Bushcraft Blog

I have just come back from the Woodland Ways expedition to Croatia that Emma & I booked to go on as customers. On the kit list it said you should...

This spring my lawn turned into a carpet of yellow, a proper bumper crop of dandelions. My mind wandered through all the different ways I could use this abundance, and...

It’s no secret…I love Brambles! And with good reason. Don’t get me wrong I have lost count of how many times I have turned the air blue because it has...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...