I’ve done a video previously around collecting hornbeam bark to use as a tinder so thought I should demonstrate how to ignite it. Igniting hornbeam bark is something we teach on many of our courses, including our1 Day, 2 Day and 5 Day Bushcraft Courses as well as the IOL Bushcraft Competency Award and Certificate. You can see photos from these […]
I’ve said in previous posts that the ability to make cordage is really important in a wilderness environment. Here’s another plant to add to the list, courtesy of Billy Souter. We cover preparing cow parsley to make cordage on many of our courses, including the IOL Bushcraft Competency Certificate course, our 5 Day Bushcraft Course, and of […]
A short video looking at the pitfalls to be aware of when using moss to determine direction, plus a couple of tips to work around them! We cover natuarl navigation, including using moss on a tree to find north on our IOL Bushcraft Competency course. You can see plenty of photos from these courses, as well as […]
Pignuts (Conopodium majus) are in the carrot family and can be found in woodlands (where I mostly find them) as well as sometimes in hedgerows and grassland. They have a small chestnut like tuber that is edible. Remember that in the UK you must have the landowner’s permission before you uproot any plant. Also think […]
When we’re running our foraging courses we often get asked whether we’re looking at hawthorn or blackthorn. So in this short video I take a look at the differences between the two. It’s worth knowing the differences between them as whilst they both produce an edible fruit, what you might do with those fruits is […]
Bushcraft has a strong and tangible link to natural history. For our hunter gatherer ancestors, the forest was the supermarket, the chemist, DIY shop, tailors, it was all out there. I often suggest to our customers that trees are a good place to start with natural history as it’s a managable number. And that identifying […]
