Bushcraft Blog
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Achillea Millefolium - Yarrow
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...
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It’s all in the name - from nuclear disaster to Mugwort
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...
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What's the difference between Grey and Goat Willow?
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,...
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Phytochemicals in UK native plants
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...
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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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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...
