Hello from Hampshire

[Arvensis]

Hi all,
Another new bushcrafter here and I live in Eastleigh in the lovely county of Hampshire(I like it so I would be biased!) I've gathered wild fungi for eating for a few years so I guess I'm not completely new to it all. I will be getting in to other aspects of bushcraft in the next few months. Does anyone know of anywhere reasonably local to me somewhere I could make shelters and/or fire?

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Gibbsy]

Hello arvensis it seems we have a couple of things in common I too am an Eastleigh boy although i now live on the edge of the new forest I too am just getting into bushcraft and my birthday is the same as yours. spooky or what...

 

[British Red]

Arvensis,

Theres a few of us meeting in the Hampshire Bowman on Thursday @ 7pm. Why not come along - I'm sure someone could help with location

Red

 

[Ed]

A warm welcome to you mark. Feel free to get stuck into the forum as we are quite a friendly bunch here


Ed

 

[ESpy]

Theres a few of us meeting in the Hampshire Bowman on Thursday @ 7pm. Why not come along - I'm sure someone could help with location

We're doing that at 7? Might be a wee bit late - need to get back from riding first.

Welcome Mark!

 

[jdlenton]

Hello Arvensis welcome to BCUK

James

 

[Lithril]

Welcome fellow Eastleigh people, I live there too

 

[Steve K]

Welcome Mark, it really is a small world, I also live in Eastleigh.

Cheers
Steve

 

[bushwacker bob]

Hello. I DONT live in Eastleigh.

 

[British Red]

Hello. I DONT live in Eastleigh.

Yeah but you do live within commuting distance!

 

[spamel]

And welcome to BushcraftEastleigh!!

Seriously though, welcome to BCUK!

 

[Arvensis]

It seems theres at least 3 of us from Eastleigh and a few more nearby...is that because there's suitably local places where bushcraft can be practiced(apart from the garden?)

Thanks for the welcomes, as for Thursday, I'll wait and see what happens here.

Cheers, Mark

 

[British Red]

Mark,

Well you know where we are if you fancy it! Equally, if you ever fancy passing on your mycological skills, I'd love to learn more!

Red

 

[Arvensis]

Red,
I wouldn't exactly call them mycological skills Joking aside fungi are fascinating and I've gone beyond just finding them for food- I also study and try to identify non-edible ones.

Apart from eating and using certain ones in fire making, there's a couple of types that dye the wood they grow on. I've got a nice bit of greenstained wood which I'm going to carve in to something decorative.

If any of us are out and about in the autumn, I'd be happy to show you fungi related things.

Mark

 

[Lithril]

Yes please, I'd deifnately be up for that.

Matt

 

[Steve K]

Yes, me to, that sounds great. It's one of those thing s that I am wary of diving in and having a go.

 

[British Red]

Me too....I can provide parking bang on a forested walk full of fungi if that helps? Limited to about...err 6 cars I reckon........could speak nice to the farm manager and see if we can fossick in the pheasant woods? Then back to mine for tea and toast!

Anyway - if you really wouldn't mind Mark I'll grab your offer with both hands...(if its any incentive, one of my sheds has numpty hundred bottles of home made beer and wine in Bit of a hobby Oh and the mead will be ready by then too.... )

Red

 

[ESpy]

If any of us are out and about in the autumn, I'd be happy to show you fungi related things.

I'd like that too!

 

[Arvensis]

I wont garantee to identify we find... there's still quite a lot I have to learn. I'm hoping some of the deadly poisonous species would be around. The reason behind this is that it is always nice to know what they look like.

If I'm there on Thursday I can bring along some of my books if need be, oh and I'm a rather quiet person except when I get started on something I like.

Mark

 

[moduser]

Hi Arvensis,

I'm also from Hampshire (Farnborough).

Welcome and enjoy.

Moduser