Between November 2025 – April 2026 Woodcraft Folk have been part of the Adventures Away from Home fund. This fund, from DCMS and disseminated by UK Youth has enabled Woodcraft Folk to work with a number of partners to provide residential and day activities to a wide range of young people including those with experience of the care system, displaced young people and young people with disabilities.
Over this period Woodcraft Folk centres Lockerbrook (in the Peak District), Biblins (in the Wye Valley), Cudham (in the North Downs), Darsham (Suffolk) and Height Gate (in West Yorkshire) have been able to invite community youth groups, schools and Woodcraft Folk groups for one and two night residential stays and day activities.
The centres have welcomed diverse groups of young people age 11-25 with a wide range of abilities, experiences, backgrounds and circumstances from organisations and schools such as Coop Academies across Bradford, Muslim Youth Alliance, Good Deeds Leeds, Safe Passage International, CASPA and Kids in Care North Lincolnshire. For many, this was their first time away from home and first time taking part in outdoor activities.
The groups have engaged in a broad range of activities including: bushcraft such as firelighting, tool work, stone age art and cooking on the campfire, adventurous activities such as crate stacking and rock climbing, as well as hiking, artwork, cooperative challenges and crafts and all things in between. All the activities have clearly demonstrated the benefits of residentials and outdoor activities for young people.
Overall, Woodcraft Folk have engaged 806 participants from 38 groups, schools and organisations and have supported 44 overnight stays and 18 day activities across its core centres.
Woodcraft Folk centres support a broad range of youth and school groups to engage in nature, outdoor adventures and community living. To find out more visit Centres and Campsites – Woodcraft Folk.