Covid Update
Courses are back up and running in both our Murthly and Alvie sites! With the ever changing circumstances, if we are not able to run a course we will publish…
Good news, we’re back!
Finally some good news and we have a lot to share! April – All our April courses will be run in Murthly, Perthshire. We have the following courses (also pictured…
Meet the Team
Last but no means least, it’s Andy Lewis. He owns Andy Lewis Bushcraft and works with us to offer many of our courses, including the Woodland Skills Leader: Meet Andy, an adventurer…
Meet the Team contd.
Up next on our “Meet the Team” segment is instructor Neil Foote. From mountaineering routes and North faces in the Alps to extreme endurance races in the most inhospitable places…
Meet the Team
‘Meet the Team’ segment continued with the final member of the Robertson instructor trio; Michael Robertson.Michael has been an instructor at BCS for 3 years, he is a qualified Woodland…
Meet the Team
Up next on the “Meet the Team” segment is Instructor and our Social Media Guru, Abigail Robertson. Abi has been an instructor at BCS for 3 years, she is a…
Meet the Team
Next up on our ‘Meet the Team’ segment is Director and Instructor Derek Robertson. Derek grew up in Northern Perthshire along with Graham Melloy the Chief Instructor and Graeme Stuart…
Meet the Team
It’s always good to know who you’re booking onto a course with, so we are going to do a ‘Meet the BCS Ltd Team’ segment starting off with Director and…
BCS Ltd Courses Update
Due to the current situation, all courses in March have been cancelled. We will are waiting until the next announcement from the First Minister which will give us confirmation over…
Winter Courses 2021
Dates are now up for our 2 Day Winter Skills and 2 Day Winter Survival Courses. Winter Survival Course: The aim of this course is to learn the skills and…
Christmas Ideas
It’s November, that means we can start talking Christmas Want to gift somebody a unique experience? Is a family member/friend keen on the outdoors? Or maybe, someone is just looking…
We are back!
The BCS Ltd Team have been busy in the last couple of weeks, we have moved next door and have a new Bothy now! As well as this, the weekend…
Covid-19 Postponed Courses
Last month when we announced we were going to be back up and running in August, we sent everyone who was planned to be on a course with us during…
2020 Courses
Great news, following Government Guidance and ensuring the safety of our customers and instructors we plan to start running courses from August onwards. Planning your staycation? Head to https://www.backcountrysurvival.co.uk/courses/ we…
COVID-19 Update
We have been getting a lot of enquiries recently about our courses. As all our courses are based in Scotland we have to follow the latest Scottish Government COVID-19 Guidance….
WW2
Whilst many were celebrating VE day in 1945 there was still a considerable force fighting in the Far East. What does this have to do with survival YOU MAY ASK?…
Protection in Arctic Conditions
Winter brings a number of challenges with it; more specialised equipment, shorter days, extreme conditions and less margin for error in navigation. The rule of 3’s state that without adequate…
Natural Chordage
natural cordage. One of the most underrated skills you can possess! On any camping trip or time spent outdoors, how much para chord do you use? It’s usually quite a…
Help Needed!
We’re supporting regular client Mike Elm on this epic adventure, if you can do anything to help him out then get in contact with either us or him direct. THE…
10 facts about the Scots Pine
scots pine (Pinus Sylvestris). Pines spread across #british isles after the last #glacial retreat 9000 years ago. They originally made up over 3,700,000 of the caledonian forest….only 1% now remains….
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