This video was made when a few of us got together back in February to work on one handed fire lighting techniques. It accompanies an article that I wrote for issue 2 of The Bushcraft Journal. The idea for the article was to try out simple and commonplace bushcraft tasks feigning an injury to my right […]
We first met Peter last summer on our 5 Day Bushcraft Course and he’s been back a few times now, on other courses as well as helping out with some coppicing over the winter. The last time he came to our woodland camp he brought a hammock with him. Peter works in a school and […]
I don’t like felling trees at our ancient woodland camp, after all we provide woodland experiences, but from time to time we need to cut trees down if they appear to be hazardous. Back in the autumn I turned up to find a large branch through the tarp over our kitchen area. It was dead […]
Being able to light a fire is a key bushcraft skill. It’s something you want to be able to do without thinking, almost on autopilot. And because I want to be able light a fire without thinking, I do things the same way every time. Then if I should ever find myself in a tricky situation, […]
St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) St John’s Wort is a name that is often applied to all members of the genus Hypericum. Here we confine ourselves to common, or perforated, St John’s Wort. We find it growing freely in south facing hedgerows near to our ancient woodland camp. It’s a tall, thin plant with bright, 5 […]
Self heal (Prunella vulgaris) Self heal is a member of the dead nettles and has the familiar square stem. It seems to favour some sun and grows abundantly in the fields surrounding our woodland camp. It’s an edible plant containing vitamins A, C and K, and can be eaten raw in a salad or used to […]
