Schools & Clubs

Ofsted-registered outdoor learning for primary and secondary schools

Looking for a high-quality outdoor learning experience that is engaging, educational and rooted in real-world skills?

Urban Bushcraft is an Ofsted-registered outdoor learning provider, delivering curriculum-linked and wellbeing-focused sessions for schools and clubs across Nottinghamshire. Our programmes combine practical learning, nature connection and skill-building in a way that supports both education and personal development.

Our Bushcraft Schools Programme

Designed for both primary and secondary pupils, our sessions blend fun with learning while developing confidence, resilience and teamwork.

Pupils can take part in hands-on activities such as:

  • Shelter building and primative survival skills

  • Fire lighting and campfire cooking

  • Environmental learning and wildlife awareness

  • Wild foods, foraging and plant knowledge

  • Team challenges, problem-solving and outdoor play

Sessions are carefully planned, fully risk assessed and led by qualified staff, with safeguarding, inclusion and pupil wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

Curriculum-linked & flexible

Our programmes can be tailored to support:

  • History, science, geography and PSHE

  • Environmental and sustainability learning

  • Team-building and transition days

  • Wellbeing, regulation and confidence-building

  • Celebration or end-of-term experiences

We work closely with schools to adapt sessions to suit specific learning objectives, cohorts or themes.

SEND & inclusive provision

We have extensive experience delivering inclusive outdoor learning, including small-group sessions that support regulation, confidence and emotional wellbeing. Our woodland setting provides a calm, nurturing environment where pupils can engage, explore and thrive.

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“Nature is the best teacher”

Two young girls gathering berries from bushes in a garden on a sunny day.
A round wooden table with natural finish, set outdoors on fallen leaves, containing craft supplies including watercolor paints, brushes, ink bottles, scissors, feather quill, and five eggs in a small woven basket, surrounded by empty woven baskets an
Two children kneeling on a purple yoga mat outdoors, working together to build a wooden craft project with a dowel and metal rings, with trees and a picnic table in the background.
Display table with animal pelts, bones, and tools, with a informational poster about the Stone Age in the background.
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Living history & curriculum linked sessions

Our Living History sessions bring the past to life through hands-on bushcraft, storytelling and real-world skills. Pupils explore how people lived, worked and survived in earlier times while developing confidence, teamwork and curiosity outside the classroom.

Led by experienced instructors, sessions combine practical bushcraft skills (such as fire lighting, shelter building and tool use) with historical context, creating immersive learning experiences that align closely with the curriculum.

All sessions are flexible and can be adapted to support specific topics, year groups or learning objectives.

Surviving the Stone Age

Step back thousands of years and explore how our earliest ancestors lived and survived.

Pupils will:

  • Learn primitive fire-lighting techniques

  • Build shelters using natural materials

  • Create simple tools

  • Explore tracking, hunting skills and early survival

  • Recreate Stone Age art using natural pigments

A highly immersive session that supports history, science and experiential learning.

Legends of the Wild (Robin Hood)

Inspired by the legends of Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest, this session blends folklore, history and bushcraft skills.

Pupils will:

  • Explore traditional woodland skills

  • Take part in team challenges and problem-solving

  • Engage with storytelling and historical themes

Designed to align with the UK primary curriculum, this session encourages imagination, teamwork and active learning.

Wild About Wellbeing

A wellbeing-focused bushcraft session designed to support emotional regulation, confidence and connection.

Through nature-based activities, teamwork and reflection, pupils develop:

  • Emotional awareness and resilience

  • Stress-management techniques

  • Communication and collaboration skills

Ideal for supporting PSHE, wellbeing priorities and SEND cohorts.

Backcountry Bushcraft

A deeper dive into traditional survival skills and ancestral knowledge.

Pupils will:

  • Learn fire lighting, shelter building and foraging

  • Explore tool-making and outdoor problem-solving

  • Prepare and cook food over an open fire

This session offers a rich, hands-on learning experience that combines history, practical skills and outdoor confidence-building.

Make Your Own Mark – Bespoke Sessions

Have a curriculum idea but not sure how to bring it to life outdoors?

Work with our experienced practitioners to co-design a bespoke bushcraft session tailored to your pupils, curriculum focus or school priorities.

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Explore our activities

Activities
A rustic round wooden table outdoors with art supplies, baskets, eggs, and shells, surrounded by fallen autumn leaves.
A young child making a homemade pizza in a baking tray using a 3D printed pizza cutter.
A wicker basket filled with soap, black obsidian stones, a feather, a small plush mouse, and rocks, with stones, mortar and pestle, and bowls in the background on a green outdoor table.
Four children crouching at night, wearing headlamps emitting bright light, with a building and a sign in the background. One child has blonde hair, the others are wearing dark clothing.
A wooden table with shells, flowers, and small tools used for pressing flowers. Some shells contain liquids, and there are vibrant flowers and berries on and around the table, indicating a flower pressing activity.
A wicker basket on a tree stump containing two pieces of rock, a container of tea, a magnifying glass, and tape. Next to the basket are printed sheets with animal tracks and symbols for tracking animals.