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The Art of Fire

Lighting fires using modern and primitive methods

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Bushcraft with David Willis provides fun, informative and educational courses that teach wilderness living skills, nature connection and woodland crafts, with activities to suit all ages, abilities and needs!

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Scheduled courses and events are provided in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, and just a short drive from neighbouring home counties Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, or a train ride from London on the Metropolitan or Chiltern Line, the local station being Chalfont & Latimer.

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A whittling spoons kind of day (yesterday) - lovel A whittling spoons kind of day (yesterday) - lovely to be back as Craftsperson in Residence at the Chilterns Open Air Museum @chilternoam demonstrating and chatting to visitors about this craft 💚 #woodcraft #whittlingspoons #woodcarving #chilterns #museum #chilternexperience #natureconnection #craftsperson #barn #openairmuseum #visitbucks #visitchilterns
Fire lighting kit in a basket - always interesting Fire lighting kit in a basket - always interesting to see which of the local materials work well for friction fire lighting. On Thasos, the plane tree (Platanus orientalis) worked nicely for the drill and hearth producing a good ember, a piece of olive for the bearing block, and an olive branch bow with a piece of raw hide for the string (it snapped - so tied it back together). See @waterandrock.nature for the video of creating an ember 😊 NB. No fires, just a BBQ at this time of year in Greece and many other countries in Europe!
OAK TREE I took an acorn and put it in a pot. I t OAK TREE I took an acorn and put it in a pot. I then covered it with earth, not a lot. Great pleasure was mine watching it grow. The first budding green came ever so slow. I watered my plant twice a week I knew I would transplant it down by the creek. One day it would be a giant oak, To shield me from the sun a sheltering cloak. Lovers will carve their initials in the bark, An arrow through a heart they will leave their mark. It will shelter those caught in a fine summers rain, Under its leafy bows joy will be again. Creatures of the wilds will claim it for their own, Squirrels will reside here in their own home. Birds will build nests and raise their young, They will sing melodies a chorus well sung. Under it’s branches grass will grow, Here and there a wild flower it’s head will show. My oak tree for hundreds of years will live. Perhaps the most important thing I had to give. Poem written by George Bernard Shaw
Hiking through the mountains around Kastro, Thasos Hiking through the mountains around Kastro, Thasos, Greece; pine forests, huge ancient plane trees, cool pools in the mountain streams and rivers, a mountain hideaway far away from pirates of the past. Pondering again, about adventures in the mountains of Thasos, spending a few days in these wild remote places, exploring with a sense of curiosity, camping out under the stars, and bathing in the cold waters - curious? #thasos #kastro #mountains #lifeoutdoors #adventures #coldwaterbathing #hikingadventures #greeceislands #adventureskills @waterandrock.nature
Inspired by @earthwildlondon - refreshing drink in Inspired by @earthwildlondon - refreshing drink in the making; fennel, oregano, ginger and lemon. Cooling naturally with a damp cloth in the warm breeze 💚
Knives out - simply a beautiful place for whittlin Knives out - simply a beautiful place for whittling and woodcraft. Relaxed under the pergola, vines and fig trees providing shade, sipping my mug of coffee, and carving a spoon from a freshly cut olive branch. I'm staying with friends in Kazaviti on the Isle of Thasos @waterandrock.nature they offer Nature and Art Residences, and I'm pondering, wouldn't this be a wonderful place to share my love of wood carving, I wonder, what do you think?
Adventure - somewhere on the side of a mountain on Adventure - somewhere on the side of a mountain on Thasos. Exploring ancient paths and goat trails, and sometimes no path at all. Mad dogs come to mind, so as midday arrives it's nice to sit peacefully on a cool rock in the shade 😊
A beautifully nature residency - a walk through th A beautifully nature residency - a walk through the gorge into the mountain behind the village of Kazaviti, with lovely friends @waterandrock.nature, and artist @rebeccahowardartist. To escape for a while to a Greek island, where buying fresh fruit and vegetables from the local market followed by a swim in the sea is the normal. And yes today we bathed in this wonderfully cool pool in the gorge, and walked higher, searching for orchids, the fragrance of the flowers and herbs was wonderful, and following what is probably a Roman aquifer back down to the village, whilst listening to the birds 💚
Oh what a beautiful day to be carving spoons and c Oh what a beautiful day to be carving spoons and chatting to visitors about this craft 💚 I'm at the Chiltern Open Air Museum 💚 @chilternoam 💚
Just received this lovely review "Superb day out f Just received this lovely review "Superb day out for the whole family! My husband had so enjoyed his first Bushcraft experience with David, I decided to send him back with 4 children in tow! David is an exceptional teacher with great instinct, meeting each child exactly where they are. It was a thrilling experience and one they certainly wish to repeat. Thank you so much David. Can't thank you enough."
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