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I will be moving to Godalming in Surrey in September and I would like to hook up with any bushcrafters in the area. I know there are a couple of good bushcraft schools in that area, but I also want to meet up with like-minded bushcrafting folk. Wildlife watching, foraging or just bivying...

One of the things that always gladens my heart at this time of year is when the song thrushes begin singing again. They always seem to start early on in the year. However, one of the things I have noticed, and I am wondering if it is just me, is that song thrushes sing louder and higher in...

The latest edition of Summit (the British Mountaineering Council's magazine) has been singing the praises of the Excalibur range of food dehydrators. Do they have any advantages over other makes such as Ezidri or even over doing it yourself with low-set oven?

I was in something of a bad mood yesterday evening so I went for a prowl down by the river meadows near where I live. I had the meadows to myself which was a plus, but the real bonus was a drumming snipe. This was the first time that I've ever seen or heard a snipe drumming and the little...

About a year ago I quit work to become a full-time volunteer for the RSPB. It was a brilliant experience and I'm so glad I did it, but all good things come to an end and now I'm back looking for a new job. I'm checking all the usual sources (ie Countryside Job Service) but if anything...

I live in Arne in Dorset and we have a LOT of sika deer. Just recently I have noticed a lot of tufts of deer hair (I think) around. If this is due to moulting then it doesn't make any sense as winter isn't over, and according to what I have read about sika they don't moult until about April...

Is there a particular technique to skinning a squirrel? I tried it for the first time the other day and the little perisher did not want to lose his fir. I was pulling like anything to get the skin to come away from the flesh. Rabbit is so much easier.

Hello All, Just registered so I thought I would drop by and say hello. I currently live in Ely in Cambridgeshire, but I'm quitting the rat race in a couple of weeks time and moving to Dorset where I will spend a year working as a volunteer warden on a nature reserve. I would like to join...