Christmas is coming!
Christmas is just over 10 Mondays away We have our gift vouchers which can go towards any of our courses on offer, in our eyes it’s the perfect Christmas gift !…
2024 Dates
We have been a bit quiet this week as we have been getting 2024 sorted. Our dates are now live for the following courses: 2 Day Survival Courses2 Day Winter…
May Survival Weekend
3 Day Survival Course 2 Day Survival Course Family Bushcraft and Survival Day A day to recover Guess we can’t get it all We ran a 3 Day Survival Course…
Wales Coast Path Expedition 2024
Backcountry Survival Ltd are proud sponsors of Neil Smith who in June 2024 will attempt the Wales Coast Path unsupported in 30 days to raise money for charities; Walking with…
Easter Holidays with BCS
Looking for something to entertain the kids this Easter Holiday? Get the youngsters out learning in the woods this Easter on our Bushcraft Bonanza A half day event learning about…
April Courses
Got a youngster who you’re looking to entertain during the Easter holidays? Are you looking at becoming a leader/instructor in bushcraft? Want to give yourself a challenge? Or are you…
How to prepare your vehicle for the unexpected
This blog is going to go into detail about how to prepare your vehicle for if you ever find yourself stranded due to bad weather, breakdowns, or unforeseen circumstances. Many…
Packing your rucksack? What are the essentials?
When it comes to an adventure, the preparation stage is crucial. In our last post we discussed what devices and apps we recommend, here we will discuss some small essential…
Winter is around the corner…
No matter how much we want to deny it, there are only 5 months left of 2022, and we will soon be in the midst of winter. Which is why…
DEVICES AND MOBILE APPS; WHAT DO BCS USE
This article discusses a small handful of a wide variety of devices that can help with sharing your location, either with yourself, your emergency contact or to emergency services if…
2022
We are ready for 2022, all survival courses are now live to book onto! For our winter survival courses (including our Winter Skills and Snowholing Courses) from January to March…
Family and Kid Courses
October Holidays are round the corner, so we have got our Bushcraft Bonanza (5-10 year old), Survival Mission (11-17 year old) and Family Courses running to help entertain either the…
Expeditions
Two weekends ago was our Lairig Ghru Expedition 3 days of walking through the Lairig Ghru and it was made extra special with a wake up call from reindeers… If…
Upcoming Courses
Upcoming Courses July to August: July: 23rd – 25th: 3 Day Survival Course 23rd: Survival Mission/Bushcraft Bonanza @ Alvie For more information follow the link for the following courses: 2/3/5…
5 Day Survival Course
“Challenge yourself, it’s the only path which leads to growth” – Morgan Freeman Have you attended a 3 Day Survival Course with us or an equivalent course with another provider…
Covid Update
Courses are back up and running in both our Murthly and Alvie sites! With the ever changing circumstances, if we are not able to run a course we will publish…
Good news, we’re back!
Finally some good news and we have a lot to share! April – All our April courses will be run in Murthly, Perthshire. We have the following courses (also pictured…
Meet the Team
Last but no means least, it’s Andy Lewis. He owns Andy Lewis Bushcraft and works with us to offer many of our courses, including the Woodland Skills Leader: Meet Andy, an adventurer…
Meet the Team contd.
Up next on our “Meet the Team” segment is instructor Neil Foote. From mountaineering routes and North faces in the Alps to extreme endurance races in the most inhospitable places…
Meet the Team
‘Meet the Team’ segment continued with the final member of the Robertson instructor trio; Michael Robertson.Michael has been an instructor at BCS for 3 years, he is a qualified Woodland…
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