Summer may be on the way out but there's still foraging to be done. Be prepared for the Summer of 2019 with this handy Top 10 Guide for identifying wild foods.
Fire can be the basis of a number of exciting forest school and bushcraft activities. In this brief guide we look at the importance of carrying the correct fire safety kit for your forest school.
In this handy guide we teach you how to how to make this bushcraft classic...Nettle Soup! This, surprisingly tasty, soup is the perfect outdoor reciepe and is quick and simple to prepare with basic outdoor cooking equipment. Find out how to cook tasty nettle soup with this tried and tested method.
The Swedish Fire Torch (also known as a Swedish Log Candle or Canadian Candle), is a great method for setting up a fire as it uses only one log, has a flat cooking surface and is self feeding, meaning it can burn for several hours without any attention. Find out here how to make a Swedish fire torch of your own.
The dangers of cooking on galvanized chicken wire and other metals that are not designed to be cooked on.
As we now offer so many different styles of tarpaulins, we’ve written a short guide to choosing the right tarp for your forest school. We hope this helps – but we’re always here to help if you need to contact us.
The term ‘Forest School’ is becoming quite common as the this exciting form of outdoor education expands across the country – and here, for our first BLOG post we aim to explain the ethos of a Forest School for those that are new to this form of teaching.