Countrylore Bushcraft

14/08/2026

A ‘beautiful scene’ from mid July . Doe and fawn thriving in the shadows of the woodland . Fortunately the streams are still flowing and there is still plenty of sustenance. We have many deer in the woods , all well managed to help protect both flora and fauna . The concern is what some folk see as ‘beautiful weather’ is the beginning of worrying weather patterns which will effect the countryside deeply.
However scenes like this and a belief that many of us are ‘invested’ in nature will always provide hope .

14/08/2026

A fantastic day at Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre spent learning about working and carving stone . Superb tuition and a beautiful location . Highly recommended the course. Lucy , as always, has a natural flair for any craft but we were both happy with what we produced and more importantly learnt.
Beautiful location above Swanage in amongst the ‘stone mines’ looking over the Isle of Purbeck.

12/07/2026

Beautiful Ireland . Lucy and I had a wonderful time exploring the ‘wild places’ in Ireland . Fantastic company , wonderful people , breathtaking scenery and a ‘little Guinness’ !

17/06/2026

An absolutely superb “Bushcraft Challenge Day”. Building shelters , lighting fires , procuring and filtering water , orientation and crafts . Another great group from . Well done Lucy Elizabeth fantastic job.

21/05/2026

In between the light rain showers we had a brilliant day . Lucy demonstrating and teaching some basketry using our ‘homegrown’ cattail/reedmace . Expanding how simple mats can easily evolve in to baskets . We discussed the importance of this wonderful plant through its various uses and ethnobotanical links .
We went on to discuss sheltercraft and sleeping systems/ procedures. Other topics covered included Sticks and their importance in the outdoors and a short session of archery .
Superb day with plenty of variety , thank you and all from Springmead.

21/05/2026

More amazing footage from the woods . This time a Roe buck (Capreolus capreolus) just wandering through. Volume up !

17/05/2026

11/05/2026

More photos from the Greenwood working ‘workshop’ . Creating mauls, stools and tables amongst some amazing scenery and lovely weather . Mr Munckton enjoyed the saw horse and draw knife, it’s very satisfying ‘pulling off curls with a deft touch’.
Fabulous and I making furniture, it’s obviously something we can’t escape from !

10/05/2026

Another fantastic session demonstrating the ‘delights’ of green wood working . Thank you , fantastic day .

08/05/2026

On this day , the day on which David Attenborough reaches his 100th birthday . It’s fantastic to appreciate nature and his contribution in helping us to respect and understand it .