Come and experience the sound of dark glossy flint being knapped, tune into the land and learn which animals might be in the area and turn your hand to whittling your own traps that are tried and tested through out the ages. Channel your ancestors’ wisdom!

This course shall cover:
-Flint Knapping Basics
-Trap Making
-Learning Animal Signs
-Plant Identification
-Honouring the Earth!

This is a weekend course, as there will be different traps to make and tracking to undertake.

During this course we shall cover an introduction to flint knapping where the participants will make their own scrapers, and learn how to knock off sharp flakes that can be used as knives. These tools will come into use throughout the day and can be used to help make the traps.
We shall also cover coppicing wood sustainably and draw upon regenerative indigenous land management practices. Participants will then make their own traps including the Mojave scissor trap and the figure of four trap. Safe knife practice will be taught.
We shall also cover cordage making, the laws and ethics of traps, where we would theoretically place one, and set them up to see if we can set them off with sticks!
No animals will be trapped as it's illegal unless in a true survival situation. The day is about learning where you would trap with your own tools that you can make to live off the land under different circumstances.
Sustainability and regenerative practices will be at the forefront of the day and we shall be reciprocal as possible to the living world.

Costs and booking:

£150 (have expendable income) for the weekend
£165 (Finically secure) for the weekend

Limited concession spaces available, email to enquire

To book on, contact Luke on:

kael.ancestralskilss@gmail.com or 07517952182