Bushcraft Blog

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...

Me and my wife Em enjoy the wildlife that surrounds us as where we live, we are quite lucky in the variety of animals that venture into our garden and...

In this weeks blog I’ll be showing you how I have set up one of my Really Useful boxes to suit my needs whilst out in the field. It is...

Shelter is a catch all term used in the bushcraft and survival world that covers a huge range of shapes, sizes, styles, and materials. As seasoned students of bushcraft we...

Every year I like to set myself challenges. I usually have a new craft or skillto work at each year, some area to expand my knowledge, a skill to polishand...

In this blog I want to show you how I made a pair of woollen trousers. The material used was originally a white blanket with a check / tartan pattern...

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...

When I think of bushcraft, my mind often leaps to fire-making, tracking, shelter-building, and other hands-on survival skills. But there is one practice—often overlooked—that stands as a cornerstone of true...

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...

When I first joined Woodland Ways my carving skills were somewhere between challenging and challenged. So, this blog is encouragement for anyone who feel that they have a hopeless chance...

As outdoorsmen / women we often look for the solitude of the wide expanse of nature as our natural way of everyday life, be it kayaking, wild camping or mountain...

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...