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How to Use a Traditional Flint and Steel

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In this video we learn how to use a Traditional Flint and Steel to make fire using Charcloth and primitive fire lighting techniques.

 

Ashley's First Go in a Coracle

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Ashley's first go in a Coracle. To see how this wonderful Coracle was built click here.

Photos & Filming by Simon Bugler

 

Tapping the Birch Tree for Sap in March - Collecting Birch Sap a clean sugar rich water

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Collecting Birch Sap

During the first two weeks or March

In this article I will show you how to collect birch-sap easily and quickly during spring. Birch Sap can be collected during the first couple of weeks during March. This is the true start to spring, sap rises throughout the tree's in preparation to spring into life producing their buds and leaves. Birch Sap is a slightly sweet, watery & healthy drink. The Birch tree purifies the water, making it clean and safe to drink.

 

Identifying a Birch Tree

Im no tree expert, but I do know there's three types of Birch to keep an eye out for:

- Silver Birch - Betula pendula
- Downy Birch - Betula pubescens
- Paper-bark Birch - Betula papyrifera

I find the easiest way to identify the tree is by looking at the bark, take a look:


The two photos above are of the Paper-Birch (Betula Papyrifera)

 

Collecting the Sap

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UK Wild Food - June

Elderflowers
Marsh Samphire
Wild Strawberry
Stinging Nettle
St George's mushroom
Shaggy inkcap
Wild Rose Flowers
Wild Thyme
Fairy-ring Champignon
Sea Beet
St George's mushroom
Greater Plantain
Ribwort Plantain
Alexanders (the flowers)
*These are just some of the wild edibles you will find in the UK this month.

The Hedge Combers

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A beautiful blog by my friend Janie sharing tips on self-sufficiency, homemade recipes, growing fruit, veg & rearing animals for meat & eggs.

Woodland Valley

 
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Woodland Valley an Organic Farm in the centre of Cornwall.
A Bushcraft Friendly Campsite with Ancient Woodland and Group Accommodation  available.

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Another Bushcraft & Wilderness Skills website that I love, by a friend & superb Photographer Gary Waidson.

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