bushcraft
Beginner's guide to wild camping in the UK – is it legal and what rules do you have to follow?
Fancy getting off the beaten track? One of the joys of wild camping is the chance to sleep under the stars in beautiful rural locations.
How to sharpen a knife
Learn how to sharpen your pocket knife using a stone with this simple technique.
Make a minnow trap
Reuse plastic bottles and make the most of old bread to create your very own fish-catching device
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Tie a clove hitch knot
This quick and easy knot is ideal for keeping unruly gardens in check, making attractive rope fences and hanging up washing lines
Podcast: Learn bushcraft, tracking and survival skills in the National Forest
In episode seven of our weekly podcast, historian Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough takes a woodland walk in the National Forest with bushcraft expert Lisa Fenton.
How to make a cooking tripod
Here's how to make a cooking tripod to sit over your campfire
Women of the wilderness: a bushcraft retreat in Scotland
Our Digital Editor, Carys Matthews, learns bushcraft skills around a campfire s she joins a women's retreat in Scotland, and finds sleeping in a forest provides a remedy to modern life...
How to make a bivouac
Your step-by-step guide to building a woodland shelter
Castaway skills, Gower
Learn to live like Robinson Crusoe on a wild and lovely stretch of Gower coastline
