"Fantastic experience"

Had a great time doing the autumn foraging course. Learnt lots from really experienced and knowledge instructors. Wood highly recommend.

"Family bushcraft course with my son"

Did the family bushcraft course with my 9 year old son in a group of 19. Ian and Dan were both excellent, patient and good humoured throughout. They really know their stuff and are good at passing that knowledge on. Absolutely worthwhile and something I feel really pleased at having had the opportunity to do with my son. Thank you guys !!

"Northern forest year"

Just compleated the Northern forest year course and can honestly say, it was one of the best things I have done. They level of knowledge and instruction given by Davie and Andy was first class. Each of the modules brought something new and interesting for me to learn. I would thoroughly recommend them and their company to anyone how will listen (to me talk about it for hours)

"Great, wet, informative weekend."

Had a fantastic weekend, even with some adverse weather in the Derbyshire Woodland on the Woodland Ways Bushcraft Weekend. Learned a lot of helpful knowledge to apply to life and bushcraft from the knowledgeable instructors and apprentices, who were all approachable and friendly (with a good amount of humour as was needed in the weather we had). Prepared game for the first time and ate some delicious meals - Wood Pigeon stir fry being my personal highlight.
Lots of useful facts about laws applying to all areas of bushcraft to prevent getting into any bother.
Getting to sleep in my shelter in the rain and not get wet felt like an achievement along with making friction fire for the first time.
If you're on the fence about attending this course and love the outdoors, you won't regret a weekend spent here.

"5 Star Tandem Canoe Experience!"

Had a fantastic day out on the water with the instructors who were all very knowledgeable and approachable; able to answer any question put to them in simple terms without using jargon or overcomplicating things.

Always made us feel at ease on the water, taught us to read the water and identify safe and dangerous areas – our confidence increased from start to finish. When my friend felt unwell the team were on hand to help in a friendly way and offer their assistance.
I’d say that no one should get on the water without first going on this course!
Cannot recommend highly enough for anyone who wants to give it a go :)

"Foraging course"

22nd April 2023. I went to a foraging day at the Haddon Hall estate. What a super day out. Beautiful surroundings. Top class bushcraft instructors. So much was learnt in a single day. Already looking to book my third adventure with Woodland Ways.

"Foraging Course 101"

I’ve been looking into doing a foraging course for a long long time, but could never make my mind up on where to take the course… After reading loads of reviews on various schools I decided to book with these guys…I took foraging course with the lads at Woodland Ways yesterday…. Well I’m not gonna lie.. I still had a few doubts about if it was going to be any good…but it was way better than I expected… the instructors are friendly, extremely knowledgeable and have a sense of humour…. From the moment I got there to the time we finished was absolutely awesome… these guys didn’t just tell you about the edibles and all the info that comes with knowing the plants… but they even knew the folk law from history regarding the plants… i don’t often give places 5 star ratings… but… I can’t actually fault any part of the course… and that to me is extremely frustrating as a chef 😂😂…

All I can say is…these guys are definitely on point… you know right from the start that this is not just a job to them… it’s a way of life… so if your thinking about doing a course in foraging or bushcraft… then this is who you need to be booking with…it’s money well spent for life time skills… 😎👊🏻

"Get out your comfort zone"

Not everyday you can say you ate dandelions, dock leaves, jaggy nettles and sticky willow (willies) for lunch. Excellent day foraging with Woodland Ways. Would totally recommend these guys. The instructors Dav and Andy are bursting with knowledge and fascinating to listen to. If you are looking to get out your comfort zone and try something different then start here. 🌳 🌺 🪵

"Family bushcraft overnight stay (Derby"

Family bushcraft overnight stay (Derby, Bakewell). Had an amazing time at woodlandways with my x2 kids building a shelter to sleep in overnight, wild food prep, wood carving, fire lighting, animal tracking and more and more. Ian and Patrick were amazing instructors giving advice and help for both days and always able to give interesting and detailed answers to any questions me or the kids asked. Great mix of fun and learning, this is from someone’s who has never slept in the woods and can’t explain how much we all enjoyed it. Amazing!

"Bushcraft weekend"

Joined the team for the bushcraft weekend this weekend gone. What an experience. Ian and his team (Andy and Patrick) were great instructors, full of knowledge and advice. The location is fantastic, a beautiful forest surrounds the camp making the whole experience feel more remote. There was a good group of people on the course everyone participated and contributed there experiences and thoughts. I’ve left the weekend having learnt an incredible amount and new found respect of the world we have. I’m already hoping to booking with the team again. Hopefully in Sweden 🇸🇪 next time.