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What is fatwood and how do you find it?

19 Dec 2020
FATWOOD is a word often used in bushcraft circles, and one that will seldom bring a reaction that isn’t a nod of admiration from experts in the field. So highly…
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Injured hiker survives two weeks in forest on water alone

19 Aug 202019 Aug 2020
A BADLY injured hiker has survived two weeks in a forest by crawling to and from a nearby stream for water. The unnamed man injured his back in the Santa…
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Man feared murdered is found living wild five years later

4 Aug 2020
A FARMWORKER who police feared had been murdered has been found alive and well using bushcraft and survival techniques to live in woodland for five years. Ricardas Puisys vanished without…
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Real survival stories: Hugh Glass

27 May 202028 May 2020
FEW tales of survival capture the imagination quite like that of Hugh Glass. The American frontiersman has been the subject of countless articles and books before cementing his legendary place…
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How survival instincts can help with coronavirus lockdown

9 Apr 202012 Apr 2020
AS most of us now embark upon the third week of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, we’re entering the critical period where many could experience a tipping point in…
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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…
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FORAGING NOTES: February

30 Jan 2020
Many would argue that February is possibly the most difficult month of the year in which to forage or survive in the wild. However, if November and December have done…
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…

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…

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