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Making Perfect Feather Sticks
Making Perfect Feather Sticks

Feather sticks enable you to light a gire using damp wood when dry tinder is hard to find. This handy guide will help you make the perfect feather stick.

Rosebay Willowherb | Fireweed
Rosebay Willowherb | Fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium - sometimes better known as fireweed, is a commonly found and useful plant for both wildlife, and bushcraft. Learn more about this species here.

Where to practice bushcraft in the UK
Where to practice bushcraft in the UK

A handy guide to Bushcrafting in the UK. Find out how to choose your locations and where it is (and isn't) legal to undertake bushcraft activities in the United Kingdom. Read more about the laws and regulations for bushcrafting and survival.

Caring for your Axe
Caring for your Axe

An axe is an invaluable piece of equipment to have with you. It is more practical and energy efficient than a knife in many situations and will allow you to carry out bigger jobs that a knife simply could not handle, such as felling a tree and preparing it for firewood.

Wild Cooking | Bannock Bread Recipe
Wild Cooking | Bannock Bread Recipe

Are you interested in cooking Bannock bread on your next trip? See below our basic Bannock bread recipe that you can add to. Find out how to cook your own delicious Bannock bread!

The Bushcraft Challenge | Part 3
The Bushcraft Challenge | Part 3

Find out the latest goings on, and why we've not had an update on Matt Hopkins for some time as he continues on his personal mission of survival!

Would You Survive? Bushcraft Challenge Part 2
Would You Survive? Bushcraft Challenge Part 2

In the second part of the Bushcraft Challenge, find out how Matt is getting on whilst trying to survive from the land. This time he tests his hand at wild fishing and foraging hazel nuts.

Getting Lost In The Wild
Getting Lost In The Wild

Should you find yourself lost in the wilderness there are some important skills that everyone should know. Bushcraft and survival expert, Al Murray covers exactly what you should do if you happen to “Get Lost in the Wild.”

Giant Hogweed | Friend or Foe?
Giant Hogweed | Friend or Foe?

Giant Hogweed – is it our Friend or Foe? Where did it come from? And why is it disliked by so many people? Find out some interesting facts with this short article written by bushcrafter and forager, Kris Miners.

The Bushcraft Challenge | Part 1
The Bushcraft Challenge | Part 1

After the first day and night, here, we have the first update from Matt on his yearlong bushcraft adventure. Will he make it all the way until September 2017? Only time will tell. We will have more updates on the Greenman Blog soon, so watch this space.

Staff Picks – Kris's Top Ten Bushcraft Products
Staff Picks – Kris's Top Ten Bushcraft Products

Its part two of our staff picks top ten bushcraft products. This time Kris takes us through his own top ten products and as our longest serving member of staff, who is better to go over some of the great outdoor products that we offer – including a Millbank Bag and some different types of paracord!

Guide to Fishing with Nettle Line and Hawthorn Hooks
Guide to Fishing with Nettle Line and Hawthorn Hooks

You may have read our original nettle cordage tutorial some time ago – but here Al covers not only the manufacture of fishing line from stinging nettle fibres, but he talks you through how to utilise the naturally occurring hooks from the hawthorn to help you catch a meal in a survival situation.

Brambles and Their Hidden Uses
Brambles and Their Hidden Uses

Bramble (Rubus fruiticosus) is a widespread hedgerow staple, and one that offers a wealth of hidden uses for bushcraft, from fire lighting to edible parts other than just the blackberry. Learn more about the hidden uses of the Bramble as well as some of its mythology.

Staff Picks – Andy's Top Ten Bushcraft Products
Staff Picks – Andy's Top Ten Bushcraft Products

You may, or may not know Andy – but he is one of the main men around here at Greenman Bushcraft and our team of features writers have asked him what his TOP TEN pieces of bushcraft equipment are…. Here they are.

The Foragers Code
The Foragers Code

Learn the wild food code to help you stay safe whilst learning how to forage the weeds from your garden and the fruits from the hedgerows. This is an important Bushcraft Skill.

Wild Plum Vodka Recipe
Wild Plum Vodka Recipe

Don’t let all the wild fruits that you see on the way to work go to waste this year – make use of them by creating wild fruit Vodka or Gin with just a few easy steps.

Top 5 Shelter Building Survival Tools
Top 5 Shelter Building Survival Tools

Finding water and being able to build shelters from raw materials are two fundamental survival skills that every bushcrafter should know. This short article guides you through the most important survival shelter building tools.

Making the Most of Wild Fruit
Making the Most of Wild Fruit

It’s summer and with the weeks of warmth we’ve had this year the fruits are nearly ready! Why not learn how to forage something new?

Navigating by Nature – How to Find your Way in the Wilderness
Navigating by Nature – How to Find your Way in the Wilderness

Navigate through the wilds using the signs that nature left us – learn how to navigate by way of the stars, the sun and even the ancient forests found all around us. Natural navigation is a rare and fascinating skill to understand.

Jack By The Hedge (Alliaria petiolata) - Foraging
Jack By The Hedge (Alliaria petiolata) - Foraging

Jack by the hedge (Alliaria petiolate) is a commonly found plant that attracts lots of questions when it first appears in the spring.  This sort article explains what this plant is, where it can be found and how it can be used in the kitchen.

Bushcrafting on the Sea Shore – A Weekenders Guide
Bushcrafting on the Sea Shore – A Weekenders Guide

With the spring months on their way, and the summer months to follow, now is the time to prepare for your bushcrafting holidays – and what better way to enjoy them than partaking in a spot of seashore foraging for 2016?

Foraging For The Pignut
Foraging For The Pignut

Join foraging and bushcraft expert, Kris Miners, as he explains to Greenman Bushcraft how to forage safely for the elusive and wild Pignut.

Ethnobotany: What It Is and How It Has Affected Human Evolution
Ethnobotany: What It Is and How It Has Affected Human Evolution

Ethnobotany - a name we rarely hear, and often know little about, but one that has everything to do with bushcraft and learning about the nature that surrounds us. Here, with cover ethnobotany, what it means and how it affects our daily lives.

Bushcrafting in a Canoe - And the Top 5 Wild Foods to Be Foraged from the River Bank
Bushcrafting in a Canoe - And the Top 5 Wild Foods to Be Foraged from the River Bank

For many, a canoeing is an essential way of bushcraft, allowing us to blend seamlessly with nature as we travel through the waterways. This article explores some of the wild foods that may be foraged along Britain’s streams and rivers.

Poisonous British Fungi and Their Effects on Humans If Consumed
Poisonous British Fungi and Their Effects on Humans If Consumed

Not all mushrooms are edible – in fact, some are incredibly dangerous, causing alarming symptoms, and depending on the species – maybe even death. From the Death Cap to the Sulphur Tuft, discover what some of our native species will do if confused in error – take care when foraging!

How to Start a Fire Using Friction
How to Start a Fire Using Friction

Learning how to light fires with naturally occurring produce is a fundamental survival skill, and one that is possibly the most rewarding bushcraft technique of them all. This short article takes you through the step-by-step process of lighting a fire using the bow drill.

How to Guide: Fitting a Handle to a Knife Blade
How to Guide: Fitting a Handle to a Knife Blade

Ever wanted to add your own handle to a knife blade? Here is how to do it!

Eight Common Pitfalls of Outdoor Survival
Eight Common Pitfalls of Outdoor Survival

There are eight common reasons why survival does not always go to plan - learn what they are here.

Top 5 Foraging Finds for Beginners
Top 5 Foraging Finds for Beginners

Foraging Nature's Secret Larder is fun and easy. Learn our top 5 wild food tips!

No Outdoor Survival Kit is Complete without Paracord
No Outdoor Survival Kit is Complete without Paracord

Looking for Wholesale UK Paracord? Greenman Bushcraft offer all types of 550 Paracord.

Fishing – The Bare Essentials
Fishing – The Bare Essentials

Fishing is a true art, one that is sometimes overlooked as a bushcraft skill.

Caring for your Bushcraft Knives and correct usage
Caring for your Bushcraft Knives and correct usage

Learn the Do's and Don'ts when using and caring for your bushcraft and survival knives.

Smore Recipe
Smore Recipe

Learn how to make S'mores, the Classic American Campfire Snack using all of your favourite sweets!

Delicious and easy bushcraft recipes
Delicious and easy bushcraft recipes

Why not try some wild food this year? Read our BLOG for some great new wild ideas!

Can we learn from America’s Great Outdoors?
Can we learn from America’s Great Outdoors?

National Great Outdoors Month was a huge success in the U.S.A, should we offer the same here in Britain?

Sleep under the stars this summer – Choose a hammock!
Sleep under the stars this summer – Choose a hammock!

Make this year’s camping trip a little different. Ditch the tent and try a hammock instead! Sleeping under the stars is a wonderful way to enjoy nature.

King of the Outdoors – or should it be Queen?
King of the Outdoors – or should it be Queen?

With the likes of Ray Mears and Bear Grylls constantly showing off their survival skills on TV, isn’t it time for a new female survival skills TV presenter?

Be Prepared – how children are ready to love the outdoors again
Be Prepared – how children are ready to love the outdoors again

Turn off the TV and get back to nature. Our article is written by our new feature writer who looks at how to get children back out in the great outdoors!

How To Make Nettle String
How To Make Nettle String

Learning how to make nettle string is fun for everyone. Stinging nettle cord has been used for thousands of years to make ropes, fishing lines, nets and traps. Read our step-by-step guide.

Wild Food Christmas Dinner
Wild Food Christmas Dinner

Join our resident foraging and bushcraft writer, Kris Miners, as he introduces you to some wild food ingredients to enhance or replace your traditional Christmas meal!

Foraging For Mushrooms | a Simple Guide
Foraging For Mushrooms | a Simple Guide

Here, we have another short guide from forager Kris Miners who shares a few simple tips to help keep you safe when collecting mushrooms.

How to make Sloe Gin
How to make Sloe Gin

Our foraging expert, Kris Miners from Nature's Secret Larder shows us how to make sloe gin in this 'how to' bushcraft guide.

A Guide to Foraging Common Wild Foods
A Guide to Foraging Common Wild Foods

In our continuing series of bushcraft articles, resident bushcraft expert Kris Miners discusses three of the common wild foods encountered in the UK countryside today…

Billhooks for Bushcraft and Forest Schools
Billhooks for Bushcraft and Forest Schools

When most of us think of bushcraft, forest schools and survival techniques, we almost always draw a mental picture of someone chopping through the brush using a jungle machete (parang).

Bear Grylls - Ultimate Knife with FINE edge has just landed!
Bear Grylls - Ultimate Knife with FINE edge has just landed!

Since its release, the excitement surrounding the Bear Grylls Ultimate Knife has been overwhelming.

New Products from the past few weeks
New Products from the past few weeks

We’ve added over 100 new products over the past weeks, so please take the time to view our latest products.

New Items / News
New Items / News

We’ve added lots of new stock recently, and as we now have the latest products section on the website we will only detail a few of them here today.

New Items just in Stock!
New Items just in Stock!

We’ve added a couple of new products to our existing range of goods today.

New items, in time for Xmas!!!
New items, in time for Xmas!!!

We’ve been adding lots and lots of new products over the past few weeks, at least 100 new items.

Left Handed Crook Knives, Plus new items
Left Handed Crook Knives, Plus new items

Today we have some new (left handed) crook/spoon wood carving knives.  This will hopefully make life easier for those who have to make do with the right handed versions!

NEW - Hultafors Bushcraft Knives
NEW - Hultafors Bushcraft Knives

We’re often asked if there are any knives in the world which rival Mora for quality with such a low price tag.Well, we always said NO, until now.

Flexcut & Ice Bear Now In Stock!!
Flexcut & Ice Bear Now In Stock!!

Greenman are pleased to announce that we now stock two more great quality brands.  Flexcut wood carving knives and Ice Bear waterstones.

Yet more November gear!
Yet more November gear!

We have another few bits for you today, and even more to follow soon!

Some new items for November 2010
Some new items for November 2010

It’s been a busy few weeks here at Greenman HQ.  We have been introducing lots of new products and increasing our brands as usual.

Glowing Sporks!!
Glowing Sporks!!

Just in time for the month of fireworks!!!Light My Fire is introducing a new annual collector's series of Sporks.

Brass Rivets
Brass Rivets

Brass rivets have been added to our knife making range today.

Tatonka Tarp 3 TC - Now in!!!
Tatonka Tarp 3 TC - Now in!!!

We've just taken delivery of some Tatonka Tarp 3 TC's.  Stock is limited so please visit this link to see them.

Petromax HK 500 Brass Lantern - Now In
Petromax HK 500 Brass Lantern - Now In

In stock today, Greenman introduce the Petromax HK 500 Brass Lantern, these are simply stunning and must be seen!

SOG - Now in Stock
SOG - Now in Stock

We have introduced yet another new brand this week, SOG. SOG knives have gained an excellent reputation over the years, and they’ve recently launched two machetes.

Bonfire Night is Coming!
Bonfire Night is Coming!

With only a few weeks to go until the bonfires are lit to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, and the fireworks screech and bang across the night sky.

Some new bits for Garden and Woodland
Some new bits for Garden and Woodland

We have a few more new items in stock today; please click the links below to view them.

Heat Factory - New In
Heat Factory - New In

There's been a slight nip in the air over the past few days, which signals the onset of autumn and then soon after the cold months of winter.  

New Range of Zippo Outdoor
New Range of Zippo Outdoor

We have just added a new range of outdoor and survival products by the world famous Zippo brand.

Flavorwood
Flavorwood

If you happen to like the natural flavourings of wood smoked food, then our latest new brand ‘Flavorwood’ may be just the product you’ve been waiting for.

New in - Army Surplus
New in - Army Surplus

We have a few army surplus items up for grabs today.  These include the following items.

New in - Hultafors Classic Forest Axe
New in - Hultafors Classic Forest Axe

If you fancy standing out from the crowd with a great quality, but different brand of axe from the norm, then you may want to view our new Hultafors Forest axe.  

New - Birch Bark Knife
New - Birch Bark Knife

If you want to buy yourself, or someone a gift that’s different from the normal range of bushcraft knives, then check out this handmade birch bark knife.

Mora 860F High Vis Knives - New In
Mora 860F High Vis Knives - New In

In today, the Mora 860F High Vis knife.  You won't lose these!!!

New First Aid Kits
New First Aid Kits

We have a couple of new first aid kits today.

Fancy a Cuppa?
Fancy a Cuppa?

If so, then it may be worth adding a few of these to your survival kit.

A few new bits!
A few new bits!

Even at the weekends we’re here working hard to get new products on the site for you.  

Another Day and more products!
Another Day and more products!

Another day and another selection of new, and exciting products and brands for you to look through.  

Surplus Belgium Parkas
Surplus Belgium Parkas

Checkout these surplus parkas, a real bargain!

More New Products and Brands
More New Products and Brands

We’ve added lots more products over the past week, including new brands and existing goods which are now back in stock. Please click the links below to visit them!

Opticron Oregon LE WP 8x32 Binoculars - Review
Opticron Oregon LE WP 8x32 Binoculars - Review

Whilst out, either running my wild food courses, or just in my spare time I like to carry a pair of binoculars around my neck for a spot of wildlife observation when I get the opportunity.

New Brands
New Brands

We have three new brands for you today, and many more to come.

Zebra Billy Cans - Now in Stock!
Zebra Billy Cans - Now in Stock!

At Greenman we always listen to our customers, and we have been requested to source and stock Zebra Billy Cans.  So, we did! And here they are.....

New Products In Today
New Products In Today

We have added over 50 new and exciting products over the past few days, and we wanted to share just a couple of the new additions with you via the blog.

Tatonka Alcohol Burner - Review
Tatonka Alcohol Burner - Review

This is going to be a mini review, as I don’t want to get all technical, and let’s be honest who wants to? And who can, over such a simple but effective item?

New Mora Knives Added
New Mora Knives Added

We have launched a range of several new Mora Knives this week, so we hope you like the look of them, we certainly do!!!