Woodland Ways Blog – Bushcraft and Survival

5 min read 2022-12-16 17:30:00

The mighty flip flop winch

There is an amazing array of skills in bushcraft, some we use constantly in everyday life in the woods, and some that rarely get to be used in

4 min read 2022-12-09 17:30:00

In the last blog of this series, we looked at how we may preserve and enhance our greenwood creations with a selection of oils and processes and in

1 min read 2022-12-02 21:48:07

We all know that the cost of living has skyrocketed recently but it’s that time of year when good cheer should flow. Here at Woodland Ways

4 min read 2022-12-02 19:36:34

We all have different views on what being connected to the natural world means to us as individuals, couples, family groups and more broadly as human

3 min read 2022-11-25 17:30:00

Often on expedition things don’t go according to plan, be it local availability or in many cases non availability, this leads to some ingenious out

5 min read 2022-11-18 17:30:00

In the last blog of this series, we looked at seasoning, and how it concerns our greenwood carving projects. With that in mind we can now move onto

6 min read 2022-11-11 17:30:00

In this greenwood carving aftercare series we covered abraiding and burnishing last time and in this weeks blog we will be looking at how to allow

3 min read 2022-11-04 06:00:00

For most of our history, humans have lived off the land through the hunting and gathering of wild foods. Today, foraged food can be a valuable and

4 min read 2022-10-28 13:00:00

With the weather starting to turn a little cooler and the turning colours of the vibrant autumn leaves sparkling like gems throughout the forest I

3 min read 2022-10-21 17:00:00

Now I’m sure most of you are familiar with the concept of bow drill friction fire, especially with some of our previous blogs. It’s one of my

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In terms of essential tools the knife has got to be up near the top of everyone’s bushcraft list. Available in seemingly endless sizes, shapes,

5 min read 2022-10-08 17:53:43

The story so far, we have identified 10 things that might not be quite right about the ground before we even started looking at our bow drill set, 4

4 min read 2022-09-30 18:00:00

It’s been 10 months now since I made the leap from Essex to Derbyshire and started the transition from self-employed Bushcraft Instructor to

4 min read 2022-09-23 18:30:00

At this time of year, we see the magnificent deep purple drooping bunches of elderberry. These are fruit that resulted from the white flowers that

3 min read 2022-09-16 18:00:00

In this week’s blog I will be talking you through how I replaced a rusting handle on a 10 litre kettle. It’s good to repair and repurpose