As his affinity with the outdoors, travel and adventure grew he left the Army and embarked on a career as a bodyguard and a remote area medic all throughout the continent of South America. 9 years later it was time to come home to the UK amd the biggest challenge of all so far, where to fit into life at home.

Dan became an instructor of a few different things and while he loved teaching he wanted to teach something he was truly passionate about, enter bushcraft. Dan became a customer of Woodland Ways and had the bug, going from course to course and in expeditions until he finally joined the 2 year Woodland Wayer course and then became an apprentice.

After a nearly 4 year process of studying and learning with Woodland Ways on top of the years of previous study and interest he was finally awarded his Instructor shirt in August 2023. The learning doesnt stop there and Dan is already seeking out further study in Ethnobotany, getting out on expeditions into new environements and pursuing his personal interest in crafing with any natural materials, bone, horn, antler etc.

Dan has a true passion for teaching and bushcraft as we keep these historical crafts and knowledge alive. He knows only too well what it is like to walk into a woodland for the first time only seeing green stuff and over time with study start to see what is truly there for us. Come and join him and other team members to start or continue your bushcraft journey.