Bushcraft Blog

I find something particularly satisfying about making my own tools and camp equipment in the woods. These can be as simple as the butterknife we make on the 24hr Family...

When I booked onto the Woodland Ways Jungle Survival Expedition in the Amazon, I was excited, but I was also genuinely nervous. The trip was two weeks long, with around...

We will often say to our customers when they leave our woodlands, they are statistically entering the most dangerous part of the course. The drive home. Long journey times, potentially...

I Didn’t Have a Blanket Pin, So I Made One - Making my second penannular brooch in the hills around Edinburgh There are times when being out in the woods...

Have you ever stopped to think about some of the names we give our plants? I spend a fair amount of time looking at plants, whether I’m teaching foraging, walking...

As the School Liaison here at Woodland Ways, looking back over the past few months feels a bit like flipping through the pages of an extraordinary living history book. It...

In this week's blog I'd like to share a simple one-pot meal that's easy to prepare, filling, nutritious and packs down well for life outdoors. Wrapped in a tortilla, covered...

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...

Over the last few years, hide has become one of the central threads running through my work. The interest itself isn’t new. I’ve always been drawn to the things that...

I have just come back from the Woodland Ways expedition to Croatia that Emma & I booked to go on as customers. On the kit list it said you should...

This spring my lawn turned into a carpet of yellow, a proper bumper crop of dandelions. My mind wandered through all the different ways I could use this abundance, and...

It’s no secret…I love Brambles! And with good reason. Don’t get me wrong I have lost count of how many times I have turned the air blue because it has...