Wellbeing in the Woods

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About

Wellbeing in the Woods is a project created by Sustainable Life Birmingham and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. The project aims to provide bushcraft sessions for people in houses of multiple occupancy (HMO s) or in temporary/ emergency accommodation in the Stirchley area, to help build community and relationships between long term and short term residents and provide practical skills and knowledge to build confidence.

Sessions vary based on the number and needs of participants but typically involve the building of a cooking fire to provide hot drinks and a filling and nutritious midday meal, followed by practical skills development, site management or a relaxed chat around the fire. 

Canteen cup of stew sitting on a log in front of a campfire.
Demonstration of firesteel fire lighting on a raft of wood in the centre of a fire pit surrounded by firewood.
Kelly Kettle smoking as it brings water to a boil.
Firesteel and tinder on top of a firebowl.
Panassed trout being cooked over a bed of embers in the middle of a fire pit.
Peeled strips of willow bark ready for processing into cordage.
Willow bark simmering on the fire as part of cordage making.
Strips of willow bark drying over a fire to prepare them for cordage making.
Campfire Kettle hanging on a metal tripod above a blazing fire.

If you live in a HMO or temporary accommodation in the Stirchley area and will like to be a part of this project or would like to learn more, visit:

http://sustainablelifebirmingham.co.uk/index.php/community-projects/wellbeing-in-the-woods/