Posted in Bushcraft, Play, tagged Adam Hendley, ancient, camping, clay, Guy Mallinson, nature, outdoor living, pottery, primitive, The Nettle Pickers on May 24, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Guy Mallinson's Woodland Workshop - here be fairies
I’m on a bit of a journey with the bushcraft and have a growing fascination with ancient technology. Simple, effective, natural. My latest experience saw me getting down and dirty at Guy Mallinson’s Woodland Workshop on a Primitive Pottery course. (more…)
Posted in Bushcraft, tagged Earth, energy, Exmoor, Hen, National Trust, nature, reconnect, spiritual on March 26, 2010 | 20 Comments »
Words are powerful things. They conjure different responses and it’s relatively easy to mis-interpret an author’s meaning. I’ve had a hard time coming up with the words for this latest post, my weekend on Exmoor, as I feel some mis-interpretation may occur. The words I use are my own. They may mean something different to you. I shan’t try to explain my meanings. (more…)
Posted in Bushcraft, tagged energy, nature, reconect, spiritual on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Awakening the senses to feel the energy and power of nature is not a prerequisite of bushcraft courses, but quite often it’s an inevitable result. (more…)
Posted in Bushcraft, tagged nature, reconnect on February 19, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Locked into our work and family routines can take up so much time that little is left for connecting with nature. Living in the frenzy of the modern world means it’s often easy to forget our natural connection. When was the last time you went leaf catching? Or cloud watching? Or walked barefoot in dew-soaked grass? (more…)
Posted in Play, The Clouds..., tagged Bushcraft, education, nature, outdoors, recycling, Supertramp on November 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Posted in Bushcraft, tagged birch bark, Deer, fire, fungi, nature, outdoor living, parasol, puffball, wild camping, wildlife on November 11, 2009 | 15 Comments »
I went camping last weekend – a bit cold in November you might think, but I wanted to practice the bushcraft knowledge I’ve been learning at Natural Pathways.
And do you know what, I wasn’t a bit cold living out in the woods! (more…)
Posted in Play, tagged autumn, environmental education, indoors, leaves, nature, outdoors, tree on September 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The wind picked up a little today and my walk through the woods had a very pleasing crunch. It was difficult to NOT kick my feet through the leaves (so I did!). Even harder to imagine that some people wouldn’t realise just how wonderful this can be.
Encouraging children, and some adults too, to make that first step towards rekindling a relationship with nature can be a difficult task. But Autumn is here and the trees provide us with a simple solution for bringing the outdoors indoors. (more…)
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