Greene Fox Bushcraft Summer Adventures at Brockholes Nature Reserve

Get outdoors this summer and learn bushcraft skills with Greene Fox at Brockholes. Perfect for children and families, these hands-on sessions are packed with adventure, creativity and practical outdoor skills.

Choose from a fantastic range of workshops throughout the summer holidays, including Wild Play, Stone Age Bushcraft, Fire Lighting Skills, Whittling, Wild Cooking, Bushcraft Medicine, Wild Art and Minibeast Adventures. Activities vary by session and may include den building, campfire cooking, woodland crafts, nature art, bug hunting, shelter building, foraging and traditional bushcraft techniques.

With sessions suitable for a range of ages and abilities, there's something for every young explorer. Most activities take place outdoors, so please wear suitable clothing and sturdy footwear.

Session Information

Various dates from 25 July to 23 August 2026

Sessions range from 2 to 2.5 hours

Prices from £12.50–£25 (depending on the workshop)

Some sessions require children to be accompanied by an adult – please check individual ticket details before booking.

Advance booking is essential as places are limited.

Come along, learn new skills, make lasting memories and experience the great outdoors this summer at Brockholes Nature Reserve.

Session Information

Various dates from 25 July to 23 August 2026

Sessions range from 2 to 2.5 hours

Prices from £12.50–£25 (depending on the workshop)

Some sessions require children to be accompanied by an adult – please check individual ticket details before booking.

Advance booking is essential as places are limited.

Come along, learn new skills, make lasting memories and experience the great outdoors this summer at Brockholes Nature Reserve.

Green Fox Bushcraft Summer Holiday Programme

Saturday 25 July & Sunday 26 July

Whittling Workshop

10:00am – 12:30pm

£25 per ticket (1 adult & 1 child aged 9+)

Learn safe whittling techniques while creating your own woodland animal or handcrafted jam spreader under the guidance of Green Fox instructors.

Wild Play Session

1:00pm – 3:00pm

£12.50 per child

A fun-filled outdoor adventure including:

Den building

Nature-inspired art

Woodland games

Simple bushcraft crafts

Toasting marshmallows over the campfire

Saturday 1 August & Sunday 2 August

Stone Age Wild Play

10:30am – 12:30pm

£12.50 per child

(Children must be accompanied by an adult.)

Travel back in time with a Stone Age adventure featuring:

Shelter building

Cordage making

Making and using natural paints

Drilling your own pendant

Campfire activities

Fire Lighting Skills Workshop

1:00pm – 3:30pm

£12.50 per child

(Suitable for ages 5+ and must be supervised by an adult.)

Discover up to five traditional fire-lighting techniques in this hands-on bushcraft workshop.

Saturday 8 August & Sunday 9 August

Wild Art Play Session

10:30am – 12:30pm

£12.50 per child

(Children must be accompanied by an adult.)

Create beautiful artwork using nature, including:

Eco-clay

Hapa Zome (leaf printing)

Natural tie-dye

Woodland paints

Woodland eyes

Nordic slinging

Fire Lighting Skills Workshop

1:00pm – 3:30pm

£12.50 per child

(Ages 5+ with adult supervision.)

Saturday 15 August

Wild Cooking Workshop

10:00am – 12:00pm

£15 per child

Cook three delicious campfire treats using traditional bushcraft techniques (no marshmallows this time!).

Fire Lighting Skills Workshop

1:00pm – 3:30pm

£12.50 per child

(Ages 5+ with adult supervision.)

Sunday 16 August

Bushcraft Medicine Workshop

10:00am – 12:00pm

£12.50 per child

(Suitable for ages 5+.)

Discover useful woodland plants through foraging before creating:

Herbal tea

Smudge stick

Natural poultice

Traditional "painkiller"

Tincture

Fire Lighting Skills Workshop

1:00pm – 3:30pm

£12.50 per child

(Ages 5+ with adult supervision.)

Saturday 22 August

Minibeast Wild Play

10:30am – 12:30pm

£12.50 per child

A bug-filled adventure including:

Bug hunts

Sweep netting

Minibeast-inspired nature art

Spider web obstacle course

Campfire Charcoal Pencil Making & Natural Art Workshop

1:30pm – 4:00pm

£15 per child

Create your own charcoal drawing pencil over the campfire before using it to produce nature-inspired artwork.

Sunday 23 August

Wild Art Play Session

10:30am – 12:30pm

£12.50 per child

Explore creative woodland art using:

Eco-clay

Hapa Zome

Natural tie-dye

Woodland paints

Woodland eyes

Nordic slinging

Campfire Charcoal Pencil Making & Natural Art Workshop

1:30pm – 4:00pm

£15 per child

Make your own charcoal pencil over the campfire before creating unique pieces of natural artwork.

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