into the wild – woodland survival course
For Corporate Away Days & Team Building Events in the UK
lost in the woods – how do you survive?
Picture the scene. You’re team are miles from home, surrounded by remote woodland. They have no shelter, nowhere to lay their heads, no mobile phones and limited food and water. The weather doesn’t look great and everyone is getting a little scared. Can they survive?
With our full day or half day Woodland Survival Course, your employees will learn all the survival basics – and have fun along the way. Groups will be divided into teams of equal number. Challenge zones will be set up in which each team must rotate around until all challenges have been completed. The aim of the day is for teams to successfully complete all the tasks given to them by the survival instructor. Completing tasks earns Jungle Dollars, with the team earning the most Dollars being declared Survival Champions! A fun and rewarding event that requires quick-thinking and initiative.
equip your employees with invaluable skills:
• Effective teamwork
• Strengthen interpersonal relationships
• Enhance communication skills
• Instil preparedness & self-discipline
• Improve problem-solving
• Thrive under pressure
• Foster environmental awareness
All this – while having an exhilarating & enjoyable experience!
The Venue :
Our course is hosted in woodland at Avalanche Adventure just outside Market Harborough in Leicestershire.
Alternatively, we can come to any suitable venue in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire, with woodland or a grass lawn. The course can be adapted to suit your venue! If you are further afield please do not hesitate to get in touch as we do travel to other areas in the UK too.
challenges
Half-day event – 3 hours tuition
Full day event – 6.5 hours tuition
fire skills
30 mins – 1 hour
Learn the most effective way to light a fire – using different local materials. This could be silver birch bark, dried grass, any number of natural materials.
shelter building
30 mins – 1 hour
Work in small teams to build a variety of emergency shelters using a combination of natural and man-made materials. Learn how to pick both the right spot and the right materials to make a shelter that is both secure and weather-proof.
search & rescue
30 mins – 1 hour
Learn several methods of signalling for help – using a mirror, space blankets and signal fire to name just a few. Next, learn how to search a large area of land to find a missing person, make a stretcher and carry that person back to safety.
Navigation
30 mins – 1 hour
Learn the fundamental basics on how to navigate using a silva compass and put that to practise.
Hammock & basha set up
30 mins – 1 hour
Learn how to put up a jungle hammock and overhead basha sheet.
Camouflage & concealment deer hide challenge
30 mins – 1 hour
Conceal your team in the wild by building a secret wildlife hide.
stalking & tracking
30 mins – 1 hour
Learn how to tune into nature to identify signs left by animals and humans. Also, how to cover ground quietly so as not to be heard.
knot tying
30 mins
Watch as your instructor demonstrates a number of emergency rescue knots. Look easy? Your creativity and ability will be put to the test as you’re asked to replicate each knot at speed, whilst blindfolded. We didn’t say survival was easy.
water source challenge – outdoors & indoors
30 mins
Using bamboo, ropes, guttering and other materials supplied, you and your colleagues have to build a free-standing structure. The ultimate test will be whether you can get water to flow from point A to B.
snake pit challenge
30 mins
Negotiate a set path that is littered with rubber snakes whilst blindfolded! Listen to the directions provided by your team mates for safe directions on where to tread.
survival psychology & kit/equipment demo
30 mins
A lesson showing the importance of a positive mental attitude when lost, using previous case studies and demo of items that are useful when out walking / exploring remote parts of the world. The session will end with a team practical challenge in the form of a memory game.
Bush Tucker BanqueT
30 mins
Feeling peckish? This challenge requires guts and a strong stomach! Teams will go head to head in a bug eating challenge. Finish your plate and you’ll receive points. Fail to open your mouth and you’ll pay the price when it comes to the score sheets.
plane crash exercise
30 mins
Working as part of a team in this plane crash scenario, you and your teammates will prioritise items that you have salvaged from an aircraft for your survival. Requiring decision-making skills as well as strong negotiation tactics, will your team agree on specific items?
Keep in mind tracking lane challenge
30 mins
Following a set path, spot and identify objects that are partially hidden. At the end of the path, test your ability to recall all the items found.
final challenge – search & rescue
Teams will have to successfully complete a search and rescue exercise. This will involve putting into practise all the skills that were previously taught. For instance, find the casualty using the correct compass bearing, treat with the correct first aid , stretcher the casualty back to a safe area, build a shelter and make an emergency rescue fire. Teams will be awarded for first, second and third place.
Team Survival
Elite Survival Training Instructors
Fire Lighting
Woodland Survival by Night
Lighting a Fire- Blindfolded Knot Tying
- Build a Water Source
Snake Pit Challenge- Hammock & Banshee
- Blindfolded Snake Pit Challenge
Winning Team Selfie
Water Source Challenge- Search & Rescue Mission
- Plane Crash Exercise
Fire Lighting
Navigating the Forest
to book:
Give us a call on 07804 915407 to find out how we can bring adventure, inspiration & fun learning to your company or organisation.
Alternatively, let us know your contact details and we will get in touch with you!
The inspiration behind the ‘INTO THE WILD’ survival training course, can be seen in my ‘Into The Wild’ presentation video: View Presentation