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Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously known after discovery in Suffolk Groundbreaking discovery reveals humans were lighting fires much earlier than believed...

Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/07/no-one-knows-where-it-came-from-first-wild-beaver-spotted-in-norfolk-for-400-years

It moved … it was hopping!' One man's search for a wild wallaby in the UK Reports of escaped wallabies are on the rise, especially in southern England. But how easy is it to spot these strange and charismatic marsupials -- and why would a quintessentially Australian creature settle here...

New course from John that focuses on human tracking. Johns training is top quality. Introduction to human tracking This course introduces participants to the essential skills of human tracking, focusing on universal principles rather than specific applications like search and rescue...

I’ve ordered a few of these to try out. They seam reasonably priced for leaving in the van, back packing or out and about. Will try some on the weekend and report back. https://5minutestodelhi.co.uk/

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Found this bird track. Excited because I haven’t seen one in the ‘flesh’ before. I’m quite certain of which species it is, can any one hazard a guess (or maybe confirm).

Anyone tried any plant based milk powder? Soy or coconut? Recommendations or just not bother!

Just back from a fantastic weekend in Midhurst area doing another Track and Sign Evaluation with John at https://www.woodcraftschool.co.uk/ 56 track and sign to identify scored from 1-3 points depending on complexity, and my first ever set of Mink tracks. As always the evaluation questions are...

I just completed a Cyber Tracker trailing evaluation. Very different from the track and sign evaluation because you don’t get any feedback back until the debrief at the very end, when they give you your score, and the certificate. Each candidate finds a trail and continues it until it ends, runs...

A wolf killed the EU president's precious pony - then the fight to catch the predator began Interesting article about wolves in Europe, their population numbers and how they coexist with human populations. I’m not sure the size of British Countryside would suit wolves being reintroduced but I...

Festive Track and sign quiz - part one The answers will be posted on 28th December - please do not post the answers until then. I am very confident I know the answer to each but after the quiz it will be fun to discuss them and see if everyone agrees (or I am actually correct). They are all my...

Festive cheer without the beer - or without any alcohol! As a non drinker of a few years I sometimes enjoy a strong ginger cordial with ice as an evening drink if I fancy something to swill around in a glass. In the early days of weaning myself off alcohol I worked my way through the selection...

This is a brand new, unopened Prolite Apex Sleeping mat. 5cm thick and great R value. 720g all in with tags and stuff sack. Around 620g for just the mat. £85 delivered to UK Blurb.... Apex brings packable performance and legendary Therm-a-Rest support. The self-inflating foam measures 2...

Nigor Wickiup 3 super bundle Selling the whole set up as one. Price includes the following listed below (NO PEGS or sleeping mat are included) Wickiup 3 outer - silnylon with mid section guying out points and mid panel lower elastic guying points (I added and will leave on). Very good...

I posted my bionoculars to the service centre because the right eye piece broke away - it is a plastic piece that the ‘eye relief’ cup fits into. Not sure if I knocked them or anything but I completed the form from the website and sent them off Wednesday by special delivery. Expected to get an...

Wild Country Zephyros 2 lite tent. Price £65 and includes any PayPal and postage/ courier charges to UK. I used it for wild camping and had been used for approximately 6/8 nights only. Great condition and ready to go. Selling as: Tent outer and inner Pole and pole bag NO PEGS! - they were...

Hilleberg Akto £185 Tent - (plus spare pole section) - no pegs. Pole bag and tent bag included. Unknown year - I bought it second hand at least 8 years ago and used it for a few winter trips and leant to a friend. All in good condition - ground sheet is fine but can get damp underneath if it...

Saw this vegetarian (and vegan) black pudding in ASDA. Not as dark and salty as the blood equivalent but acceptable - tried it on a pizza and it was good.

This looks like a great project. They are also looking at an Isle of Wight release later this year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-64263240