All Episodes
The Bracken Outdoors Podcast — 157 episodes
Episode 157- Honing Bracken Outdoors
Episode 156 - Empathy isn't Enough: Supporting Growth Outdoors
Episode 155 - Is the Forest School market really saturated
Episode 154 - Pricing with Purpose - Building Sustainable Forest School Offers
Episode 153 - Roz Kennedy on Journeying to Forest School
Episode 152 - Building a Soul-based Business with Faye of the Forest
Episode 151 - Growing Taller than Trees with Charles Wild and Sophie Jones
Episode 150 - Unlocking Flow With Rebecca Meager
Episode 149 - Energy, Burnout and the Winter Season
Episode 148 - Effort Without Guarantees - Reflections on Work and Results
Episode 147 - Should you raise prices in January
Episode 146 - Richard Harpham on a Life of Adventure
Episode 145 - Do you need Forest for Forest School?
Episode 144 - Hitting Low Points
Episode 143 - Content Marketing for Forest School and Bushcraft Leaders
Episode 142 - The changing face of Bushcraft
Episode 141 - Forest School Q&A Knife Sharpening, 1:1 Session Pricing, SEN Accessibility and more...
Episode 140 - Kaizen and the Forest School Mindset
Episode 139 - How a Growth Mindset Changed the Way I See Learning
Episode 138 - The Ancestral Lens: What Hunter-Gatherers Teach Us About Modern Life
Episode 137 - Does Forest School Support Academic Achievement?
Episode 136 - Robin Sheehan on Wilderness Therapeutic Interventions
Episode 135 - Cancelling Forest School sessions
Episode 134 - Thinking about starting a Forest School business? Part 9 - Finding your feet in the first year
Episode 133 - Thinking about starting a Forest School business? Part 8 - Getting your finances straight
Episode 132 - Thinking about starting a Forest School business? Part 7 - Starter Equipment
Episode 131 - Thinking about starting a Forest School business? Part 6 - Build your audience
Episode 130 - Thinking about starting a Forest School business? Part 5 - Setting your rates
Episode 129 - Ellie Lloyd-Jones - where business and nature meet
Episode 128 - Thinking about starting a Forest School business? Part 4 - Getting all your documents in order
Episode 127 - Thinking about starting a Forest School business? Part 3 - Finding a Forest School Site
Episode 126 - So you're thinking of starting a Forest School Business - Part 2: Finding Your Audience
Episode 125 - Tom Bardon on The Wild Passport Programme
Episode 124 - So you're thinking of starting a Forest School Business - Part 1: Is Forest School for you?
Episode 123 - The 5 levels of nature connection
Episode 122 - Are you the single point of failure in your Forest School business
Episode 121 - Beyond Behaviour Management: Interviewing Lewis Ames of The Forest School Podcast.
Episode 120 - Balancing emotional bank accounts in Forest School
Episode 119 - Creating a Framework for Woodland Hire
Episode 118 - Using AI as a Woodland Leader
Episode 117 - The expedition skillset with Stephan Kesting
Episode 116 - Did changing the prices of my Forest School sessions work?
Episode 115 - The beginning of the end of the education system
Episode 114 - What Forest School leaders wish parents knew
Episode 113 - Should you run an Open Day for your Forest School
Episode 112 - What I wish I knew when I first started out as a Forest School Leader
Episode 111 - How to tailor your Forest School activities to different ages and abilities
Episode 110 - Building your Forest School Brand -Support Call with Asa Part 5
Episode 109 - Building a pricing model for Forest School sessions - Support call with Asa part 4
Episode 108 - Adjusting your Forest School pricing - Support Call with Asa Part 3
Episode 107 - Phases of a Growing Outdoor Business - Support Call with Asa Part 2
Episode 106 - Forest School business structure: Support Call with Asa - Part 1
Episode 105 - Doing what needs to be done for your Forest School Business
Episode 104 - Perspectives as a Male Forest School Leader - International Men's Day
Episode 103 - Don't underprice your Forest School sessions
Episode 102 - The double edge sword of social media as a Woodland Leader
Episode 101 - Is a revenue share agreement for you?
Episode 100 - Child to adult: Progressing in Forest School and Bushcraft
Episode 99 - How to organise your week for maximum productivity
Episode 98 - Reflections on a year outside
Episode 97 - Working in a country in decline as a Woodland Leader
Episode 96 - Undervaluing versus Overdelivering
Episode 95 - Autumn tasks as a Woodland Leader
Episode 94 - Overcoming Forest School Challenges with Asa Hardy-Brownlie
Episode 93 - Managing Messages as a self-employed Forest School leader
Episode 92 - Everything you need to know before you start your Home-ed Forest School sessions
Episode 91 - Valuing your experiences
Episode 90 - 3 tips for encouraging construction play in Forest School
Episode 89 - Is your Forest School a hobbie or a business?
Episode 88 - Unpacking Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Episode 87 - Developing Rules and Boundaries in Forest School
Episode 86 - Dealing with the low days
Episode 85 - How to risk assess and use tools safely for Forest School
Episode 84 - Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development - Forest Learning Theories
Episode 83 - Can you afford to take a sick day
Episode 82 - Should you run Forest School sessions through the summer holidays?
Episode 81 - How to be a Highly Effective Forest School Leader Part 7 - Sharpen the Saw
Episode 80 - How to be a Highly Effective Forest School Leader Part 6 - Synergise
Episode 79 - Mark Fox on Curriculum Linked Learning
Episode 78 - How to be a Highly Effective Forest School Leader Part 5 - Seek First to Understand and Then be Understood
Episode 77 - How to be a Highly Effective Forest School Leader Part 4 - Think Win-Win
Episode 76 - How to be a Highly Effective Forest School Leader Part 3 - Put First things First
Episode 75 - How to be a Highly Effective Forest School Leader Part 2 - Begin with the End in Mind
Episode 74 - Karen Price on Overcoming Barriers in Youth Work
Episode 73 - How to be a Highly Effective Forest School Leader Part 1 - Be Proactive
Episode 72 - Giving credit where credit is due
Episode 71 - What to do if your Forest School sessions aren't earning enough
Episode 70 - Three business lessons I have learned from Wilderness Tribe
Episode 69 - Tom Gerrard on the learning mindset
Episode 68 - Defining the purpose of your sessions
Episode 67 - The Forest School skills framework
Episode 66 - Are you ready for the next step in your Forest School journey?
Episode 65 - The very real time costs of running Forest School sessions
Episode 64 - Managing your cashflow as a Forest School leader
Episode 63 - Building a legacy with Gary Marlow
Episode 62 - Finding your Forest School community
Episode 61 - Marketing your sessions to the right audience
Episode 60 - Bridging the gap between Forest School and Bushcraft
Episode 59 - Managing the tension between Outdoor Learning and Forest School
Episode 58 - Emma Wiid on building a Forest School community
Episode 57 - Should I offer a sibling discount for my Forest School sessions
Episode 56 - When was the last time you were a beginner?
Episode 55 - Pace yourself before you burn out
Episode 54 - Why you should have a personal brand as a woodland leader
Episode 53 - Managing your impact on nature as a Forest School leader.
Episode 52 - Hourly vs Daily Rates as a freelance Woodland Leader
Episode 51 - How YouTube made me a better Bushcraft Instructor
Episode 50 - Should you raise your rates in 2024?
Episode 49 - Lessons I have learned from my breakthrough year
Episode 48 - Should your run your Forest School sessions through the winter?
Episode 47 - Are you teaching tactics or principles?
Episode 46 - Adding buffers for a low-stress life
Episode 45 - Managing revenue streams as a self-employed Woodland Leader
Episode 44 - Why you should have a mailing list as a Woodland Leader
Episode 43 - Is there space for adult-led learning in Forest School?
Episode 42 - The value of teaching knots in Forest School
Episode 41 - Should you apply for funding for your Forest School sessions
Episode 40 - Getting started as a Forest School leader - The first 7 steps.
Episode 39 - The hidden costs of being a self-employed Forest School leader
Episode 38 - Asking the right questions as a freelance woodland leader
Episode 37 - What does Autumn mean for a Forest School Leader? - Wednesday Wonderings
Episode 36 - Work-Life Balance as a Self-employed Woodland Leader
Episode 35 - Starting new sessions as a Forest School Leader - Wednesday Wonderings
Episode 34 - Why you should develop your Bushcraft skills as a Forest School Leader
Episode 33 - Working solo as a Forest School leader
Episode 32 - Should you follow your passion?
Episode 31 - Finding a woodland site for Forest School and Bushcraft
Episode 30 - Where is Bracken Outdoors going next
Episode 29 - Building a reputation as a Woodland Leader
Episode 28 - Managing Risk as a Woodland Leader
Episode 27 - What does Bushcraft mean to you?
Episode 26 - Economies of Scale as a Self-Employed Woodland Leader
Episode 25 - Things I love about working as woodland leader
Episode 24 - Dealing with burnout
Episode 23 - Chris Grice: Wilderness Tribe
Episode 22 - The Core Forest School Markets
Episode 21 - Luschka Van Onselen: Meet the child where they are
Episode 20 - What is the point of Bushcraft?
Episode 19 - Mark Cox on Mountain Leader Training
Episode 18 - Accelerating Your Skills
Episode 17 - Men's Support Networks
Episode 16 - Beyond Forest School
Episode 15 - Why I Don't Teach Survival Skills
Episode 14 - James Kendall on The Foraging Connection
Episode 13 - Emma Nock on Equine Therapy
Episode 12 - Lymarie Rodriquez on Opening the Door to Nature
Episode 11 - Alan Bale on Bushcraft for All
Episode 10 - 5 Tips for a Lighter Backpack
Episode 9 - Liz Benstead on Wellness through Bushcraft
Episode 8 – Peter Morton on Working Your Way into a Life Outdoors
Episode 7 – Dave Watson on Deep Learning in Bushcraft
Episode 6 – Rupert Loch on Taking Science Outside.
Episode 5 – Tara Crank on the Bushcraft Learning Journey
Episode 4 – Rob Williams on Getting Trek Ready
Episode 3 – Liz Wright – Movement is the Door to Learning
Episode 2 – Mark Cox on living adventurously
Episode 1 – Introduction to the Podcast