Bushcraft Blog

Reflections from The Red Tent As I begin to shape the Red Tent, a new art studio space nestled above the barn at Woodland Ways, I find myself thinking more...

We are often taught information which we take at face value, with this in mind I decided to put some of this to the test during a two-day rest stop...

Over the years, I've often said that bushcraft and survival are about far more than tools and techniques. It’s a way of thinking - of reading the land, anticipating change,...

When you're out in the woods, every calorie counts and so does every bit of heat you can save. One of the most useful bushcraft tricks I have found is...

A side effect of people knowing I am a Bushcrafter is occasional gifts of odd tools. In this case I was offered a rusty axe but one that had an...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...