Bushcraft Blog

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’....

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...

As bushcrafters, we are often on the lookout for raw materials for various projects, but even when we’re not, when an opportunity presents itself, we take advantage when we can. After a...

I am always looking for way to reduce the weight of my kit, mainly so I can carry more sleeping bags. I hate to be cold! There's no getting away...

I don’t have easy access to local woodland where I can responsibly forage materials for use in Bushcraft however I do have a small back garden full of plants that...

For those of you who follow Woodland Ways on Facebook, you may have seen the team’s social gathering in August, when Jason had arranged with Lord & Lady Manners for...

Some little facts about our beautiful native Field Maple Acer campestre. Field maple leaves Acer means ‘sharp’ and is from the family Aceraceae now moved to the Sapindaceae family of...

Many of you may be familiar with Dandelion honey and may have made it in the past, of all the foraged foods I have ever introduced my wife to Dandelion...

Over the years of being fascinated by bushcraft I have often found myself in a state of mind where I am totally absorbed in the task or subject matter at...

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,...

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...