Bushcraft & Fire Lighting @ Market Weighton

Roots – Outdoor Skills, Adventure and Friendship for Tweens & Teens

Roots is a welcoming group for tweens and teens who love being outdoors, trying new things, and making friends. Each session is packed with hands-on activities, challenges, and opportunities to develop practical skills while having fun.

Our aim is to create a supportive community where young people feel safe, confident, and valued. Through a mix of bushcraft, fire lighting, tool use, and outdoor challenges, participants will learn new skills, build on existing knowledge, and gain greater independence and self-confidence.

Working together is a big part of Roots. Team challenges throughout each session encourage communication, problem-solving, leadership, and resilience, helping young people develop skills that will benefit them both outdoors and in everyday life.

Whether your teen is already passionate about the outdoors or simply looking for a new adventure, Roots offers a place to belong, learn, and grow.

Come and discover new skills, build lasting friendships, and enjoy the freedom of learning in the great outdoors.

All children will be provided with food. We will be in touch a week before the session for you to make your choices.

Paid places are available for £30.

Lunch - Paid Places.
Please send your child with a packed lunch, we will have small snacks available and sometimes we will cook our own snacks but this is in addition to a lunch provided from home. Please also supply a named water bottle which can be re-filled during the day as required. Should you wish Acorn Hollow can provide a packed lunch as per the HAF Funded places for an extra charge.

1:1 Support
Our team may be able to provide 1:1 support if your application is approved by the HAF team. Please email haf@eastriding.gov.uk for further information.
We may be able to accommodate 1:1 support if you have a Direct Payments and your application is approved by the HAF team. Please email haf@eastriding.gov.uk for further information.
We may be able to accommodate parents and carers supporting their child to access and enjoy our sessions, but please get in touch with us in advance to agree this.

What to Wear
Acorn Hollow is located on a working farm, which means we work whatever the weather, there may be mud, there may be rain, we might have wonderful bright warm sunshine, and there will be animal poo underfoot in places. Please make sure you wear appropriate clothing, clothes and shoes that are allowed to get muddy are essential. If you have wellies and waterproofs please bring them with you. The more layers you can wear the better, that way we can add or take off layers depending on the weather. During warmer weather please ensure you still wear long trousers or leggings, it would be advisable to apply sun cream before the sessions also as we will be in the sun for much of the time.

Hand Washing/Safety
Safety instructions will be delivered at the start of the session. We will encourage children to wash and sanitise their hands at various points during the session, please could you ensure you help your children to make sure their hands are clean before leaving the site.
We recommend that pregnant women avoid attending during the lambing season (March-April) due to the slight risk of the transmission of Zootronic infection from our animals. These are generally transmitted through direct contact with lambing animals. Pregnant women are at an increased risk of complications from infection.

General Policies and Privacy Policy
All policies including our Privacy Policy can be found under the documents section of this website.