Bushcraft Blog

Many of the common names have male and female connotations, Lords and Ladies, Kings and Queens, Devils and Angels. This all relates to how the plant forms to seemingly represent...

After a trip to the coast, I have begun to extract my own sea salt. This is the rough procedure. Step 1Fill and haul containers of seawater up from seashore....

A key component of bushcraft in my opinion is being able to tune into the natural world around you and appreciate how plants can be transformed into food, medicine, natural...

Spring has arrived and with it our Spring Foraging Courses. It’s a wonderful time of year to blow off the winter cobwebs and get outside to soak up the life...

Growing up on the coast of Essex gave a very focussed habitat type which is why I always craved the change of location during holidays. Every half-term, end of term,...

Many of you may have seen my earlier blogs, looking at the wild foods I might need to survive living off the land for an entire year. I am not...

In this blog we’re going to have a look at one of my recent second-hand shop bargains and see how with a little bit of time and effort we can...

I recently posed this question to the Woodland Ways Team. The reason being, I am a bit of a technophobe, and I also suffer from Chronic Migraines, so reading or...

Last time in my blog I took you all on the late Woden’s dog walk, which I would regularly take him on in the springtime. Now we can carry on...

Giant hogweed – Heracleum mantegazzianum is often talked about, seldom seen in the flesh let alone appreciated for its statuesque beauty. Many bush crafters and foragers, will be much better...

The daisy family (Asteraceae) is the earths largest flowering family with over 23,000 species and considered one of the most advanced in flora evolution, many plants you will be familiar...

What a spring for flowers, so far this year! The hawthorn flowers have been truly amazing. I wasn’t sure if this was me paying them more attention (I had a...