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Woodsmoke 2005/06/07
Bushcraft & Wilderness Survival
in The Lake District
Woodlander Course
The Fundamental Skills of Wilderness Bushcraft
August 2005
It is difficult to imagine what a course like this is
going to be like before you go. Images of boy scout camps long ago
came to mind but it was so much more than that, although the 'hole in
the ground' for purposes of a squatting nature did bring back a few
reminders. I must say that the positive attitude of all the
instructors together with their comprehensive expertise delivered with
much humour on one hand and patience on the other was an added bonus
to what turned out to be a totally wonderful experience from beginning
to end. I don't think there was any aspect of the course that I can
find fault with and it was absolutely worth every penny of it.
During this week-long course I learnt many basic survival skills
and native crafts from the gathering of wild food and backwoods
cookery to the safe use and maintenance of the bushcraft knife. The
whole thing was a wonderful experience, I can't wait to retire and
head for the hills. I strongly recommend this course, you'll love
it.
Axe Workshop
The Tool of the Backwoods
June 2006
A long weekend learning to use and maintain bushcraft knives and
axes, the tools of the backwoods. I felled a tree, carved out a
bowl, made a stool and a busk-saw. A highlight was sitting around
the camp fire of an evening chatting while carving out a spoon from
a chunk of sweet chestnut wood.
The Native Course
Applied Bushcraft Skills
June 2007
I camped in the middle of a pine forest in a shelter that three of
us built from pine and spruce branches. I learnt how to trap and
prepare rabbits and squirrels and cooked fresh trout over a fire
that I lit by rubbing sticks together. Even had to make my own
string from nettles and roots and make fishing hooks from thorns.
During this week-long course I think the highlight had to be the
starting of a fire from scratch in the pouring rain - something
incredibly empowering. Also my first ever taste of rabbit and pigeon
was surprisingly pleasant.
More information: www.woodsmoke.uk.com
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