trees


Identifying trees by leaf shape

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 […]

identifying trees by leaf shape | bushcraft | Kent | south east | London

How to prune a tree so that it can heal afterwards

I’ve written previously about pruning cuts in this post but as we were gathering some hazel today I took the opportunity to make this 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 […]

using a folding saw | How to prune a tree | one handed pot hanger

How to tell apart hornbeam and beech buds

Here’s a short video where I show you how to tell apart hornbeam and beech buds We take a walk around our woodland looking at trees and their uses, including how to tell apart hornbeam and beech buds, on many of our courses, such as our 1 Day Bushcraft Fundamentals, 2 Day Bushcraft Courses and […]

How to tell apart hornbeam and beech buds