog to bring you more information and more resources to help you in your quest to not only survive but thrive in the natural environment. Thanks for visiting, we hope to see you again soon.