Stay Wild Festival

Find out what’s happening in the Stay Wild Festival Wilderness area on the 9th and 10th September run by Bushcraft UK Wilderness Living Skills Ltd   Stay Wild Festival Fire Lighting Workshop Stay Wild Festival Basket Weaving Stay Wild Festival Blacksmithing Demonstrations

  Tucked away in 440 acres of beautiful woodland Itchen Valley Country Park is the perfect location for an adventurous day out in Southampton. The River Itchen runs through the heart of our award winning Hampshire adventure, which boasts some of our highest platforms and quickest zip wires in the South. Get 15% discount on […]

  Yoga in Nature Yoga is all about connecting to yourself, harmonising your body with your mind using movement, breathing and stillness. Yoga is also about immersing yourself in your immediate environment and what better environment than nature itself? Whether you are new to yoga or experienced you are sure to feel relaxed.   ​Please […]

  On the 9th and 10th September we have an archaeologist, Maureen Taylor joining us to talk about the thousand years of Marwell Zoo history – from the 10th century through to 1972 when the zoo opened Lots of famous people, quite a few strange ones too, and plenty of mysteries yet to be solved! Learn about […]

  Laser Clay Shooting gives you the thrill of real shooting, but in a completely safe and fun environment and without a sore shoulder – a great fun activity that can be enjoyed by all   The activity involves using five converted 12 bore ‘over and under’ shotguns. They all fire at the same time, […]

Can you get a more traditional activity than archery? With our great historical legacy, this is a great activity that everyone should try at least once! The activity involves using re-curve bows which have a ‘pull’ weight of between 20 and 28lbs – which will give you plenty of force to thud the arrows into […]

How good is your aim and arm. Your team will have to gain as many points as they can by aiming at our block of wood and hitting the target – and make the axe stick in! Deceptively tricky, you need to make the Axe rotate at just the right speed for the pointed end […]

At Stay Wild Festival you can learn about some of the traditional blacksmithing techniques used on a military style mobile  forge. The weekends production will be focused on traditional fire steels to show field tempering and hardening techniques.     Suitable for: Children aged 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult Duration: 30 minutes […]

  Get hands on with this basket weaving workshop using sustainably grown willow and local plant materials.     The Basket Weaving Workshop will be run by Rough Around The Edges. All their activities and products are; wildlife friendly, promote seasonal awareness and foster a positive relationship between people and their local environment.   Suitable […]

Take part in the fire lighting workshop at Stay Wild Festival as you enter the Wilderness Area and learn how to create fire using modern and primitive fire lighting techniques.   During the fire lighting workshop you will learn how to create en ember using natural materials and create a flame using materials that can […]