OUR TEAM
The Passion Behind the Business
JAMES PAGET 'PAJ'
Assistant Chief Instructor
Richard Evans
Staff Instructor
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Richard combines a lifelong, passion for the outdoors with decades of leadership experience within industry.
As a recognised professional within the Institute of Outdoor Learning and a fully qualified instructor, he specialises in teaching essential bushcraft, survival, and wilderness living skills.​ His approach is relaxed, fun, and always focused on the learner's experience. He uses the immersive environment of the wilderness to not only teach practical skills but also to foster key traits like resilience, decision-making, and self-reliance.
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Richard strongly believes in giving back and passing on these vital skills to the next generation. He volunteers as the Lead bushcraft instructor for the Scout Association, Old Scout Bushcraft Club, and actively participates in other outdoor activities in support of good causes and charities.
When he is not working or volunteering, Richard enjoys time with his family and two dogs. They are avid travellers who love camping and exploring in their camper van.
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He is now in a fortunate position to be able to combine all the elements of his life to provide outdoor training and leadership development.
SEAN GRAY 'GRAYZY'
Chief Instructor
Grayzy has been serving in the British Army for the past 22 years.
Trained by a number of well-known instructors in the community, along with numerous Army instructors in the field of survival.
Grayzy uses the skills learned from others and using his military experience to teach the more modern methods of bushcraft and survival. He teaches around the UK with his team.
A well-travelled individual, he has used his skills around the world from many European countries, North America, Middle East to the Mediterranean.
Qualified as a CBRN Specialist, SERE and Personnel Recovery Instructor, Skill at Arms and shooting coach. He specialises in short to medium-term survival.
James is a British Army Veteran and now serves as a paramedic in the NHS.
James has spent most of his life being fascinated with the outdoors and survival, learning skills to live within nature. This started from a young age where he went camping and practiced survival skills. Over the years, he has become an enthusiast in primitive and traditional survival methods. Constantly practising the skills our ancestors would have used hundreds and thousands of years ago, and indigenous people use today.
James has been trained on primitive and traditional courses with well known instructors within the industry. He has emersed himself in animal preparation and tool creation from the carcass, flint knapping, friction fire, wild edible plant identification and survival shelter construction.
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Over the years, he has practiced these skills in many different environments such as the plains in Kenya, the French Alps in winter, Scottish highlands and numerous other places in the UK. James has always wanted to pass on the survival knowledge he has obtained to those who wish to share his passion for bushcraft and survival.
