Bushcraft Blog

In this blog I am going to describe how I made a pair winter mittens, using a range of different skills and techniques from wool and leather. In my last...

There are moments in the woods when language falls behind. When the body knows something before the mind does. Fear sharpens. Breath changes. The senses feel alert in a way...

When I carve a wooden spoon, I’m not just trying to make something pretty. I’m making a tool, one that needs to survive heat, moisture, and regular use around a...

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,...

Over the years I've made a lot of my own clothing and kit to keep me comfortable both in the UK on courses and on overseas expeditions.  I find it...

Hi folks, this week's blog came as a result of me setting myself a bit of a friction fire challenge for the month of November, that challenge was to produce...

I have experimented with tanning animal hides a few times. I have tanned hides using a purchased ‘K tan’ solution and using eggs for a ‘brain’ tan and have been...

In this blog I want to show you how I made some food stuff that I will be taking with me on my expedition to Sweden. This food stuff is the amazing...

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...

I recently had the opportunity to experiment with another artform that could become (yet another) obsession… I have always loved collecting bones and ever since joining Woodland Ways have been...

Welcome to my podcast, following my journey through a year of living completely off what the land offers:

After a trip to the coast, I have begun to extract my own sea salt. This is the rough procedure. Step 1Fill and haul containers of seawater up from seashore....