Bushcraft Blog
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What is your Bushcraft why?
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...
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In depth fire bow stance and technique video
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...
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Croatia Check List Update
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...
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Yew trees and origins of the name
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’....
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Making Herbal Capsules
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...
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Nicola’s Year on the Land
Welcome to my podcast, following my journey through a year of living completely off what the land offers:
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Podcast 2 - BONUS MATERIAL: What I’ve already got ready
One corner of the house! Bonus material: My food reserves This is a rough list of what I have managed to gather and preserve over the last year or so....
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My 'Stone Age' Year
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...
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Refurbishing a cast iron bargain
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...
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How are you using technology to help your understanding of bushcraft?
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...
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Bushcraft Holiday
In this blog I wanted to talk to you about bushcraft and whether or not you take it on holiday? I have had a few trips away and some have...
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Toasty toes from Sweetcorn tinder
Autumn has well and truly arrived here in the northern hemisphere and, since I’m one of those people who feel the cold badly, now is the time when I get...