Bushcraft Blog

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...

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...

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,...

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...

In this blog I am going to explore some of the different reasons for being drawn into Bushcraft and Survival, and how those "Why" reasons change along the journey. As...

After two fantastic weeks tracking and wildlife watching in Croatia we are finally back in the UK.  Over the two weeks our instructor team between them clocked up nearly 400...

How you can introduce Bushcraft Skills to your holiday, wherever you're going, whoever you're with.

Yew, Taxus baccata, English Yew, Common Yew, European Yew. The name Yew comes from the Celtic name ‘iw’, but its ancient meaning is unknown. This also became ‘ew’ or ‘ewe’....

Amongst all the instructors here at Woodland Ways we have a mentality of just knowing about something not being enough, there is a lot to be said for practical experience...

I am always looking for way to reduce the weight of my kit, mainly so I can carry more sleeping bags. I hate to be cold! There's no getting away...

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...

For those of you who follow Woodland Ways on Facebook, you may have seen the team’s social gathering in August, when Jason had arranged with Lord & Lady Manners for...