Tic, tic, tic… The sound of steel against flint… However, you may be surprised to learn that the face of this budding bushcraft instructor in whose hands these tools were located was screwed up like Dot Cotton sucking a wasp! The reason for my gurning was fear – pure and simple. Flint is just so super slice-y and, since I’ve got no lymph nodes left to look after my left arm, I have to be very careful to avoid cuts, scrapes and, most especially, thorns. Plus, I enjoy having functioning...| Woodland Ways Blog - Bushcraft and Survival
In this blog we’re going to be looking at how to make a leather care balm, but first what is that and why is it important.| Woodland Ways Blog - Bushcraft and Survival
I’ve written before about my love of badgers and also making my own bushcraft kit which I use extensively when I’m out delivering courses on on expeditions but I have to admit I’ve never had a chance to mix the two passions. I spend a good amount of time travelling between our various sites which gives me the sad opportunity to see lots of wildlife that has fallen victim to being hit by vehicles. I’ve even on occasions been phoned by friends to come and bring a humane end to an anim...| Woodland Ways Blog - Bushcraft and Survival
Anyone who has attended a Woodland Ways course will probably be aware that most of the meals we prepare are cooked in Dutch Ovens as they are a fantastic cooking container for group meals and can be hung/supported over a fire.| Woodland Ways Blog - Bushcraft and Survival
In November of 2023, Jason and I had a shared idea. The miserable and grey nights making evenings dull and uninteresting prompted the idea of creating a group where we can sit by the fire, chat and drink tea, eat some biscuits and enjoy our down time. It’ll be so...| Woodland Ways Blog – Bushcraft and Survival
The first of this year’s school bookings is fast approaching, the fourth year I will be involved, and I surprised myself how much I am looking forward to them, whereas the first year it was a real conflict of emotions.| Woodland Ways Blog - Bushcraft and Survival
Today I want to share with you a use of a plant that I’m pretty sure you will all know and be able to identify and that is so widespread and commonly found, I have no doubt wherever you live, you wouldn’t have to go far to get your hands...| Woodland Ways Blog – Bushcraft and Survival
Many of the common names have male and female connotations, Lords and Ladies, Kings and Queens, Devils and Angels. This all relates to how the plant forms to seemingly represent the male and female reproductive organs. Cuckoo Pint from Anglo Saxon ‘cucu’ meaning ‘lively’ and pint is short for Pintel,...| Woodland Ways Blog – Bushcraft and Survival
If you find yourself in a situation when you want to light a fire but don’t have a lighter or matches, or even if you want to try different fire lighting techniques or show off at a family BBQ; then you should give solar ignition a go. Solar ignition is...| Woodland Ways Blog – Bushcraft and Survival
