Beowulf Bushcraft

From the woodland

A look at the work, the woodland, the kit, and the moments — no faces, full of life.

Participants holding the Beowulf Bushcraft flag at Greyfield Woodlands
Participants holding the Beowulf Bushcraft flag at Greyfield Woodlands
Hand holding a bracket fungus from deadwood
Hand holding a bracket fungus from deadwood
Wooden table with mugs, water bottle and tea cosy in front of woodland
Wooden table with mugs, water bottle and tea cosy in front of woodland
Two pairs of hands dressing pheasants at a workbench
Two pairs of hands dressing pheasants at a workbench
Earthstar fungus opened on the woodland floor
Earthstar fungus opened on the woodland floor
Blue enamel mug of tea held in sunlit pine woodland
Blue enamel mug of tea held in sunlit pine woodland
Pine needles, ginger and cinnamon laid out for foraged tea
Pine needles, ginger and cinnamon laid out for foraged tea
Homemade wooden board game with stone counters in play
Homemade wooden board game with stone counters in play
Acoustic guitar resting against a tree in sunlit woodland
Acoustic guitar resting against a tree in sunlit woodland
Person in a Beowulf Bushcraft sweatshirt sitting on a log in the woods
Person in a Beowulf Bushcraft sweatshirt sitting on a log in the woods
Person in a Beowulf Bushcraft sweatshirt holding an enamel mug
Person in a Beowulf Bushcraft sweatshirt holding an enamel mug
Waterproof map case with paracord and woodland kit
Waterproof map case with paracord and woodland kit
A small campfire with marshmallows on sticks around it
A small campfire with marshmallows on sticks around it
Marshmallows on sticks roasting over orange flames
Marshmallows on sticks roasting over orange flames
A wild pony standing in misty moorland grasses
A wild pony standing in misty moorland grasses
Navigation kit laid out — compass, map, paracord and notebook
Navigation kit laid out — compass, map, paracord and notebook
A pheasant in a clear bag resting on woodland ground
A pheasant in a clear bag resting on woodland ground
Hand placing a red stone counter on a homemade wooden game board
Hand placing a red stone counter on a homemade wooden game board
Adult hands preparing a pheasant with a bushcraft knife
Adult hands preparing a pheasant with a bushcraft knife
Two hands preparing a pheasant carcass with a knife
Two hands preparing a pheasant carcass with a knife
Adult rucksack beside a tray of children's outdoor toys with pink wellies in the background
Adult rucksack beside a tray of children's outdoor toys with pink wellies in the background
Camouflage rucksack on a log in sunlit pine woodland
Camouflage rucksack on a log in sunlit pine woodland
Concrete trig point on a hilltop with a map case
Concrete trig point on a hilltop with a map case
Sliced wild mushrooms beside a bushcraft knife
Sliced wild mushrooms beside a bushcraft knife
Homemade wooden board game with stone counters on a picnic table
Homemade wooden board game with stone counters on a picnic table
Child's hands holding a curl of birch bark over grass
Child's hands holding a curl of birch bark over grass
Leaves and kindling catching flame over birch bark
Leaves and kindling catching flame over birch bark
Tarp shelter and toy figures arranged on the woodland floor
Tarp shelter and toy figures arranged on the woodland floor
Child's hands holding two clumps of moss
Child's hands holding two clumps of moss
Child striking a ferro rod beside a teepee fire-lay in the woods
Child striking a ferro rod beside a teepee fire-lay in the woods
A log being shaved on a stick brace, set up for whittling
A log being shaved on a stick brace, set up for whittling
Cotton tinder bundle laid in a stone fire ring
Cotton tinder bundle laid in a stone fire ring
Hand holding a stack of charred char-cloth squares
Hand holding a stack of charred char-cloth squares
Bulrush seed heads bursting with downy seed fluff in spring grass
Bulrush seed heads bursting with downy seed fluff in spring grass
Hand holding a knapped flint flake
Hand holding a knapped flint flake
A bunch of foraged wild garlic with roots attached
A bunch of foraged wild garlic with roots attached
Compass laid on an Ordnance Survey map of the Mendip Hills
Compass laid on an Ordnance Survey map of the Mendip Hills
Game meat cooking on a plancha over an open fire
Game meat cooking on a plancha over an open fire
Beowulf Bushcraft route card with compass over an Ordnance Survey map
Beowulf Bushcraft route card with compass over an Ordnance Survey map
A wild rabbit laid out on a workbench for game preparation
A wild rabbit laid out on a workbench for game preparation
Two pheasants beside a knife on a workbench, ready for game preparation
Two pheasants beside a knife on a workbench, ready for game preparation
Salted animal hides laid out on a wooden surface for tanning
Salted animal hides laid out on a wooden surface for tanning

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