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Continuing my journey as a Woodland Ways Apprentice
I thought I would write an update about how the apprenticeship is going. Being on the apprenticeship is, without doubt, a lot of effort. But is it worth it? Am...
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Nature’s Keepsakes
My first Woodland Ways course was back in 2011 and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, spending two nights outdoors without a tent was new to me. However the...
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Tracking… Returning to South Africa
When I left South Africa last year after my first game-ranger expedition with Woodland Ways, I believed I had a slight grasp of tracking. I’d completed the Cybertracker Track &...
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Achillea Millefolium - Yarrow
Yarrow is an amazing plant, and one that caught my attention when I was dipping my proverbial toe into the world of foraging and natural medicines. However, I mistakenly believed...
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Bushcraft and Survival in the Amazon
This year, Woodland Ways ran their first Amazon expedition, arriving back in the UK only a few weeks ago. While the learning and emotions are still fresh it feels like...
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An old friend in the woods: Six Years with the Gränsfors Bruks Wildlife Hatchet
There are some tools that come and go - and then there are the ones that stay with you, shaping the way you work and the way you move through...
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A Khukuri Leather Sheath
You may remember in my last blog I refurbished a Khukuri that I was fortunate to find in a skip. If you missed it have a look here. In this...
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It’s all in the name - from nuclear disaster to Mugwort
Language is such a powerful tool; the way we phrase things, intonation, body positioning, facial expressions, the list of “language” styles we employ in our daily lives is extensive. I’ve...
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What's the difference between Grey and Goat Willow?
The team of instructors and apprentice instructors at Woodland Ways love customers on our courses to ask questions. On the one hand it shows interest and engagement, on the other,...
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Phytochemicals in UK native plants
Phytochemicals, a word that can create an immediate barrier with how complex it sounds but its meaning is quite simple, plant chemicals. What they are and what they do to...
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5 Ways to Practise your Bushcraft when Life Gets Busy
Practise, practise, practise. This is the golden truth to developing knowledge and skills in just about anything, but it applies particularly to learning bushcraft. We apply our understanding of the...
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Yew - An ancient tree deep in belief
There are woodlands solely of yew, but it is also found as an understorey species in many woods, especially with beech or ash. It flourishes well in the south &...
