It’s all very well hunting and foraging for food, but if you’re freezing to death no amount of mammoth flesh will keep you alive! You need shelter.
This week in Forest Schools, we found out how Stone Age men and women managed to keep warm in the intense cold of the arctic climate in the Britain of the Mesolithic period.
Two proud gatherers wonder how they will enter their shelter. 
Cosy… 
Lincoln wins the prize for fluffiest shelter. 
The girls find a rich source of resources. 
While Joe wanders off for more supplies… 
Tyler concentrates on the task at hand. 
The boys teach an important lesson of the period: securing the best resources, by force if necessary, meant you survived. A tough time to live!
Now that we’ve practised, can you make it for real? It’s looking like a lovely day to build a den…
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