Bushcraft Blog

Managing risk is down to the individual, and all actions have reactions or consequences. I need to start this by explaining that I'm very privileged with my access to land,...

One of the things I enjoy doing is looking through my bushcraft kit every now and then to see what can be improved, replaced or, better still, made myself. There...

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...

For an indepth look at one of the stances and techniques for the Fire Bow see Jason as he passes on his vast knowledge to a crowd at the NEC...

As bushcrafters, we are often on the lookout for raw materials for various projects, but even when we’re not, when an opportunity presents itself, we take advantage when we can. After a...

As outdoorsmen / women we often look for the solitude of the wide expanse of nature as our natural way of everyday life, be it kayaking, wild camping or mountain...

I don’t have easy access to local woodland where I can responsibly forage materials for use in Bushcraft however I do have a small back garden full of plants that...

Hi folks, this week's blog came as a result of me setting myself a bit of a friction fire challenge for the month of November, that challenge was to produce...

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...

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...

As an apprentice bushcraft instructor, we are asked to help run courses and start to teach skills. One of the key elements covered on a wide range of our courses...

This is the third and final blog in a series about birch and its uses. In the first blog we covered the many uses attributed to it before focusing on...