“The beauty of learning about these ancient skills and knowledge is the unique opportunity to connect with our ancestors and the natural world, allowing us to gain a deeper understanding of their struggles and triumphs as well as keeping these skills alive to better connect us with nature once again.. Whether it's creating an ember from friction or hand-stitching reindeer hides into a sleeping bag, these skills transport us back in time, mentally and spiritually, and offer a glimpse into the lives of those who came before us.” - Billy Souter
Rekindle Our Ancient Past:
Bushcraft, Primitive Living, and Wilderness Survival Courses
ABOUT
My name is Billy Souter, a Bushcraft and Primitive Living Skills instructor based in Derbyshire, UK.
COURSES
Bushcraft & Primitive Living Skills Courses
CONTACT
For bookings, questions or enquiries, please feel free to get in touch!
TESTIMONIALS
"Thank you Billy for an amazing weekend in the forest. I learnt so many new skills and loved working with the different traditional materials and techniques. The weekend exceeded all my expectations.
It was a real pleasure to meet you, learn from your experience and in-depth knowledge, and also see examples of your beautiful craftsmanship. An inspiration."
— Craig, Primitive Fishing Kit and Fish Leather Course
"Billy really looked after us well and was so willing to share his knowledge and skill of all things primitive. His teaching style was a really nice mix of attentive and relaxed. I felt he was always there to ask for advice or to further explain and demonstrate things, but he was also more than willing to allow us space to get immersed in our projects.
In terms of course content and the amount Billy packed in, I would say it's definitely the best craft workshop I've done before, and it was so satisfying to be fully immersed for a weekend and come away with items to be proud of. It has definitely given me a burst of enthusiasm, and I really want to explore more skills now."
— Ross, Primitive Fishing Kit and Fish Leather Course
“Myself and my wife attended this course in March 2022. Billy the tutor was very knowledgable and a great communicator, who has a clear joy in passing on his knowledge. The course is hands on, there was a large handling collection of bone objects to examine close up. A full range of flint, stone and antler implements where provided to work the bone into tools. People in the group made needles, awls, amulets, arrowheads, harpoons and even a crochet hook.
We came away with an appreciation of the skill required by our ancestors to make their own tools and a new understanding of bone as a material. It is not the grey, soft and sad material left on your plate after a meal but a tough, durable and flexible material that has many practical uses.
We would recommend this course if you are looking for something slightly different in Bushcraft knowledge or are curious about experimental archeology.”