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It was indeed a bad pun and not intended as any public shaming of anyone real or imaginary.

Northumberland police have just announced the name of the guy who cut down the Sycamore gap tree!! Tim Burr

As is often the way with fungi... there are others that resemble these. I have eaten milk caps but wouldnt trust myself to ID them properly any more. Mostly found under pines rather than birch. These look far too old to be of any use, the white stain on the gills is rot of some kind...

I am in danger of going on a rant here but there is a whole topic of trees in general that is getting completely avoided or obscured by sentimental attachment to one single photogenic tree that is at best a temporary feature on the landscape. Am always saddened by mindless vandalism, my point is...

"Authorities believe it was deliberately felled" had me in stitches. How could anyone have made those chainsaw cuts by accident?

Of course I am biased here, but there is a huge amount to see and do in the Scottish Borders. The river Tweed, and all the history of weaving. Roman forts, Pictish Brochs cairns and catrails, all the mediaeval monasteries, standing stones and more modern attractions Melrose has a roman Museum...

Technically a percolator is just filter coffee, where the water "percolates" though the coffee in a cone shaped filter and drips into a jug. But there are dozens of other ways to make coffee. The eastern europeans just put coffee grounds in a glass and add boiling water, wait till it settles...

Remember those big old wood saws that needed a man at each end And the smaller one man versions. Firehose is the best thing ever for making a cover so nobody gets hurt or the saw getting damaged during transport. Much easier to carry one saw to a remote job than a chainsaw, all the protective...

It is already illegal to have a fixed blade (in any place the public has access) without a good reason. Be it axe machete or skinning knife. What this latest round of muppetry contributes to public safety is quite beyond me.

Sorry but in this country, without killing things you are not going to forage nearly enough to "make ends meet" let alone survive for any length of time. The effort required to gather things to meet dietary requirements simply outweigh the available resources. People rushing out in the hopes of...

Turning most things off like the geolocation , wifi, bluetooth and mobile data is the key. It sits pretty much unused for 6 days, maybe a text or 2, occasional NFC payment and the odd snap. Don't expect life like that while making hour long phonecalls morning noon and night. :) Tant

I have one of these, seems a good thing with a few bells and whistles for £130 ish on Amazon UK. https://www.cubot.net/Smartphones/quest/16 Battery last me about 6 days if wifi and gps turned off. If you are off grid longer than that some kind of solar charging or back up power There is a...

My sense of humour, apologies. No offense intended. Wouldn't want something wired but thanks, there would be difficulties running a cable to it permanently. Like I said, It would need to be outside, and in the crap Scottish weather. Would be fun to use it as a trail cam at a later date too...

Outside my house and in the garden... not far from the house at all. Warned by the police to keep clear of the area, doesnt seem to understand this. Last night there was yelling loud enough to wake the neighbours at almost 1am and running away. Yes there are lots of things, which is why I...

There is such a dazzling array on ebay and amazon that I am quite bamboozled by it all. I am looking for something that will take decent nighttime pics with sound. Would prefer it to be completely invisible with nothing flashing when the sensor trips and the IR lights up. For temporary use...

Nice job ! My home made bread always has a sweeter taste than anything you can buy. You mention putting more salt in to improve the taste... Salt and yeast dont get along well, the more salt you add the less your bread will rise. Experiment away to find the best mix for you :) Love Joes...

Altered your pic a little. The red circles are where the bark has been taken right down to the cambium and these patches will leave a scar as well as opening up the living tissue to the risk of infection till they heal. The rest of the stripping (except for the knife cuts obviously) should...

Head to your local auction house and find an old hand / treadle machine. They go for peanuts ( I bid £20 on one last week and it sold for £22 :( ) But at that kind of price and for learning on, what could possibly go wrong ? Tant

Got to agree here with the others. If you have your heart set on quality waterstones, be prepared to fork out. In the meantime they are not the only way to sharpen. Get creative or use what you already have. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM3aFmFj0fE

For food, go stainless. Specially if it is an outdoors in the rain kind of knife. Nobody wants anything made with a rusty knife ! Sure you "can" keep carbon steel looking ok with the right care and attention but for me it is not worth the hassle, which is a shame as it makes a lovely blade...