There are many considerations to think about when you’re deciding where to site your shelter, whether that be a debris shelter, tarp or tent. In this video I discuss some of those considerations. We discuss siting your shelter on our 1 Day Bushcraft Course, 2 Day Bushcraft Course, and 5 Day Bushcraft Course. You can see […]
Nicola and I have been busy foraging for nettle seeds of late. We dry them and then eat them over the course of the winter. Watch this short video to find out how to collect and process nettle seeds. You might also want to take a look at this post which provides a few hints […]
This time of year finds me collecting thistle heads to use as a tinder, amongst other species of downy flower heads. Because they’re seasonal I collect enough to see me through the next 12 months. In my experience downy flower heads work best as an ember extender, they don’t generally do much more than flash […]
I’ve been in the woods collecting goosegrass for tinder recently. Goosegrass (Galium aparine) is also known as cleavers, sticky weed, sticky Jim and a host of other names. It’s the stuff that sticks to your jumper! It comes through early in the year and starts to die off in late summer. Once it’s dried out […]
I wasn’t actually foraging for Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus), rather I was out looking for some hazel stems for a course, but as I was walking along the ride I saw the distinctive colour of this fantastic edible mushroom and decided to put together a quick video. You might also want to take […]
Nicola and I were in Dorset recently and whilst walking alongside a small stream we spotted three water indicating trees in a very short distance. So we shot this short video to show the main species of trees that indicate water is nearby, certainly in the British Isles. Understanding which species of trees are likely […]
