Outdoors Pitching in the wind 8 Mar 20208 Mar 2020 If there’s one thing the UK’s had its fair share of these past few months it’s high winds. Storm Ciara, Dennis and even Jorge have battered these islands, putting paid…
Outdoors… How to survive a mountain blizzard 12 Feb 202012 Feb 2020 RECENT storms have highlighted only too clearly how dangerous bad weather can be. Even in seemingly unextreme climates like the UK, ferociously high winds and freezing temperatures have already demonstrated…
Bushcraft… Bushcraft on a budget 7 Feb 2020 THE very idea of bushcraft revolves around using resources available to you in order to thrive. It’s a classic case of ‘living off the fat of the land’. And yet…
Bushcraft… River Wye canoe expedition 22 Sep 2019 WE'VE had some epic adventures in our time, but few can match the absolute pure joy and delight of wild camping your way down a river. And few waterways can…
Nature… Peacock butterfly caterpillars 11 Jul 2019 Encountered these splendid chaps down by the river the other day... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZl3BVXBOoM&feature=youtu.be ...and while they may give some folk the creeps in their caterpillar form, these fine specimens will go…
Bushcraft… Overnight bushcraft and wild camping course… 1 Jun 2019 June 15 2019 - Middle Spernal, Warwickshire THE next Wild Parkin bushcraft course will be the overnighter here in Warwickshire, aimed at beginners and people who are new to the…
Bushcraft… Great shelter building from a novice group 29 May 2019 BUILDING a solid shelter is one of the key elements of survival in the wild, and it forms a large part of the Wild Parkin day courses. Whether you're new…
Bushcraft… TICKS – how to remove them and what to look out for 11 May 2019 TICKS look like very small spiders that inhabit woodland and grassland areas throughout the UK. They are unable to fly or jump onto humans. Instead they easily attach to exposed…
Bushcraft… Foraging notes: May 28 Apr 201928 Apr 2019 IF there’s one month of the year that truly ignites a forager’s senses, it’s May. This is the time when most plant species begin to break out of their young…
Bushcraft… Announcement: New bushcraft courses for 2019 6 Apr 20196 Apr 2019 COME and join us for some fun in the woods while you learn new skills! Wild Parkin has teamed up with The Heart of England Forest to offer a new…
