{"id":482,"date":"2026-07-08T12:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scoutsbushcraft.org.uk\/?page_id=482"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:19:06","slug":"scout-bushcraft-event-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scoutsbushcraft.org.uk\/scout-bushcraft-event-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Scout Bushcraft Event Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6a2b5369-25b2-412a-bd6b-1e008c9db04f\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<h1 data-section-id=\"7i9dw1\" data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"96\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\">Scout Bushcraft Event Activities<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"216\">Explore practical outdoor skills and bushcraft activities designed to make Scout events fun, educational and hands-on.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"zjathz\" data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"262\">\ud83c\udf32 Bushcraft Activities for Scout Events<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"1443\">\n<li data-section-id=\"jvjmxb\" data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"380\">\ud83d\udd25 <strong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"286\">Fire Lighting<\/strong> \u2013 Learn safe fire-lighting techniques using natural tinder, flint and steel, and fire steels.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"19q2k30\" data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"470\">\ud83e\udeb5 <strong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"399\">Woodcraft<\/strong> \u2013 Learn how to identify, select and work with different types of wood.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"9w9yvg\" data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"562\">\ud83e\ude93 <strong data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"490\">Axe Skills<\/strong> \u2013 Introduction to safe axe handling, cutting and basic wood processing.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"7l60l\" data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"660\">\ud83d\udd2a <strong data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"597\">Knife Skills &amp; 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