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Introduction to Tracking & Awareness Day Course


Introduction to Tracking & Awareness Day Course

£95.00

Course Location: Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Bedfordshire

Course Time: 09.30-16.30

Course Duration: 1 day

Course size: 12

Course Age Range: 18+

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Introduction to Tracking & Awareness Day Course

This course is designed to introduce you to the fascinating and addictive topic of animal tracking. During the day we will get you to participate in some basic awareness techniques to improve your tracking ability, teach you some practical tracking techniques to get the most out of your tracking, show you how to identify some common animal footprints and how to record for posterity using plaster casts, as well as plenty of hands-on practice of tracking its self.

After an initial welcome and introduction to the history of tracking, we will get you to zone into the rhythm of the woodland using some well-established awareness exercises.

We will then spend a bit of time first looking at animal gait patterns, individual animal footprints and how to identify them and then action indicators before going out and putting it into practice and exploring ways to improve your tracking opportunities such as utilising track traps, angles and lighting.


After lunch we will partake in another awareness exercise before more hands-on practical tracking during the afternoon we will also select suitable tracks and go through the process of taking permanent records of the tracks using plaster casts.  While these are setting we will have a brief look at other animal sign apart from footprints such as scat, feeding sign, etc.  

We will finish the day by collecting your plaster casts and then a final test of your powers of observation. 

We operate from a basic woodland venue with rustic furniture around the camp so do feel free to bring additional items for your comfort throughout the day and download our recommended kit list for additional advice. There will be hot and cold water for drinks and a base camp style toilet for your comfort. This is a non-catered course so you will need to bring along a packed lunch and snacks.  

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    Set in the Heart of the stunning Peak District National Park our woodlands are based on this beautiful 3800 acre historical estate, home to Lord and Lady Edward Manners. A warm and caring family estate, woodlands comprise over 600 acres, and our beautiful camp is nestled on the banks of the river Wye. Surrounded by a mature mixed canopy of Oak, Ash, Birch, and numerous conifers the diverse mix of flora is home to a wondferful array of large and small fauna. You may spot Fallow, or see the sign of badger, and will be immersed into a cacophany of bird noise as you share the home of owl, buzzard, woodpecker and more.


This course can be purchased as an 18 month voucher, to book online choose "18 month voucher" from the options above and we will email the details over to you. Alternatively if you are purchasing this course as a gift we can post you a full colour gift presentation pack for just £4.25, just choose posted instead of emailed delivery option. Or contact us by phone to make the arrangements.

Call US: 01234 351006 (09:30-16:30 7 Days) / 07843 064114 (Out of hours)

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