Our hunter gatherer ancestors in the British Isles consumed plenty of fish, taking advantage of streams, rivers, coastal areas and lakes. In fact some studies have concluded that up to 60% of a hunter gatherer’s diet was made up of fish. So in this short video I show how to gut and fillet a mackerel, a […]
This recipe for venison tagine is Nicola’s take on the classic Moroccan dish and it’s delicious. Ingredients Serves 4 500g of diced venison 1 butternut squash, cubed 1 onion, finely chopped 2 carrots, diced 100g of apricots 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 1 tin of chickpeas 2 gloves of garlic, finely chopped Chopped parsley 1 […]
The table below shows the number of toes for common mammal species in the British Isles. The list includes plantigrades and digitigrades but not ungulates. Take a look at this post for more detail on different methods of locomotion in mammals. Species Fore foot Hind foot Badgers 5 5 Hedgehogs 5 5 Mice 4 5 […]
Recently whilst wandering through our beautiful ancient woodland I spotted a couple of badger latrines. This is great, it means that badgers are around. So I put together this short video to show you what a badger latrine looks like (warning – there’s a close up!) and why they dig them. We talk about and […]
For me cordage is an incredibly important but often overlooked element of bushcraft. In this video I show you how to go about preparing rosebay willowherb to make cordage. It produces good quality, long fibres and is definitely one to practice. We cover preparing rosebay willowherb to make cordage on many of our courses, including the […]
I’ve made this video on methods of seed dispersal because natural history underpins so much of what we do in bushcraft. Take a look at this video to get an understanding about the many different ways in which plants and trees are able to disperse their seeds, it’s a fascinating topic. We talk about methods […]
