I’ve written previously about pruning cuts in this post but as we were gathering some hazel today we took the opportunity to make a short video. As responsible bushcrafters it’s imperative that we do everything we can to conserve and preserve the environment that we all enjoy so much. And that includes little things such […]
A slightly different video this time in that it’s not based in the woods. Yesterday Nicola and I went for a walk along the Greensand Ridge with Willow and Ronnie; if you don’t know who Ronnie is, he’s my daughter’s puggle, a pug/beagle cross. He’s a lovely dog but not very good at coming back […]
Check out this short video of Bob making 2 ply reverse twist cordage from lime bast. I’ve written a post previoulsy that shows you how to prepare the fibres, here we show you how to turn those fibres into cordage. We make natural cordage on our Cordage & Containers day as well as on our IOL Bushcraft Course and 5 […]
We ran one of our 1 Day Foraging Courses at the weekend and found lots of haws in the hedgerow. I’ve written previously about hawthorn in this post and I’ve also included its berries, haws, in this post on edible berries. In this video I talk about eating the flowers in the spring and making […]
A few days ago I spent some time collecting downy flower heads for tinder. At this time of year I tend to collect as much as I can so that I have plenty to see me through the year. In this video you can see me collecting thistles, rosebay willowherb, clematis, ragwort and goat’s beard. […]
I’ve written previuosly about using cleavers (Galium aparine) as a tinder, but recently as I was pottering around our ancient woodland camp on the beautiful Kent Downs I spotted a load in a dead hedge and decided to make this short video that describes using cleavers as a tinder. We teach how to prepare and […]
