Bushcraft Blog
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Heuristic Traps - what they are and how to avoid them
I've mentioned heuristic traps to the Woodland Ways team before, but the recent Woodland Wayer Navigation Module in the Peak District provided a perfect example of them in action and...
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Nicola's A Year on the Land Roundup
As many of you know, last year (2025) I finished an epic project attempting to live completely off the land for a year. Here, I would like to share how...
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Ferro Rod Experiments - forever exploring
In the world of fire lighting equipment few tools are as rugged and reliable as the humble Ferrocerium rod. Also known as Ferro rods, Firesteels, Metal matches, Sparksticks or even...
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Binocular Case – Crafting with Purpose
Leathercraft is something I’m still new to. I’ve been dabbling with a few ideas, but I often find myself stuck on what to make, not wanting to create just for...
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Remembering the past - funny how things turn out
We all have that one box in the loft. For some, it’s old photos or school trophies. For me, it’s a box (or several) of tarps, paracord, and the evolution...
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Eating the journey, incorporating foraging into your woodland walks
There’s a moment, somewhere between striking a flame and the first quiet roll of a boil, where the woods stop being somewhere you pass through and start becoming something you...
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A Practical Guide to Preparing Found Skulls: From Woodland Finds to Clean Specimens
There’s something quietly captivating about finding a skull in the woods. Whether it’s the delicate architecture of a rabbit, the sturdy heft of a badger with its sagittal crest, or...
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Preparing for a Canoe expedition
For this blog I have decided to take you on my preparation for a Canoe expedition that we are about to embark upon in the NorthWest of Scotland. I will...
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The Hidden Bloom: A Guide to British Catkins and Tree Reproduction
When most people think of spring blossoms, they imagine the showy petals of a Cherry Tree or the hedgerows of Blackthorn. However, some of Britain’s most vital trees—Hazel, Birch, Alder,...
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How to make your own Insect Repellent
Do you know what bugs me? …….. Bugs! I love being outdoors and in the woods especially over summer but boy do we have some little biting blighters out there....
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Two drill bow-drill fire, a first known attempt?
Two drills, one bow, creating simultaneously two embers, into two tinder bundles, achieving two fires by friction in one take! Is this a worlds first... we're not sure, but chatting...
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How to make a Budget Hammock Quilt / Blanket
I am a confirmed hammock dweller, summer, autumn, winter and spring I will sleep in my hammock when outdoors. I just find it the easiest most comfortable way to sleep....
