Bushcraft Blog

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...

There are some tools that come and go - and then there are the ones that stay with you, shaping the way you work and the way you move through...

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,...

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’....

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...

In November of 2023, Jason and I had a shared idea. The miserable and grey nights making evenings dull and uninteresting prompted the idea of creating a group where we...

In this blog I’ll be talking you through the process of making a wooden ring. This is new to me but is the same process as making an antler or...

Many of you may have seen my earlier blogs, looking at the wild foods I might need to survive living off the land for an entire year. I am not...

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...

For this weeks blog I wanted to talk with you about Nålebinding or Needle Binding, a craft I absolutely love and one that I really want to share with as many...

In this next blog I will be showing you all how to make a bushcraft mug tree. I think you all should remember this old kitchen ornament or am I...

Saws like all cutting tools can be a source of debate. As a forester I have many saws for many jobs so let’s take a look at some options. Firstly,...