Wildlife

Duration: 1 or 2 days
Cost: £45 per person per day
Min - Max No. 3 - 6

The Isle of Skye has a good selection of outstanding wildlife. Otters, seals (common and grey), eagles (golden and sea), deer (red and roe), nesting seabirds, mountain and moorland birds and off the coast porpoises, dolphins and minky whales. However seeing them can be difficult!

The aims of the course are to take you to the places where you will hopefully encounter them, but nothing can be guaranteed. Small course numbers will hopefully mean we can get close to the wildlife without disturbing it too much.

Warm dull coloured clothing will also be extremely useful as will a good pair of binoculars. (Some of these items can be supplied if you have nothing suitable). The law heavily protects certain species, like sea and golden eagle, so that even approaching a nest site is strictly forbidden. All that can be done is to walk in the general area where these species have been seen and hope for the best. Which again is what this course is all about - walking, waiting, watching and having a lot of good luck! Although we hope to see many of these creatures, we will also be on the lookout for signs of their presence. So another part of the course is about basic tracking and general guides to successful nature observation.

Tracking & Wildlife Observation

Duration: 2 days
Cost / Venue Prices vary depending on location. Venues in England & Scotland - please contact for further details or see Course Directory.
Min - Max No. 6 - 8
Badger track

This course builds on the Introductory Bushcraft Course.

Course content:

  • Revision and expansion of observing signs of wildlife.
  • Recognising animal tracks.
  • Making casts of animal tracks.
  • Animal gait and common gait patterns.
  • Tracking tools.
  • Introduce the technique of tracking and trail following by using practical activities in man tracking.
  • Trail following and lost trail procedure.
  • Camouflaging, de-scenting and hides.
  • Effective stalking and silent movement.
  • Techniques and games to sharpen the senses and increase observational skills.
  • Observational equipment.
  • Lures and calls to attract wildlife.