Meet Helen & Mike
Forged by Experience,
Guided by Nature.
We're qualified bushcraft instructors, ex-military outdoorsmen, parents of three, and we teach what we live.
Our roots
Our story
Mike spent his career in the military and holds an NCEF Level 3 accredited qualification in bushcraft, carrying a deep practical knowledge of field craft, navigation and traditional skills with him ever since. Helen comes from early years education, years of working closely with young children, learning how they absorb knowledge when the world around them is genuinely interesting. Between us, three children, two careers, and a long-held belief that something has been quietly lost.
We wanted to teach the real skills our ancestors lived by: how to light a fire in the rain, build a shelter that would actually keep you dry, and read the natural world the way people did for thousands of years. Practical knowledge, passed on properly, in the place where it belongs.
So we built Beowulf Bushcraft: small-group bushcraft for every age, woven through with folklore. The stories belong with the skills; one without the other is only half the inheritance. Our sessions are quietly serious, properly hands-on, and full of the kind of knowledge that stays with a family for life.
What we stand for
Our ethos
We don't do mud-and-wellies for the sake of it. Every session teaches transferable skills: fire, shelter, navigation, knife work. Skills that your family carries home.
There are stories in the trees, the seasons, and the way a spider builds its web. Knowledge sticks because it's fascinating, not because it's being taught.
Attendee names and ages recorded for every session. Strict no-photography policy of other people's children. Safeguarding isn't a tick-box. It's how we run.
5% of every session run in Greyfield Woods is donated to the Woodland Trust.
From booking to woodland
How a Session Works
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Choose your session
Family Bushcraft for ages 3–10, Woodland Wolves for ages 10–16, and adult courses for practical wilderness skills. Pick the one that fits.
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Book online
Reserve your place in a couple of minutes. Tell us the names and ages of attending children and you're in.
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Arrive at the woods
Location details sent to you when you book. Easy to find, parking on site, kettle on the fire when you arrive.
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Skills you keep for life
Fire, shelter, foraging, folklore: knowledge that stays with your family long after the session ends.
Our regulars can book by direct debit and come to every session, no fuss, no missed places.
We support the Woodland Trust
5% of every session run in Greyfield Woods is donated to the Woodland Trust.
We are not endorsed by the Woodland Trust. We simply believe in supporting the work they do.
Photographs
From the Woodland
