hello to you all i found this site way back in april o4 and have been checking in from time 2 time,have been hiding in the shadows abit and thought its about time i postd.have been into the great outdoors from childhood,i grow up in southwest london(streatham)moved to southeast london(penge)in my teens,not much in the way of mountains forests or lakes there am sorry to say .had wonderlust and ichy feet for travel,backpackd around southeast asia and europe in my twentys.have always loved camping saw mr mears tv progs and was hookd.have had a chaotic last few years 4 house moves(london east sussex north wales)3 job changes(welder fitter estate gardner tree surgeon) and my first child was born.not much time to practice bush skills recently.my job helps keep me out and about lots of wild places in wales!i do loads of foresty and conservation work and take my woodlore knife and gb sfa with me most of time.iam still to master many of the skills most of you forestfolk make look easy.practice makes perfect as they say.i hope 2 add this site now ive jumpd in .