Bushcraft Blog
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Sharing Bushcraft with the next generation
As a child I had one great love, the outdoors. From a young child I would often find myself wandering into the wilderness armed with nothing but a pot, a...
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The Hardest Skill in Bushcraft: Staying Teachable
I'm writing this from the banks of the Yukon River, a week into a trip that's testing more than my paddling and wilderness skills. I came here to deepen my...
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It takes a village...
In 2022, during my long duration course with Woodland Ways, I decided to make an axe. A perfectly normal idea I thought. I had been dipping my toes in blacksmithing...
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Star Lore 5
It has been a while since Star Lore 4, but now we add to the 25 constellations already looked at, along with their navigational uses, and myths associated with them...
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Croatia Check List Update
After two fantastic weeks tracking and wildlife watching in Croatia we are finally back in the UK. Over the two weeks our instructor team between them clocked up nearly 400...
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Reflecting on the last 12 years
I'm typing this as I sit in the World of Bushcraft having loaded my pickup and twin-axle-trailer to head south to meet up with the team to deliver a two...
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A Khukuri Refurbish
A few months ago I found myself searching for some items in a neighbour’s skip having been given permission to remove anything I could make use of. I didn’t find...
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Stepping Out of the Syllabus: How Woodland Ways Makes Learning Wildly Engaging
In a world buzzing with screens and a constant stream of information, it's easy to forget the power of getting our hands dirty and connecting with the natural world. But...
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Introducing Bushcraft Skills to your Holidays
How you can introduce Bushcraft Skills to your holiday, wherever you're going, whoever you're with.
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Yew trees and origins of the name
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’....
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Making Herbal Capsules
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...
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Making a canoe paddle while paddling the Yukon
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...