Bush Craft Treat

June 7 2010

Bush Craft Treat

Castle Drogo's Bushcraft Treat.



The Bank holiday weather gods were kind to us for once, so with sun shining and the beech trees casting their green hue, the good folk of Wild Woods 'n Willow set up camp just outside the grounds of Castle Drogo for their family bushcraft day. These guys bought their wealth of experience to provide four different activities throughout the day. These included: Fire making, a wild food foray, cooking at the campfire and weaving using willow and rush. As the flow of cars on the drive increased our first eager people arrived with the boys making haste for the fire starting with Charlie whilst the girls tended to follow the more sedate art of weaving with Linda.



Our families were soon into the swing of things, gathering nettles apace for a cup of tea or ready to make some pesto which would be used to stuff dampers (dough cooked on a stick over the fire) and eaten whilst picking Son or Dan's brains about what else could be gathered from surrounding area. The day turned out to be a fantastic experience for the people who came and they were given an intimate and thorough introduction to bushcraft and living off the land. If you want to check out their webiste here it is: http://wildwoodswillow.org.uk/


Keep an eye out on the blog for the possible return of the bushcraft experience in August.


Finally a big thank you to Linda, Charlie, Dan and Son for all their hard work and for making everybody's experience a positive one.

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