Educational movement for children and young people. Groups are organised into age related structures: Woodchips up to age 5; Elfins 6-9; Pioneers 10-12; Venturers 13-16 and DFs 16-20. Through its weekly term time activities WF tries to give its members an understanding of important issues such as the environment, world debt and global conflict with a key focus in recent years being sustainable development. Other activities include art and crafts, games, hiking, bushcraft, drama etc. Co

Young people need to have the opportunity to meet together in non formal educational spaces.The Folk provides this as well as organising events outdoors- especially hosteling and camping.

The Woodcraft Folk emphasises the empowering aspects of youth work, helping young people to develop positive self image and to help them develop hard and soft skills such as problem solving, team work, communication, cooking, pitching tents, self sufficiency etc