The rosette cut is a great little technique for cross cutting small rounds of greenwood such as hazel, ash, sycamore, willow etc. If I’m dealing with seasoned rounds it’s sometimes easier to just snap them, but often the green stems I’ve just listed will bend before they break, so it’s often easier to just cut […]
I often use various herbal ointments that we’ve made ourselves so in this video I show you how to make a herbal ointment using self heal (Prunella vulgaris). It’s a great little plant and the ointment made from it can be used on cuts and sores as well as aches and pains. The 2 ointments […]
Nicola had some spare self heal infused olive oil and so decided to make a cream. Self heal (Prunella vulgaris) is a small, low, creeping herb, a member of the dead nettles and has the familiar square stem and a delicate purple flower. It seems to favour some sun and grows abundantly along the woodland […]
I wrote a post a few years ago about various fungi that can be used as a tinder, including King Alfred’s Cakes (Daldinia concentrica). They get their name from the legend of King Alfred who, whilst in hiding from the Danes, let some cakes burn, and they do indeed have that appearance. Here in Kent […]
Bannock, also known as flat bread, is a simple unleavened bread made from plain flour and water; we make it for breakfast on our Wayfarer’s Weekend. You can be a little more adventurous by adding some milk powder to the flour or from time to time I’ll use natural yoghurt instead of the water. Of […]
A shadow stick is a fantastic technique to find direction using the sun. All you need is a stick and the sun and you’re good to go. In this 4 minute video Gary demonstrates how to use a shadow stick to determine the points of the compass. And Willow has a lay down as it […]
