We will have spaces at Wilder Ways in September, please get in touch if you are interested.

We run from September 2024 until the end of June 2025 and the group meets every 4 – 6 weeks, mainly on Falkland Estate in our Birchwood Camp or on another part of the Estate. Sometimes we have a day on the coast or at a craftsperson’s workshop somewhere in Fife.

The group runs on a Saturday and is for both teens that attend school and those who are home-educated.

Next year it is likely we will be “out and about” more learning skills that strengthen our connection to nature and the land. We always have time for games and our core routines which helps foster our connection to ourselves and each other. Our sessions throughout the year are planned around what is happening in nature at the time, it influences when we forage, when we cook, what we make, what we wear, and how we want to reflect and explore.

Our Autumn term tends to be about harvesting and making, remembering the wonders of plant medicine. Late Autumn connects us to the time of the Ancestors and traditional crafts, Mid Winter takes us deeper into the importance of trees for our survival and it is the birds that bring us out of winter in early Spring. Foraging encourages more field trips in Spring and early Summer. Two-three sessions are payable in advance for each quarter of the year and cost £37 each.

Please email paula@sci-scotland.org.uk to book a place, and for further information.

Heavily influenced by the with 8-Shields movement, permaculture ethics and non-violent, or compassionate communication, we have woven our own mentoring blend together of what we call The Wilder Ways Way.

Our mentors are committed to holding space for the groups to thrive, with empathy, compassion and no judgement.

Connection is at the heart of what we do – connection to ourselves, each other and the land around us.

Our core group of Wilder Ways teenagers started in 2017 as 12/13 year olds and finished after summer camp at the end of June 2022, 17/18 year olds.

They are following their passions now in outdoor courses at college, mentoring younger children in The Wilder Ways Way and in their community, or going to school to do Highers. Whatever they are doing we are glad they still find time to come back to the woods now and then.

We always gather in the summer, usually on a windswept West coast island!

With the completion of our 5 year weekly Wilder Ways group in June 2022, this year we are only running our weekend Wilder Ways group for both home-educated teens and those that go to school.

Our first session is on Nov 5th and if you’d like to come along and try it please use the Contact Us link below.

Our weekend sessions focus on building skills in traditional bushcraft and seasonal activities.

We have a focus on a large variety of activities, skills and approaches that will increase confidence, resilience, practical abilities and most importantly enable us to have fun.

Would you like to join us?

If you are home-educating, attending school or a craftsperson with a skill to share outdoors we would love to hear from you.