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Peregrine, taken today. Steve

We took a walk along the Afon (river) Mawddach at low spring tide. Steve

Thanks for an interesting and informative article. My experience with different garments suggests that there is no absolute best, and that the optimum depends on the circumstances. However there is no doubt that when working in woodlands tough materials are preferable. The definition of...

My wife and I looked at woodlands as an activity for winter over 4 years ago. Its amazing how much variety there is. We thought that we would never find one that we actually wanted to own, and then found one that fitted our purposes. We bought it and have never regretted it. It puts a completely...

1) October birthday camping bash - nearly a week in the woods. Absolute bliss. 2) Learning how to handle a knife by the blade (thanks Mesquite). 3) Helping people to orienteer at the Bushmoot - hugely satisfying.

I just checked my Honey Stove. It's not ferromagnetic.

Very wet snow on the ground here in Chester. No sign of it going before nightfall, so there's a fair chance it will be sheet ice before morning.

I have tried various methods. One observation seems to be that the blade material makes a difference. The best method for me varies depending on the steel. Probably the best all round method I have found is the DC4 followed by stropping. A slight improvement is obtained, for hard steels, by...

The pictures strike me as being particularly clear. You must have put a lot of thought into that, Chris. In 1986 my wife gave me a copy of The Ashley Book of Knots. I browse through it occasionally looking for interesting items. One that caught my eye a few weeks ago is The Span Loop (number...

Hi Tone, I thought about 1:25000, but even that's a bit too small. So I have had a go at generating a map primarily of the camp ground area using some on-line and off-line tools with a bit of image enhancement. The map prints fine on A4 and the big square in the centre indicates 1km on a side...

Hi Tone, yes, if you have got some maps that could help a lot. I think we have got OS 1:50000 somewhere, but working in a small area, explaining technique, something like 1:10000 or 1:15000 is more suitable. If you have scan capability then maybe I could get to see them soon, which would help...

Its a bit presumptuous since this will only be my second moot, but here goes anyway. There are things I could help with - if Ogri would like a knot assistant perhaps. In addition to the usual camp craft ones I have got a few from sailing and climbing. Also Jane & I used to do a lot of...

Thanks very much for those photos, Ashley. The bushmoot is a photogenic place, with so much going on. Its nice to see pictures of workshops that I could not attend. S.

In late summer of 2008 I saw green lights moving around on the ground under my hammock. I still managed to get to sleep, though. Some knowledgeable friends later told me that they would have been glow worms. In autumn of 2009 I had a close encounter with a polecat. At first it looked like a...

I find that good cutting tools makes woodland camping much easier (particularly in winter). However they soon need attention if they are used frequently. So sharpening equipment (and good advice on how to use it) is useful. A double sided sharpener, diamond coated and ceramic, is fine for field...

I remember a time, in Kings Canyon National Park (USA), when some girl guides not far away would not stop singing - until they fell asleep. But they had a good reason. We were visited by bears in the night. A bit of a sing-song, or just straight shouting, to be honest, tends to put them off. Of...

We use a Tentipi in winter. Its got a stove. This allows us to live comfortably for days (and nights) in the coldest months of the year. A big plus with space heating is the ability to dry clothes quickly and easily. This way we have dry clothes to put on each day. Also we can brew up and cook...

My wife & I play music together, me on guitar & her on recorder. Its a bit tricky integrating it with woodland camping, but I have tried it. The birds sometimes respond by redoubling their song. Clothes pegs are a real boon for holding scores in place (we nearly always play printed music). If...