Bush Telegraph

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 22 - "Wild Gooseberry"

Botanical name : Ribes uva-crispa Common names : Gooseberry, Fae-berry Physical appearance : A numerously branched low growing spiny shrub, growing up to 1.2 metres (4ft) in height. Its leaves hav...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 28 - "Poppy"

Botanical name : Papaver rhoeas Common names : Common Poppy, Corn Poppy, Corn Rose, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy, Red Poppy Physical appearance : A hairy annual 30-60cm in height. It's characterist...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 18 - "Blackcurrant"

Botanical name : Ribes nigrum Common names : Blackcurrant, Physical appearance : An upright shrub growing up to 1.5 metres high. Its flowers have drooping, stalked spikes. Its berries are opaque b...

How To Catch Food in the Wild - Basic Principles Of Trapping

In short term survival situations, feeding yourself is unlikely to ever be a priority. Adult humans, in average physical condition, can last weeks if not months, on very limited food supplies. The ...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 17 - "Elderflower"

Botanical name : Sambucus nigra Common names : Elder, Elder Flower, Black Elder, European Elder, European Black Elderberry Physical appearance : A fast growing, deciduous shrub or small tree growi...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 9 - "Hawthorn"

Botanical name : Crataegus monogyna Common names : Hawthorn, Haws, Mayblossom, Maythorn, Quickthorn, Bread and Cheese. Physical appearance : A shrub that grown up to 8 metres in height and spread....

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 10 - "Dandelion"

Botanical name : Taraxacum officinale Common names : Dandelion, Dents de lion, Pis en lit, Physical appearance : A hairy perennial with roughly toothed leaves which grow from the base of the plant...

The Prepper Meet UK 2021

The Prepper Meet 2021 9th - 12th July Price of entry - Day Pass Adult £18.00 (come down for a look around)                           Three Day Adult Pass £40.00 (including pitch for tent/RV)       ...

A Shining Review of Our Redback Boots published in "GLASS" The Green Lane Association

"As a normal-ish bloke I’m all for keeping things to a minimum, so when I buy something it generally has to have a dual purpose. When the time came to buy a new pair of boots I knew that they neede...

Heroes of Bushcraft "Ray Mears"

Ray Mears was born on the 7th February 1964 in the North Downs area of Southern England. Ray is a woodsman, instructor, presenter, author and businessman. He has honed his skills over nearly 40 yea...