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  • Hey Guest, Early bird pricing on the Summer Moot (29th July - 10th August) available until April 6th, we'd love you to come. PLEASE CLICK HERE to early bird price and get more information.
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    Stick making forum

    There is now a forum for all of your stick making questions. The forum can be found at www.thestickman.co.uk
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    Bushmoot site on TV

    For those of you with access to BBC Wales, Merthyr Mawr (the site of the summer Bushmoot) will feature on Weatherman Walking on 4th August at 7.30pm. Shame it clashes with the Moot but I'm sure it is repeated later in the week. A short clip of the programme can be seen here...
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    British bushcraft - a dying art?

    A while ago I heard someone ask a well travelled professional bushcraft instructor which was his favourite country / tribe. His reply was surprising in that he said the UK and the British people. I never thought of ourselves being a tribe before and this got me thinking... With so many people...
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    Safari school BBC2 6pm

    Don't know if its been mentioned before but its well worth a look at this. Basically its following a group of "celebrities" being trained as Rangers in Africa. Don't be put off by the word "celebrities" as its better than the usual tosh thats out at the moment. Its been especially...
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    Are hedgehogs disappearing???

    The People’s Trust for Endangered Species & the British Hedgehog Preservation Society are carrying out a survey to find out if hedgehogs are becoming more scarce :confused: "To do this we need thousands of you to tell us about hedgehogs you’ve seen so that we can build a map of where they...
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    Mammal survey

    The Mammals Trust UK is asking for volunteers to be on the lookout for mammals and signs of mammals in their back gardens and local green spaces. Anyone interested should contact MTUK either by e-mail (enquiries@mtuk.org) or by phone (020 7498 5262)
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    Wildlife sounds of Britain and Ireland

    Wildlife Sounds of Britain and Ireland By Geoff Sample Collins 2006 ISBN 0-00-720906-1 £14.99 hardback Just seen an advert for this book and cd. Apparently covers everything from Death Watch beetles to Orca whales. I already have the Collins Guide to Bird Songs and Calls which is very...
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    S. Wales tracking group anyone?

    I've been thinking about this for a bit now. Although I'm outdoors at Merthyr Mawr a lot of the time it isn't very often I get time to concentrate on my tracking. I attended a Shadowhawk tracking course in April and found it really useful just concentrating on tracking with other people and...
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    Foot length and peoples height

    I was watching Coast on the BBC recently and on one programme they were looking at ancient human footprints on mud flats. The expert said that a persons height is roughly 7 times the length of their foot. Now I'm 5'11 3/4"and my foot is 10 1/4" (7 x 10 1/4 = 71 3/4" = 5' 11 3/4") Wow! Try...
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    North Wales campsite?

    I've got to go to N Wales soon for work and rather than stay in a B&B or Hotel I was thinking of camping. So, does anybody know of any nice campsites near Bangor / Anglesey / Caernarfon / N Snowdonia ? It doesn't have to be particularly bushcraft friendly just somewhere relatively peaceful...
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    The ultimate fire steel???

    Take a look at http://www.jelldragon.com/fire_starter.htm Scroll down the page and look at items ADFS1 and ADFS2 Nice but a bit too pricey for me :eek: Lots of other goodies on the site - leather pouches etc.
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    UV Killer

    Does anybody know anywhere in the UK where I can get a product called UV Killer. Its made in the US and is used to help reduce the UV reflected by clothing.
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    Ghillie suits

    I'm looking at making my own ghillie suit to use whilst watching wildlife, tracking and generally being sneaky beaky. Similar suits I've seen and used in the past tended to be very itchy due to the material being used shedding its fibres :eek: . Does anyone know either how to make this material...
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    Woodfest Wales 2005

    Just found this on the web www.woodfest.co.uk May be of interest to anybody living nearby. Its going to be held at Margam Park on 30th April - 2nd May . Also the Welsh Longbow Championships are going to be held there on Saturday 4th May.
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    WWII Leather Jerkins

    Anybody got a WW II Leather Jerkin (Leather waistcoat lined with wool). If so, are they any good or a waste of money?
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    Pine resin

    Any suggestions for the best way to collect pine resin?. I've been thinking about collecting some for a while now and wondered if anybody could offer some tips, do's / dont's.
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    The man who planted trees

    I don't know if it's been mentioned before but The man who planted trees by Jean Giono is an excellent book. It is not about bushcraft techniques but describes the effect that one mans had on the countryside by simply planting trees. Its only a short book, about 40 pages long , but for me...
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    S.Wales meetup anybody ??????

    As there are are so many of us in S.Wales how about a S.Wales meetup sometime? (Yes I know most there is the get together at M Mawr and most of us will probably be going along but it doesn't have to stop us getting together on other occasions) ED, Stuart, - Any thoughts?
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    Tracking book by Jack Kearney

    Just received a copy of "Tracking: A Blueprint For Learning How" by Jack Kearney. Has anybody else read it? If so what did you think of it? It looks a good read but I haven't had time to look through it yet. Once I have I'll let everyone know what it's like The book is listed on...
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    Bushcraft Magazine?

    Does anybody think that a Bushcraft magazine would be a good idea? I know that it would probably cover the same material as this site but it may be useful in promoting bushcraft to the wider public. If anybody is interested, what themes or features could / should it include? I remember...