Don’t be fooled – our 100m water slip n’ slide is not for dainty types! This pure-adrenalin slide down the Hollow Meadow in Adventure Valley should be ridden STRICTLY AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Session: 20230903-1700
Voguing
You will learn the 5 elements of vogue, in vogue femme style. Make your vogue a sexy, feminine and confident way to communicate! Get ready for smart and funny exercises, choreos, improvisation, combos, 10s, battles…… everything you need to slay the Balls!
Tree Climbing
Marvel at an hour of safe, respectful tree climbing like no other. Climb to our highest branch and ring the Cowbell of victory, scale the Chesterfield sofa for the best seat in or out of the house, hang out in a Sky-Pod tree tent, or swing around the wondrous canopy of our mighty climbing Beech to find out what other surprises are waiting up there.
Oh, did we mention there’s a deathslide?
Tie Dye
Produce your own tie-dye creation with fashion designers. All dyes and equipment are provided. Bring a cotton garment to upcycle or purchase a t-shirt on site.
Trampolining
Can’t remember your seat drop from your full twist or your tuck jump from your pike? Then maybe it’s time to jump back on our (OLYMPIC STANDARD) trampolines and put that spring back in your step! Our expert coaches will give you a bouncy cardiovascular workout, scientifically proven to be good for you!
Stunts
Learn how to recreate your favourite action movie chase scene on our new stunt rig, complete with airbag. We are bringing new levels of fun; jumping, falling, dodging, vaulting, climbing, balancing and of course flips and tricks throughout every workshop.
Survival Skills
Do you have what it takes to survive in the wilderness?
Space Science
Explore the universe in our weird and wonderful hands-on astronomy workshop covering topics ranging from why astronauts aren’t burnt up on re-entry to the earth’s atmosphere and what a toilet roll has to do with the solar system to extracting DNA from martian soil samples and viewing the surface of the sun. Extract DNA, handle meteorites and learn to safely look at the sun through a telescope.
Sign Language
Learn the basics of British Sign Language. You will be able to sign your name, sign the date, how old you are, how you are feeling, plus colours. Also, you’ll learn to sign a well known song!
Screen Printing
Learn expert screen printing techniques whilst printing your own Wildfire shirt. You can buy a tshirt or tote bag at Camp from Wildkind Stores, or bring your own to print.
Scavenger Hunt
You’ll need the eyes of a hawk, the stealth of a squirrel, the stubbornness of a badger and the wiley skills of a fox to scavenge all the hidden goodies in order to win this woodland hunt.
Rifle Shooting
Shooting at 15-20 metre targets with 177 break barrel rifles, open and telescopic sights.
Quad Biking
Drive around the beautiful Wildkind Forest paths on a quad bike. Ride through the different terrains and prepare to get muddy as you ride a pre-set oval circuit between 400 and 500 metres around Camp.
Pétanque
With dexterity and strategy in play, who will be the pétanque champion?!
Pennant Flag Making
Make your very own one-of-a-kind Camp souvenir – a beautiful felt pennant to hang on your wall. Using felt (and templates, if you need) you can cut and compose shapes and text to form your own motto, Patrol mantra or motif to remember your time at Camp Wildfire. (20 people can join at a time).
Origami
The Japanese art of paper folding, Origami, is not only an artistic and ancient practise, it has also been shown to promote relaxation and creative thinking. It helps the brain to quieten and facilitates a calmer emotional state. In this workshop you will build up from the basics of origami to create your very own patrol animals, along with other beautiful forest-themed paper sculptures.
Onewheel
The UK premiere workshop of this incredibly exciting new equipment from the USA. Be one of the first people ever on this island to try this futuristic board, not too dissimilar to the hoverboards from Back to the Future. Learn the basics of how to balance and manouvre on the board before making your way around a course on the field.
Nipple Tassels
Create your own nipple tassels! A cheeky, sparkly activity guaranteed to make you giggle and bring a little bit of burlesque glamour into your weekend.
Nerf Battles
Enjoy the thrill and slide your way to victory in an epic multiplayer Nerf battle experience, set across a vast battlefield. Tag your opponents and get that victory royal!
Mountain Boarding
An exciting new addition for 2023! Imagine snowboarding, but on a grassy hill with 4×4 wheeled boards. Learn the basics on gentle slopes and if you pick it up fast, you can work your way up to trying ramps and tricks!
Mask Making
Want to really show off your Patrol dedication? Whether you’re a Badger, Squirrel, Fox or Hawk, our mask making workshops will help you transform yourself into your spirit animal ready for the night’s wild woodland parties. Our crafty leaders will be on hand to help you get creative in personalising your design. (20 people can join at a time).
Marbling
Learn the basics of water marbling, such as how to prepare the water with a thickening agent, choose the colors from natural or synthetic dyes, and manipulate the designs with brushes, combs, or needles. Experiment with different techniques and effects, such as swirls, flowers, or abstract shapes and take home your own unique water marbled artwork.
Lipsync Battles
Learn the foundations of lipsync as a playful and competitive artform, or face the potential of having to sashay away…
Kite Building
Why do kites fly and how can we make them fly even better? By learning about the forces which create flight and how to use the right materials. By the end of this session you will all know why a kite needs a Bridle Point, Cross Spar and Tail, and you will learn how to find its centre of gravity. Put all this learning together into making a great kite design of your own to fly in the fields.
Flower Headdress
Learn how to arrange a natural headdress. All materials are provided in your own personal little kit but you are welcome to forage for any materials (flowers, pine cones, leaves, twigs etc) beforehand that you can’t live without in your headdress!
Fermented Drinks
Tasting, introduction to and demonstrations on different
types of fermented drinks, including Water Kefir, Kombucha, Kvass and Tepache. For the workshop, you will learn how to make kvass with old bread and berries, and you’ll be able to make your only uniquely flavoured drink to take-away.
Eskrima
Also known as Filipino Stick Fighting. Unleash your inner Nightwing (or Daredevil, if that’s more your comic style). We will show you how to attack and defend with two sticks at once in a dizzying combat pattern before you swiftly disarm your opponent. Anyone feeling brave will get to test their skills against one of our armoured-up instructors!
Escape & Evade
Escape the everyday and become the hunted in a game of hide and seek like no other. This is not your childhood game. This is hide and seek for adults. When you’re deep in the woods, there are endless possibilities for places to hide. You could scale a tree, slip behind a bush, or find a cosy nook to curl up in. And when you’re finally found, the rush of excitement is unbeatable.
Dodgeball
“If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball”. A full octane activity to get the blood pumping. Join us for an action-packed battle to the death*, where the last person standing wins the right to call themselves a Wildfire dodgeball champ!
*no actual death will occur.
Crazy Golf
Try your hand at our vintage 9 hole golf course.