the year course

We’re honoured to work with Living by Nature UK to deliver the world renowned Year Course exclusively to the UK.

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This inspiring course was developed by Thijmen Apswoude at Living by Nature in 2010 and honed over the years into the life-changing experience which we’re now bring to the UK. Delivered by Adam Logan, Sarah Day, Jamie Dakota, and Thijmen Apswoude this course takes place over 10 monthly weekends in the woods, with an additional craft week and 10 day expedition to Sweden!

Why take the Course?

The modern world often leaves us feeling disconnected and restless, Living with Nature offers a unique escape, a chance to step back into a simpler, more primal way of life. Our course isn’t just a training program; it’s a transformative journey back to the roots of the human experience.

Graduates of the course have the opportunity to join a two week expedition to Sweden in the following September after your course, putting your newly acquired skills and handcrafted equipment to the test.

Who is this for?

This course is for adventurers, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone longing to embrace true wilderness independence. Are you craving a deeper connection with nature? Do you seek t break free from the digital chains and rediscover your innate human instincts?

The Journey starts March each year.

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Back-to-basics living: discover the joy and simplicity of living with, not against, nature.
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Testimonials:

“I highly recommend this course! It's a big time investment but you get so much from it, and it really opens your eyes to further avenues for learning. Skills that I can take out into other aspects of my life, incorporating nature, creativity, community, and play. These are rare things in today's world. What's not to love?  

I have gained so much from it already, and the exped is still to come. It probably sounds trite to say that it is life changing, but honestly, it can be. The taught part of the course is complete for me, but increasingly I feel like this is just the beginning. 

The instructors are great, and the food is too 👌. I think I ate better there than at home 😂” Beccan 2025

“It’s been an amazing journey so far and yet this feels like the beginning, the start of a new chapter. I was no stranger to the outdoors before this course and yet my knowledge and skills have increased tenfold, the expertise of the instructors meant that this course offered something for every person no matter their skill level, of you show an interest in something then they just lead you further down the rabbit hole and open up more and more avenues. This is not an elitist, hardened bushcrafter only type of course nor is it only for  beginners and offering a basic insight, it’s for everyone and thats its beauty. 

The personal development that goes alongside this course is also significant, its the unwritten part of the course, the part that gives you a deeper insight into yourself and for me the part that will never leave me.” Ally 2025

Who We Are

Our instructors have years of experience of 'living by nature'. We are convinced that in order to teach other people something, your own knowledge and skills must be much higher than the level at which you teach. After completing your Year Course you will have so much knowledge and experience that "Living by Nature" will be in your blood also, and you will have surpassed the ‘basic skills’ by far.

Find out more about The Year Course and book your place at Living by Nature UK.

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