About the workshop

Join Tracker Al as he demonstrates the art of wildife tracking! We will delve into the world of wildlife tracking, examining tracks and signs of species such as fallow deer, badger and fox. You will gain skills to help you identify and examine animal tracks and signs not only in the Wyre Forest but any woodland habitat in the UK.

Please note

• This course is suitable for beginners. 
• Children may accompany a paying adult if they are over 8 years old and are fully supervised by that adult.
• This workshop is practical by nature, and participants will need to have a reasonable level of fitness and mobility to take part and enjoy the activities.
• This event will take place mainly outside but also in one of our farmyard buildings. Participants must ensure they are appropriately dressed for the activity. WCLT reserves the right to prevent a participant from taking part in the activity if they are not wearing suitable clothes and footwear.
• If you book a place on a workshop, but are then no longer able to attend, you will not be entitled to a refund. If you would like to transfer your booking to another workshop, we shall make reasonable efforts (subject to availability) to rearrange the booking, but shall not provide any guarantee to this effect.
• WCLT reserves the right to cancel a workshop. This will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Those with pre-booked places will be offered a choice of alternative dates.

More information

The Wyre Community Land Trust helps manage and conserve the wildlife and habitats of the Wyre Forest and provides opportunities for the local community to learn and engage with the natural environment and heritage crafts.

The Wildlife Tracking course is part of our Ruskin Club nature and heritage crafts programme. Workshops are held in Ruskin Land, in the heart of the Wyre Forest, and are led by the Wyre Community Land Trust’s craft tutors. During this workshop, join expert wildlife tracker, Tracker Al to learn how to be a nature detective, identifying clues that wildlife leave around the Wyre Forest. This workshop will teach you new skills as well as offering you a different way to engage with the natural world.

The Ruskin Club is inspired by John Ruskin (1819-1900), the Victorian artist and social critic, who’s vision for Ruskin Land was for it to be ‘beautiful, peaceful and fruitful’. Ruskin wanted everyone to see and enjoy the unspoiled, inspirational beautify of the world, both in nature and in art. He argued that work should be creative and so he influenced the revival of rural industries and handicrafts.