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Choosing a Sleeping Bag For Bushcraft and Wild Camping
Getting good sleep is essential for any multi-day camp, whether in the mountains or the forest, and you can often tell how experienced someone is by how well they sleep …
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Top 4 Autumn bushcraft Activities
After a summer that always seems far to short, the natural world begins to transition into a winter shutdown. With shorter days and colder, wetter weather on the horizon, there …
Bracken Outdoors Podcast Episode 14 – Why I Don’t Teach Survival Skills
Join me on a shorter solo episode where I give you my perspective on the difference between bushcraft and survival skills, provide my personal bushcraft definition, and share why I …
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Best Weekend Walks in the West Midlands
The West Midlands might not have the sheer scale and wonder of Snowdonia, The Lakes or Scotland but there are still some pretty good places to spend a couple of …
The Holistic Outdoor Life
It’s in the tagline of this website, my social media accounts and usually ends up dotted through most of my online content. It’s what I do “Bushcraft, Forest School and …
The Bracken Outdoors Podcast Episode 13 – James Kendall on the Foraging Connection
In this episode, I interview James Kendall of Woodland Classroom. James provides a range of bushcraft, Forest School and foraging activities and information through his company Woodland Classroom, seeking to …
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DIY Campfire Popcorn Pan
When I was originally looking at options for popping corn over the fire all of the popcorn pans I could find were over £40 each, which adds up pretty quickly …
Paleo Backpacking
In this post I lay out my approach to eating a paleo diet while out backpacking, camping or making wilderness trips. If you would like to know more about what …
The Outdoor Voices Podcast Episode 12 – Emma Nock on Equine Therapy
In this episode, I interview Emma Nock. Along with previous podcast guest Liz Benstead, Emma runs Liberty Farm CIC, a not for profit that seeks to help people to live …
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My Journey to Find the Real Human Diet
This is part one of a two part series in which I discuss my journey into eating a more holistic and natural diet. I am hoping this will inspire more …
The Outdoor Voices Podcast Episode 11 – Lymarie Rodriquez on Opening the Door to Nature
In this episode, I interview Lymarie Rodriquez. Lymarie is a lecturer in psychology and an advocate for not just using the natural world as a tool but truly developing a …
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The Outdoor Voices Podcast Episode 10 – Alan Bale on Bushcraft for All
Today in episode 10 I interview my friend and colleague Alan Bale. A former tree surgeon, butcher and university lecturer, Alan now leads community projects and bushcraft courses for Sustainable Life; …
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