Survival Skills & Campcraft for Adults

This action-packed one-day course at Muirshiel Country Park will introduce you to the essential skills needed to survive and stay comfortable in the great outdoors. Whether you’re looking to build confidence in the hills, learn practical bushcraft techniques, or simply enjoy an adventurous day outside, this course is for you.

Throughout the day you’ll tackle a range of real-world outdoor challenges, including:

🔥 Fire lighting in all conditions
🏕️ Shelter building and camp craft
🍳 Outdoor cooking over a fire
🪚 Safe and effective knife and saw skills
🪢 Ropework and essential knots
🌲 Survival challenges and wilderness problem-solving
🧟 Techniques for avoiding detection during a zombie apocalypse*

*No guarantees these skills will work against actual zombies, but we’re willing to test the theory!

Working as a team and learning by doing, you’ll spend the day immersed in the winter landscape, gaining practical skills, building resilience, and embracing whatever the Scottish weather decides to throw at us.

Important Information

📍 Meet at: Muirshiel Visitor Centre
🕤 Start time: 9:30am
👤 Age: 16+

🥪 Bring a packed lunch. While we’ll cover some outdoor cooking techniques, it’s always wise to have a backup plan if your hunting, trapping and foraging career hasn’t quite taken off yet.

🧥 Dress for the weather. Expect wind, rain, cold, mud, sunshine, or perhaps all four before lunchtime. After all, learning to work with the conditions is part of the adventure.

Come prepared to get stuck in, learn new skills, challenge yourself, and leave with the confidence to make the outdoors your home… at least for a day.