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Hi all, I've just returned from an excellent trip to Scotland. Early in the week I was in the Galloway forest, the Loch Trool area. One day, whilst out showsnoeing near to Curleywee I came across some tracks in the snow. There were no other signs of disturbance on the ground. The snow was deep...

Last autumn I began to plan a week long trip to the Galloway forest. My plan was a few days backpacking, sleeping under a tarp and making a small camp fire to cook on. The way the weather is at the moment I think it's turning into a full on winter mountaineering trip. Anyone in the Galloway...

Hi all, Has anyone visited the Galloway Forest Park in winter? I'm wondering about a winter weekend getaway to enjoy solitude and snow. Does it get much of the white stuff usually? Cheers, Jay

Just before xmas I got a ford pickup, a big boys toy and canoe transporter. I've been looking into truck camping and have been setting up a tarp to use with it. Basically the plan is to make a shelter attached to the truck. Tried it the other day, was an excellent place to suit and cook a fry...

Started the 'Bronte Way' the other week, as a series of day walks. Turned out to be one of my best routes for wild foods I've seen. Returned today with bags to collect Plums, Sloes and maybe greengages. The plums are mighty sweet but the sloes are a little unripe so we'll return. There's also...

I was recently introduced to this website. It is part of the Natural England website. They produce a moorland fire severity index with maps and a CRoW access map. Thought they could be useful resources. Jay

I've just dropped a lightweight paperback onto my bare toe. It really flipping hurt! (it was Mears essential Bushcraft BTW) It's just like those loose bits of skin next to fingernails, that hurts too much too. What is the most painful trivial injury you've had?

Just found this... A link to 'thespoof' with a Ray Mears diary I (Tony) removed the link because it's way too crass.

Took these shots of a fungus I encountered on a walk in Cambridgeshire not so long ago... Looking through Roger's Mushrooms I think its an Agaric, but which one? http://www.flickr.com/photos/41704036@N07/sets/72157622863395826/ I'll have to look up the proper way to inser photos when...

I was lucky enough last week to be out of school looking after a group of 14 year old lads on an Army work experience week. I say lucky because Ofsted were in... What a brilliant week! Being the outdoors sort that I am I was completely at home sat in the woods, navigating across open country...

I've just come back in from my first wander in the woods for what seems like forever! I'm quite new to bushcraft and I'm still very much getting to grips with tree identification. It was quite fun to try to work out what the naked trees were, looking at the ground was a good help I found...

This Saturday I'm hoping to get out into the woods for a night under my new tarp. The forecast predicts rain. Should be fun! I'm quite excited about it, I don't think I've wild-camped alone before, and certainly not just under a tarp. I hope to make a small fire to make dinner on but I'll...

Hi made myself a new fire bow set the other day. Pine drill and the hearth was some B+Q planed softwood I had lying around. The bearing block is umm... Willow I think -it was left over from my original set. I was sat there getting it started and I noticed smoke. Goodo I thought until I...

I came back yesterday from the week-long fundamental bushcraft course and here are a few words about it... (First, my background... No real bushcraft experience, plenty of mountain travel and wild-camping experience but nothing without a big pack full of nice modern kit). We all met up at...

Hi all, I'm getting quite excited now because I'm booked onto the Woodlore Fundamental Bushcraft course in July. -I've been waiting for over a year... After the course I want to practice my newly acquired skills and spend a night out in the woods with minimal kit, practice fire lighting and...

I've been trying for ages to match fungi I see growing to the species listed in my Collins fungus guidebook. I've generally been spectacularly unsuccessful. I think that I may have finally managed to match a fungus to its name and I was wondering if anyone on here could either confirm my...

Hi all. I've just registered and thought this would be a good place to begin! Some of you may recognise my login from SotP or even a landrover forum. I have little practical experience of living without modern trappings, but I am a keen wilderness traveller with a backpack full of...