Bushcraft Blog

The last time I explored this topic in a blog was last summer, so I thought it would be interesting to review my “WHY” again and compare how It has...

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...

During the recent drop in temperature, I naturally resorted to a layering system. I have a physically demanding day job, so i need to be able to manage my core...

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...

I often find myself procrastinating. There are things I would love to learn to do but a combination of lack of free time and confidence means that I tend to...

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...

I thought I would write an update about how the apprenticeship is going. Being on the apprenticeship is, without doubt, a lot of effort. But is it worth it? Am...

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...

When I left South Africa last year after my first game-ranger expedition with Woodland Ways, I believed I had a slight grasp of tracking. I’d completed the Cybertracker Track &...

Yarrow is an amazing plant, and one that caught my attention when I was dipping my proverbial toe into the world of foraging and natural medicines. However, I mistakenly believed...

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...

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...