EarthCraftuk Courses

are held in 300 acres of beautiful ancient woodland which is privately owned by the Dawes family of Mount Ephraim, near Canterbury in Kent.  Mount Ephraim gardens are cared for and loved by the family themselves, giving a personal charm so often lost in larger commercial gardens.  To enjoy the gardens fully, you need a full afternoon to spare as there is so much to see with The Mizmaze; The Rock Garden; The Water Garden; The Little Wood; The Aboretum; The Rose Gardens; The Topiary Garden and Herbaceous Border and with wonderful views of The Swale Estuary - Mount Ephraim Gardens are a beautiful place to visit. There is also a farm shop in the gardens, selling fruit and vegetables grown on Mount Ephraim Farm together with the most wonderful Woodrose Licensed Restaurant & Tea Garden.

Our day courses all start at 10am and finish around 4.00pm (unless indicated) - for longer courses, start and finish times are indicated on each separate course.  Unless stated - our courses are for pre arranged groups of 8-12 participants - please email us to check availability.  For Forest Schools Programmes and larger school events - please email us.

Your chosen course will be held in the woodland so please wear suitable warm clothing, according to the time of year and wear good walking boots. The terrain is not even, so sensible footwear is important. In our unpredicatable British weather, there are always going to be some days worse than others - only in the most severe conditions will we cancel a course, so please come prepared. As an expedition style camp, we do not have flushing toilets or running water. however we have tried to make things a little easier by erecting a `treebog` and a covered woodland shower. Please click here for the required and suggested course kit list

 Unless stated, please bring a packed lunch and drinking water.  The kettle is always over the camp fire and complimentary hot drinks are provided.

 All tools used for each course will be loaned to you, so please DO NOT bring any of your own cutting tools - this is not awkward, it`s for everyone`s safety.

Unless specified, all our courses are open to over 18`s only unless accompanied by a participating adult. It goes without saying that alcohol or non prescribed drugs are not tolerated or permitted on any of our programme - so please do not bring them, thank you.

One final request regarding the use of mobile phones - we kindly ask that phones be turned off during the day and perhaps pick up any messages at break time.  Please be aware, that the signal for any network is not particularly good being in the centre of a heavily wooded area.

Bushcraft Taster Day	Fire & Forge Weekend	Archery Day
Family Bushcraft   Weekend	Flint Knapping Day	Natural Craft Weekend
Forest Schools CPD Skills Day	From Tree to Bow Three days	Green Wood Craft Day