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A Guide To British Fauna - The Wild Boar

Scientific Name : Sus scrofa Common Names : Wild Swine, Eurasian Wild Pig, Wild Pig Photo:Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia C...

Ten Basics Of WIlderness Survival

For any wilderness explorer, there are 10 basics of survival to master! 1) Water - The body can only survive a few hours to a few days without water, depending on conditions, temperature, levels of...

The Lockdown Kitchen – Flour Shortages and How to Bake Bread the Easy Way.

When England first went into lockdown as a result of Covid 19, many of our local supply chains were affected, including bakeries and supermarkets. Luckily, there was always a sufficient supply of b...

Wild Poisonous Plant Of The Week 13 - The Daffodil

Botanical name: narcissus pseudonarcissus Common name: Daffodil, Distribution: Common throughout much of the temperate area. Most commonly found in woodlands and grasslands. Time of year: March, A...

Wild Edible Of The Week 50 "Vetch"

Botanical name: Vicia sativa Common name: Vetch, Poor Man's Peas, Bush Vetch, Common Vetch Physical appearance: Small slender leaves, which grow in opposing pairs on a stem which ends with fine cu...

Wild Edible Of The Week 47 "Milk Thistle"

Botanical name: Silybum marianum Common name: Milk Thistle, Mary Thistle, Cardus Marianus, Scotch Thistle, Mediterranean Milk Thistle, Veriegated Thistle Physical appearance: These are quite easy t...

Tree Top Guide - Silver Birch

Botanical name : Betula pendula Common names : Silver Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch, East Asian White Birch, Physical appearance : The silver birch ia a medium sized (trunk up to 40 cm ...

WIld Edible Of The Week - Week 40 "Velvet Shank"

Botanical Name : Flammulina velutipes Common names : Velvet Shank, Velvet Foot, Winter Fungus Physical appearance : Orange/yellow caps with curved, velutinous stems which can be yellow to brown in ...

New Bush Telegraph Blog Index Page

Due to popular demand we have now made it easier to access the hundrends of articles from our "Bush Telegraph" Blog. Covering a wide variety of subjects, our blog is for those interested in outdoor...

Survival Advantage by Andrew Lane - Navigation

This is a short extract from Andrew Lane's book "Survival Advantage". Andrew spent many years in the military and has traveled and survived in many different environments. Being able to navigate is...