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Lighting fires using modern and primitive methods

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About

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!

  • Bushcraft 101 - essential wilderness living skills
  • Bushcraft One-to-One Tuition - a woodland experience
  • Campfire Bread Baking -  making a variety of breads
  • Fire and Feast - roast meat and vegetables, bread, fish...
  • Whittling and Woodcraft - carving tools and utensils
  • The Art of Fire - modern and primitive fire lighting methods
  • Family Bushcraft - connecting with nature together

Location

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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Log splitting - there's a chill in the air, time t Log splitting - there's a chill in the air, time to get the wood stack built up for those cooler months. Birch logs cut months ago, now being split into manageable pieces, thin bits to get the fire going, medium to burn brightly, and chunky bits to sustain the campfire. Split using my favourite axes - @gransforsbruk splitting maul, that's the big axe, and their small forest axe, for chopping up the logs into smaller pieces once they are a little more manageable! #woodlandmanagement #firewood #logsplitting #axe #gransforsbruks #forestaxe #chilterns #birchlogs #logsplitter #logstore #logstack
Pickup Truck Time - I really like this @isuzuuk D- Pickup Truck Time - I really like this @isuzuuk D-Max, I've had this fab truck for three years, and it's comfy, brilliant when the tracks get sloshy and muddy, helped with the awesome @bfgoodricheurope tyres, it has heeps of space for huge amounts of gear and supplies, and it takes me down my favourite tracks into the woods on a daily basis. Oh yes and reliable too, just had a new battery, original had done 8 years, other than that just servicing by @oliverlandpower and that's it - it's a cool truck 😊 #woodlandmanagement #4x4trucks #isuzudmax #lifeinthewoods #bushcraftcourses #chilterns #excellentservice #4x4tyres
Slowly the flames flicker, wisps of smoke arise, e Slowly the flames flicker, wisps of smoke arise, embers glow, the kettle simmers, an end-of-day brew awaits 😊 #kettleblack #campfire #slowmoflames #flickeringflames #wispysmoke #woodlands #brewtime #chilterns #campfiresofinstagram #naturesrythm #campfireconversations
Today's home-ed group - the little people made lit Today's home-ed group - the little people made little stick people; gathering sticks, sawing them to size, drilling holes, tying pieces together, dressing them, adding flaxen hair and smiley faces 😊 #homeed #learningoutsidetheclassroom #lotc #homeeducationlookslikethis #stickpeople #woodlands #chilterns #funinthewoods #learninginthewoods #outdoored #buckinghamshire
Happy place - campfire coming to life, wisps of sm Happy place - campfire coming to life, wisps of smoke, flickering flames, chill in the early morning breeze, and the sun shine pushing through the woodland canopy - it's going to be a good day 💚 #happyplace #campfire #flames #morning #chilterns #woodland #smoke #sunshine #woodlandtherapy #lifeinthewoods #naturesrythm #calm #peaceful #flickeringflames #primalskills #natureconnection
Good morning from the woods - yes it's a little ch Good morning from the woods - yes it's a little chilly this morning, there's a cool northerly breeze, it's fanning the campfire nicely, so I'll be having a brew soon. Today's students are from the local special educational needs school - fab teenagers that prefer learning outside the classroom. The sun is breaking through, it's going to be a lovely day - wishing you well.
Campfire bread baking - whilst it's fab to bake br Campfire bread baking - whilst it's fab to bake bread in a nice Dutch oven, there's something quite special about the simplicity of baking bread on a stick. These were rather tasty too, from mixing up some yeast, making and kneading the dough, to proving and baking over the campfire 🙂 These photos are of bread we baked with a home-ed group, young children with mums and dads enjoying time in the woods - a lovely day. #campfirebreadbaking #freshbread #baking #campfire #lifeinthewoods #homeeducation #familybushcraft #natureconnection #lotc #learningoutsidetheclassroom #bushcraftexperience #naturesrythm #freshlybakedbread #chilterns
Just another day in the woods - home-educators are Just another day in the woods - home-educators are joining me for a few hours of bushcraft skills, parents and children learning skills, and having fun together, whilst connecting with nature. #homeeducation #homeeducator #homeeducationuk #natureconnection #learningoutsidetheclassroom #ltoc #learninginthewoods #campfire #woodcrafts #visitchilterns #visitbucks #chilterns #woodland #natureeducation #bushcraft #schoolinthewoods
Life in the woods - no it's not always like this, Life in the woods - no it's not always like this, sometimes I need to split logs or slice up a fallen tree, and truthfully there is a lot more too, but times like this sitting by a campfire, waiting for the kettle to boil to make a brew, well it's pretty good. #campfire #kettleblack @petromax.germany #chilterns #woodland #bushcraftexperience #lifeinthewoods #flickeringflames #visitbucks #visitbucks #makingabrew #woodlandtherapy #mentalhealth #natureconnection
It's a Family Bushcraft kind of day - building she It's a Family Bushcraft kind of day - building shelter, lighting a campfire and baking bread - wishing you a fun day 🙂 #chilterns #woodland #woodstack #naturalshelter #debrisshelter #sawhorse #bushcraft #woodsman #familybushcraft #visitchilterns #visitbucks #lifeinthewoods
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