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In the company of
trees…
“In the company of flowers we know happiness.
In the company of trees we are able to think.”
John Stewart Callis
One of the most significant parts of my recent trip tracking wild animals in Risnjak, Croatia was the opportunity
to think! There have been many significant changes in my life this year and my pace of life has been intense.
Attending the Woodland Ways Wildlife Watching and Tracking course gave me the opportunity to pause time
and slow down. Despite actually attending the course with the intention to track and watch wildlife, which I did
do, what I actually got out of the experience was so much more. For those readers familiar with tracking, you may
be used to and have experienced doing a sit-spot, which is a place to be still and open your senses to tune in and
observe nature and wild life.
Slowing down was the hardest challenge for me and it took a good few days for me to just relax and take it slow!
The next major challenge and some of the other group members would probably say I haven’t mastered this
one yet, was to be quiet! You’ve heard the expression “alone in a crowd” well that is what it's like doing a sit spot
or walking quietly though the woodland. I was surrounded by people and supposed to not be interacting with
them, at least for a little while, which was hard for me as I love to chat!
The course provided me with the opportunity to sit still, be quiet and tune in to what was going on around, but
also tune in to myself. I hope that this issue of Bushcraft & Survival Skills Magazine will give you the opportunity
to take some time out, find your own sit spot and zone-in to the array of inspirational and educational articles
provided by experts in their field.
In this issue you can forage and make your own medicinal remedies using traditional Croatian recipes (p26). Tim
Gent guides you on how to keep your kit dry whilst afloat in your open canoe (p30). Lofty Wiseman is back with
more hilarious survival stories and tips (p24). Jason Ingamells takes you through the process of using raw hide
for various projects (p48) and Jon Ridgeon takes you step-by-step to make two designs for a home-made berry
picker (p86). Our resident kit reviewer Grant Neale looks at the latest camp kit and portable stoves for the best
specification and for a variety of budgets (p42 and 76). If you like to bushcraft on a budget or love craft projects
then see the latest article by Ian Nairn on how-to make a Tom Brown Tracking Knife (p72). It is the easiest time of
year to forage for wild food, but also the most dangerous, get great advice with Ffyona Campbell (p56). And of
course so much more…
Olivia Beardsmore
Editor-in-Chief
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