Blighty Bushcraft

Blighty Bushcraft We offer a range of bushcraft courses, events and workshops. We are based near Bruton, Somerset but can travel to your woodland site if required.

Spring’s Floral Tsunami Is On Its Way Not more I can say about this other than……Get out there and sit amongst the beauty...
16/04/2025

Spring’s Floral Tsunami Is On Its Way

Not more I can say about this other than…

…Get out there and sit amongst the beauty of our truly Great British Spring Time. If you do, you’ll reap more than you can ever imagine if you just let Mother Nature in.

Biltong TimeWhat to do with a Canada goose and a mallard, both gratefully received as gifts? I’ll tell you what, get the...
14/01/2025

Biltong Time

What to do with a Canada goose and a mallard, both gratefully received as gifts? I’ll tell you what, get them ready for The 2025 Six Nations and turn them into delicious biltong.

I’ve used ‘s camp knife to get the meat butchered and sliced. It’s a great knife, really well balanced and comfortable in the hand. I’ve put a Scandinavian grind on it as I prefer this way of sharpening my blades. Easy to create and maintain.

The rub is the mushroom mix I made in the autumn and I have used two types of vinegar and the ubiquitous Worcestershire sauce.

To add a bit of a kick ( a bit like a Chuck Norris kick) I’ve used Death Dust. I have also cracked some sea salt on top too.

This heady mix is going to sit and stew for a few days. The flavours are going to pe*****te the meat whilst the vinegar and salt are going to draw out moisture and also break down the muscle fibres.

Come 31/01/25 I’ll be ready… unless it’s scoffed before hand 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏉🏉🏉

Caring For Your TreesIf you own trees then it’s your responsibility to protect people and property from them. Blighty Pr...
19/12/2024

Caring For Your Trees

If you own trees then it’s your responsibility to protect people and property from them.

Blighty Professional Tree Inspection Services will help you do just that.

Our Services Include
• Comprehensive Tree Health Assessments
• Detailed Reports for Insurance, Planning, and Legal Compliance
• Hazard Surveys & Risk Analysis
• Ongoing Maintenance Advice

Who We Help
• Homeowners & Landowners
• Local Authorities & Businesses
• Schools, Estates, and Parks

If you have any queries regarding a survey of your trees please contact us on 07931834650 or [email protected]

All the best

Greg

Fresh to Dried The winter/ trumpet chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis) is a power house in regards to its nutritional ...
02/11/2024

Fresh to Dried

The winter/ trumpet chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis) is a power house in regards to its nutritional value; 50% + protein, vitamins B, D & E, its also very good for the skin, it has antioxidants and anti inflammatory properties too. A real health benefit that can be laid out on a plate.

Now, I know millions of people can’t abide mushrooms. The texture puts people off. However I firmly believe not to have mushrooms in your diet is, quite frankly, bonkers. This is one of the reasons why I dry my mushrooms. They can be blitzed and made into condiments so that texture is not a problem but the goodness is kept locked in.

As ever please ID, ID and ID again before you scoff any wild fungi. If you don’t you may just fall foul of Terry Pratchett’s simple rule of mushrooming, “ Every mushroom is edible once….”

Autumnal FunMushrooming is so much fun; chatting, finding, checking, more chatting and before you know it the baskets ar...
01/11/2024

Autumnal Fun

Mushrooming is so much fun; chatting, finding, checking, more chatting and before you know it the baskets are full.

This year Niamh and I have the ubiquitous hedgehog and the new kid on the block is the winter chanterelle.

These are going to be dried and made into a shroomy salt and pepper mix.
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Now does it make any sense?
04/10/2024

Now does it make any sense?

Friday Musings I made this very simple ash spoon years ago. It’s what I call a “Tweedle -Dee” style spoon. The reason...
04/10/2024

Friday Musings

I made this very simple ash spoon years ago. It’s what I call a “Tweedle -Dee” style spoon. The reason being when I grew up there was an illustration of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum fighting over a bowl of food. In their hands was a spoon that looked just like this.

Its lathe turned, axed and hooked out and finally sanded.

Since then it’s been all over the country making coffees and shovelling food wherever it finds itself.

I must try and replicate it one day…

Fresh and Not So FreshI love shaggy ink caps. Their caveat to potential foraging folk is this; eat as quickly as possib...
02/10/2024

Fresh and Not So Fresh

I love shaggy ink caps. Their caveat to potential foraging folk is this; eat as quickly as possible or they turn to a squishy inky mess.

They go well with anything omelettey or if you want to use the ink to darken a stew that works too.

Either way, Gert Lush You.

I Forgot To Pack Gas….No drama. The biolite stove and kettle have been loitering in my kitchen box for a few weeks now ...
12/09/2024

I Forgot To Pack Gas….

No drama. The biolite stove and kettle have been loitering in my kitchen box for a few weeks now just waiting to spring to the rescue.

Coffee, boiled eggs and Tabasco today. Gert lush you.

It’s a piece of kit that has been in my arsenal for years now but I’ve not used it for ages.

It’s simplicity taken to the next level;
Light your fire in the burn chamber.
Let it catch properly.
Press the button once and the fan springs to life.
Press it again and the fan changes up a gear.
Feed the fire through the vents with pencil thick sticks.
Charge your phone ( yes that is what you read).
Once boiling/ cooking done let the fire burn itself out.
Tap the cold ash away, pack up and crack on. Easy.




TestedI’ve been wandering around the world with barefoot shoes for at least 6 years now and I love them. I like the way...
11/09/2024

Tested

I’ve been wandering around the world with barefoot shoes for at least 6 years now and I love them. I like the way your feet are overtly communicating with you constantly.

The next step ( 🤣🤦‍♂️🤣) was to go FiveFingers, which, let me tell you, was a real leap of faith.

was the site I used to grab my pair and off I went to walk The Cotswold Way with .

Two days of walking over very varied terrain later with a 25l day sack and I give them 10/10. I know they look odd but for me that’s part of the charm. They performed faultlessly. The only snag with them was one solitary jagged stone; I stepped on it and I howled like I had just stepped on a Lego brick. But that was it. So I put that down to user error.

If you are wondering about getting a pair wonder no more. Get some.

The last snag is not everyone likes them but hey, it’s what you feel comfortable in that makes a difference. Happy with that.

Ramson SaltPickDehydratePut in blender with rock salt Blitz Pop in a salt pigUse freely in cooking Nice ...
26/05/2024

Ramson Salt

Pick
Dehydrate
Put in blender with rock salt
Blitz
Pop in a salt pig
Use freely in cooking
Nice

Symbiotic Relationships This dryad’s saddle fruit bodies ( Polyporus squamous)and the little insect have one thing in co...
13/05/2024

Symbiotic Relationships

This dryad’s saddle fruit bodies ( Polyporus squamous)and the little insect have one thing in common, the ash ( Fraxinous excelsior).

The saddle’s mycelium live within their broadleaf host , in this case ash, and during the Spring and Summer throw out these beautiful fungi. Another common name is pheasant back due to its distinctive markings, just like a pheasant hen’s feathers. When they are young they are very good eating with a slight citrus taste. I’m drying the dryad for a top up for the mushroom salt I made with the hedgehog mushrooms ( Hydnum repandum ) back in the Autumn.

The insect is a very young cramp ball fungus ( Daldinia concentrica) weevil. It flew into my leg, plopped to the floor and played dead for ages but eventually came showed itself for its photo shoot. Cramp balls really like to grow on dead or dying ash and the woods in Somerset and indeed The United Kingdom are full of these fruiting bodies.

The other fungi in the dehydrator is turkey tail ( Trametes versicolor ) which is so powerful in regards to the medicinal world it’s truly bonkers. Look it up, you’ll be fascinated.

Three fungi, one insect and one tree all living in a perfect symbiosis. Happy with that.

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