Uk Adventures - Tracking

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Our tracking courses are not just about teaching the physical art of tracking. They are about immersion in your environment, physically and spiritually. We focus on sharing with you the ways of connecting with nature and with the animal world that we have ourselves learnt from studying with many different cultures around the world.

We bring together the common themes from every hunter-gatherer race, past and present, and guide you on your journey towards becoming a true tracker!

We are offering 3 levels of tracking retreats. This is because we want you to take the knowledge that we give you on board, integrate it into your tracking practice and then move onto the next level only when you feel ready to progress.

You must complete each level before moving to the next, even if you have studied with another school. Although all tracking courses have similarities we believe that there it is beneficial for everyone to refresh their knowledge and we think that we offer something a little bit different in our teachings… come along and find out!



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First Tracks

  • Location: Cornwall
  • Dates: 23-26 October 2009 (dates for 2010 TBA)
  • Duration: 3 days
  • Cost: £180 per person

On this level one tracking course we will introduce you to the skill of tracking and open your eyes to the incredible signs and stories found in the natural world.

Once you have completed the course there will be no turning back! You will never take a walk again without seeing wildlife signs all around you.

The aim of the course is to start you on your journey towards becoming totally immersed and at one with nature. We will teach you how to blend into your environment, how to use all of your senses and give you the skills you need to find and follow wildlife and humans!

  • The First Tracks course includes...
  • Strength and Silence – how to effectively move without being seen or heard
  • Tuning in – beginning to understand the subtleties of the natural world
  • The woods talk! – Concentric circles and how to minimise them
  • Basic bird language
  • Animal tracks – compression shapes, track id and gait patterns
  • Feeding signs
  • Scat and hair id
  • Basic animal behaviour
  • Aging tracks and scat
  • Tracking at speed – techniques to track on the move
  • Lost tracks – logical deduction and using intuition
  • Reading tracks – introduction to track analysis
  • Natural camouflage
  • Night tracking techniques
  • Stalking exercises and awareness games
  • River tracking – dependent on course location

By the end of the course we guarantee that you will be able to tune into your environment and successfully identify tracks and signs of British wildlife from wood mice to roe deer.

Our First Tracks courses are relaxed and friendly weekends with expert instructors. Everyone is welcome regardless of experience. We will be wild camping but you will be well looked after!

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Keep on Tracking

  • Location: Cornwall
  • Dates: TBA For 2010
  • Duration: 3 days
  • Cost: £180 per person

On this level two tracking course we will build on skills learnt on the First Tracks course, working towards the advanced Spirit Tracker.

You will continue on your journey towards becoming totally immersed and at one with nature. We will teach you the skills required to get into the mind of the animal or person that you are tracking and begin to work on more complex scenarios and difficult tracks.

  • The Keep on Tracking course includes...
  • Strength and Silence – stalking and changing your shape whilst moving silently
  • Into the shadows – how to use natural cover
  • Tuning in – understanding the energy of plants and animals
  • Silent seats – spending time alone - let nature come to you
  • Revision of tracks, feeding signs, scat and hair id
  • Animal behaviour – predator and prey
  • Aging tracks and scat
  • Tracking fast – working in pairs and teams
  • Intuitive tracking – techniques to find lost tracks
  • Intermediate track analysis
  • Advanced camouflage
  • Night tracking
  • Pick tracking – peeling back the layers
  • Man tracking techniques

You will be required to put in a certain amount of ‘dirt time’ on this course. You will track alone and report back your findings to the group at the end of the session.

By the end of this course you will be well on your way to being able to track like many of the world’s most renowned trackers have done throughout the ages. Using methods similar to the Native Americans, San Bushmen and Australian Aboriginals you will be beginning to embody the spirit of the tracker!

Keep on Tracking courses are relaxed and friendly weekends with expert instructors. To gain a place on this course you must first complete the First Tracks course.

We will be wild camping and this course is self-catering.

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Spirit Tracker

  • Location: Cornwall
  • Dates: TBA For 2010
  • Duration: 5 days
  • Cost: £375 per person

On this advanced tracking course we guide you towards becoming the ultimate tracker.

You will work towards completing your journey to becoming totally immersed and at one with nature. You will learn to track using the subtle differences in energy levels between earth and track. You will learn age-old techniques combined with in depth knowledge of animal behaviour and modern tracking methods.

  • The Spirit Tracker course includes...
  • Woodland meditation – how to still and focus your mind
  • Residual energy – feeling the presence of energy in a fresh track
  • Guided tracking
  • Advanced tracking on different substrates
  • Becoming invisible in your environment
  • The need (or not!) for kit
  • Stalking exercises
  • Becoming your ‘prey’
  • Advanced track analysis
  • The lone tracker – overcoming fears and working alone
  • Lots of dirt time!

You will be required to spend a certain amount of time alone on this course, as it is impossible to immerse yourself fully whilst in a group environment.

By the end of this course you will have acquired a wide range of skills, modern and ancient, logical and spiritual. You will be able to leave the course with the ability to track on your own and the freedom to expand your knowledge and ability for the rest of your life!

The real miracle is not to walk on water or in thin air, but to walk upon the earth. Thich Nhat Hanh

The Spirit Tracker Adventure is a 5-day course wild camping and fully catered. Expert instructors assisted by Worlwild volunteers will run it.