I wrote some articles for The Bushcraft Journal a few years ago on bow drilling including the component parts of a bow drill set, so take a look at and read in conjunction with this video. They’re good articles and have a lot of useful information., not just on the component parts of a bow […]
In some of our recent videos you can see the bluebells in the background. And what a beautiful sight they make. For me our native bluebells in full bloom in an ancient woodland is one of the great spectacles of the natural wolrld and an event to treasure. We were asked by Adrian, one of […]
Last year we played around with a few designs for a woodland kiln to use on our Woodland Pottery Courses. We tried different dimensions, different chimneys, different appertures to feed in fuel and probably other things I’ve forgotten now! Some were definitely better than others and eventually we found a design that worked well and […]
Here’s a video shot in mid-April of some edible plants in the hedgerow on the way to our ancient woodland camp. Plants found include hogweed, primrose, ramsons, nettles, white dead nettle, herb Robert and a couple of others. You might want to take a quick look at this video on hints & tips for foraging. […]
A quick and easy recipe to make delicious wild pakoras and ground ivy raita. Ingredients 100g of chickweed, nettles or ramsons A clove of garlic 1 onion, thinly sliced 200g chickpea flower 2 tsp of curry powder OR ½ tsp each of cumin, ground coriander, turmeric and ginger 1 tsp of salt 120mls water Vegetable […]
Being able to find direction without a compass is a fantastic skill to have under your belt. In this video I look at using your watch to find north. If you have a digital watch, or maybe just your phone, then you can simply draw a watch/clock face on a piece of paper or just […]
