Bushcraft Blog
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Reflections of Paddling the Härkan River
Having been approached by a returning customer and friend of Woodland Ways, on behalf of a group of close friends, I was tasked with developing a River Journey in a...
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Nature’s Keepsakes
My first Woodland Ways course was back in 2011 and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, spending two nights outdoors without a tent was new to me. However the...
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Bushcraft and Survival in the Amazon
This year, Woodland Ways ran their first Amazon expedition, arriving back in the UK only a few weeks ago. While the learning and emotions are still fresh it feels like...
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Croatia 2014
This year was the first time of running our Wildlife Watching and Tracking course in Croatia. We had a brief recce of the area last year and were blown away...
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The Hardest Skill in Bushcraft: Staying Teachable
I'm writing this from the banks of the Yukon River, a week into a trip that's testing more than my paddling and wilderness skills. I came here to deepen my...
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Introducing Bushcraft Skills to your Holidays
How you can introduce Bushcraft Skills to your holiday, wherever you're going, whoever you're with.
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Making a canoe paddle while paddling the Yukon
During a trip to Canada with Woodland Ways, where myself and 14 other people canoed and wild camped nearly 500 miles of the Yukon river. One of the many great...
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Reusing vintage fur for hood lining
After making a snow smock for an upcoming winter expedition, I was ready to source some real fur for the lining of the hood. I opted for real fur as...
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Updating My Ridgeline System
After relying on the same ridgeline setup for my tarp over many years, I began to notice signs of wear and fraying, particularly around the areas where the Truckers Hitch...
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Preparing kit for a Canoe Journey
I’d like to do a brief run down of how I pack my personal kit for a multi-day canoe expedition in the hopes it might prove useful to someone starting...
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Yukon
I wanted to write about my experience on the Woodland Ways Yukon expedition, to offer my personal insight into the trip, and what I took away from my time out...
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Tracking in South Africa
In this blog post I am going to talk about some of the things I’ve learnt during the Game ranger Experience and Cybertracker Training and Assessment Course, which I returned from...