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Jaktkit Tools For Your Outdoor Adventures

We are pleased to announce our recent partnering with Jaktkit Knives and Tools of Sweden. It all started in Kalmar... "A Swedish city so stony and harsh that its ancient name includes both "cairn” ...

The Wilderness Gathering 2022

The Wilderness gathering began in 2003 and is now in its 20th year of existence. (Mr R Harrington) Organised by Mr R Harrington (founder and owner of Bison Bushcraft UK), the gathering is a large, ...

A Guide To British Fauna - The Eurasian Beaver

British Fauna - The Eurasian Beaver. Read our latest Bush Telegraph article to find out more.

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...

33 Ways to Light an Emergency Survival Fire

There are plenty of ready made fire lighters available to purchase on the market. They have varying degrees of efficiency and ease of use. In other words, each has its advantages and disadvantages....

Tropical Wild Edibles - Pomegranate

Botanical name: Punica granatum Common names: Pomegranate, Family: Lythraceae (Photo: Augustus Binu) Physical appearance:  A deciduous shrub that grows to between 5 and 10 meters in height. The p...

Tropical Wild Edibles - The Cho-Cho Fruit

Botanical name: Sechium edule Common names: Cho-cho, christophene, mango squash, mirliton, pear squash, vegetable pear, choko, pepinella, pepinello, xuxu, xoxo Family: Cucurbitaceae Physical appea...

Tropical Wild Edibles - Taro - A yam like tuber

Botanical name: Colocasia esculenta Common names: Taro, Kalo, Dasheen, Madhumbe, Marope, Magogoya, Patra, Godere Physical Appearance: A perennial tropical plant which is cultivated as a root vege...

Tropical Wild Edibles - The Achacha

Botanical name: Garcinia humilis Common names: Achacha, Honey Kiss, Achachariu Family: Clusiacea Physical Appearance: A small, evergreen, shrub or tree growing to approximately 2-10 metres in heigh...