Rewilding tours

• Snack - our lunch will be early and the foraging walk is a long one, so bring a healthy snack if you get peckish along the way
• Your packed lunch
• Hat and warm clothes
• Waterproofs
• Good comfy shoes or wellies
• Paper and pen if you want to take notes
• Bottle of water
• 2 clean glass jars (medium or small, not large)
• A basket with a handle or similar for foraging, if you have one

•             a packed lunch

•             bottle of water

•             Waterproofs

•             Good comfy shoes or wellies

•             Paper and pen if you want to take notes

•             Camera if you want to take pictures

•             We will supply enough fresh organic veg for all the ferment types you'll be making, but if you'd like to add your own home grown (must be organic) or wild foraged produce them please bring it along

•             4 clean "clip-top" jars (2 x 1 litre and 2 x half litre).  You are welcome to bring other types of jar but clip top jars are "self burping" so are safer and generally more reliable

It's a good idea to bring the following:

• Binoculars! Although if you don't have any, we can supply some
• Paper and pen if you want to take notes
• Camera if you want to take pictures
• Hat & warm clothes
• Waterproofs
• Good comfy outdoor shoes or wellies
• Snack - bring a health snack if you get peckish along the way
• Bottle of water

What should you bring?

• Drinks and biscuits are provided but please bring further drinks and snacks for the children if needed
• Packed lunch for everyone in your group, to have with the shared vegan soup that will be provided free, as part of the event.
• Waterproofs and layers
• Good comfy outdoor shoes or wellies - we'll be in a woodland with compacted mud footpaths
• Water
• Insect repellent if you wish

We advise that you wear long trousers to avoid scratches, cuts and possible ticks.

Clothing

Everyone should dress for a day outdoors.  Please note it is often cooler and/or brighter out on the water than you may be accustomed. Check the day’s weather forecast and, in any instance, bring waterproofs and a warm layer. Sun cream and hats are important when it is sunny, and shades / sun glasses are useful if you have them.  We advise against jeans; they are not good in the heat or cold, and can be dangerous when wet and cold. Canoe Adventures skippers provide a 'dry bag' to keep your waterproofs and warm layers dry when you are not wearing them.

Footwear

Wear shoes that stay on and that you don't mind getting a bit muddy. Old trainers are ideal. In summer, sandals with straps over the heel are great too. Flip-flops can get very slippery. Walking boots are fine.

Canoe Adventures' skippers are entitled to refuse people if they are not, in their opinion, sufficiently dressed for the day's conditions. Given their canoes require a minimum number of people and a specific adult-to-child ratio, turning away one or two people could cost the whole trip.  

What else to bring

Canoe Adventures provide a 'dry bag' for your warm layers, waterproofs and precious things.  There is some space elsewhere in the canoe for bags of food and provisions which we advise you put in plastic bags or small backpacks that don't mind splashes or light mud. You don't need to bring much more gear than that. 

There is no reason to go in the water if you don't want to!  Nor should your camera or phone get wet, so long as you have suitable cases, good pockets in your waterproofs, or use the on board 'dry bag'. 

Food

Bring snacks for the children. We will provide a drink and a biscuit when we stop on the shore.  

Water

Bring a bottle of drinking water each. At least a litre per person is recommended.  You may be surprised how dehydrated you can get on the water.

Health & Safety

By joining this activity you are presenting yourself as medically fit to do so. Please advise us in advance when you or anyone in your group has any health or fitness condition that may affect safety or ability to participate in canoeing. 

Non-swimmers should make themselves known to their skipper/guide on the day. Advice given on 'dress' is part of our health and safety policy and risk assessment.

Punctuality

This is on a very tidal estuary so we cannot be flexible over start times, especially on low water trips.  The tide never waits!  One or two no shows or late arrivals could cost the whole trip.

• A healthy snack if you get peckish along the way
• A sun-hat and/or sun-cream if necessary
• Waterproofs if required
• Good, comfy walking shoes or wellies
• Bottle of water

Please wear long trousers, not shorts, as we will be walking in long grass and there is a chance of ticks.

It's a good idea to bring the following:

• Snack - bring a healthy snack if you get peckish along the way
• Hat
• Torch
• Waterproofs
• Good comfy shoes or wellies
• Paper and pen if you want to take notes
• Bottle of water
• If you have your own bat detector do bring it along

• A healthy snack if you get peckish along the way
• A sun-hat and/or sun-cream if necessary
• Waterproofs if required
• Good, comfy walking shoes or wellies
• Bottle of water

Please wear long trousers, not shorts, as we will be walking in long grass and there is a chance of ticks.

• a packed lunch
• notebook
• weather-appropriate clothing
• a bowl of soup (vegan and gluten-free) and a hot drink will be provided at lunchtime
• drinking water is available