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Throughout the year Woodlife Trails attends a number of Outdoor shows.

Our talks, demonstrations, activities and hands-on exhibits mainly centre on nature, wildlife and tracking (feeding signs, plaster casts, skulls, bones and scat) and how to get closer to woodland and forest inhabitants using bushcraft, tracking and field-craft techniques. We also talk about Bushcraft and the Law.

Our interactive demonstrations include: friction fire-lighting, knife-safety, carving techniques, spoon carving, introduction to tracking (using a "spoor-pit") plaster casts, field-craft and natrual camouflage techniques. The demos are fun and aimed at people of all ages.

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In 2012 we will be attending the following shows:

The Bushcraft Show - 2- 4 June

Guest Speaker Pablo "How close do you want to go? - Getting closer to wildlife"

Demonstrations: Wildlife, tracking, plaster casts & natural camouflage

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Naturefest - 28th - 30th May

Demonstrations: Wildlife, tracking, plaster casts & natural camouflage

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Wilderness Gathering - 18th - 21st August

Guest speaker Pablo - "Buscraft and the Law"

Demonstrations: Spoon Carving and tracking techniques

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We also attended the annual Scouts reunion and a couple of county shows. Please see Events Calendar for 2012 dates.

If you would like to book us for your show or event, please use the Enquiry form on the Contact page. Thanks.

Shows2

Throughout the year Woodlife Trails attends a number of Outdoor shows.

Our talks, demonstrations, activities and hands-on exhibits mainly centre on nature, wildlife and tracking (feeding signs, plaster casts, skulls, bones and scat) and how to get closer to woodland and forest inhabitants using bushcraft, tracking and field-craft techniques. We also talk about Bushcraft and the Law.

Our interactive demonstrations include: friction fire-lighting, knife-safety, carving techniques, spoon carving, introduction to tracking (using a "spoor-pit") plaster casts, field-craft and natrual camouflage techniques. The demos are fun and aimed at people of all ages.

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In 2012 we will be attending the following shows:

The Bushcraft Show - 2- 4 June

Guest Speaker Pablo "How close do you want to go? - Getting closer to wildlife"

Demonstrations: Wildlife, tracking, plaster casts & natural camouflage

__________________________________________________

Naturefest - 28th - 30th May

Demonstrations: Wildlife, tracking, plaster casts & natural camouflage

___________________________________________________

Wilderness Gathering - 18th - 21st August

Guest speaker Pablo - "Buscraft and the Law"

Demonstrations: Spoon Carving and tracking techniques

___________________________________________________

We also attended the annual Scouts reunion and a couple of county shows. Please see Events Calendar for 2012 dates.

If you would like to book us for your show or event, please use the Enquiry form on the Contact page. Thanks.

Shows

Throughout the year Woodlife Trails attends a number of Outdoor shows.

Our talks, demonstrations, activities and hands-on exhibits mainly centre on nature, wildlife and tracking (feeding signs, plaster casts, skulls, bones and scat) and how to get closer to woodland and forest inhabitants using bushcraft, tracking and field-craft techniques. We also talk about Bushcraft and the Law.

Our interactive demonstrations include: friction fire-lighting, knife-safety, carving techniques, spoon carving, introduction to tracking (using a "spoor-pit") plaster casts, field-craft and natrual camouflage techniques. The demos are fun and aimed at people of all ages.

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In 2012 we will be attending the following shows:

The Bushcraft Show - 2- 4 June

Guest Speaker Pablo "How close do you want to go? - Getting closer to wildlife"

Demonstrations: Wildlife, tracking, plaster casts & natural camouflage

__________________________________________________

Naturefest - 28th - 30th May

Demonstrations: Wildlife, tracking, plaster casts & natural camouflage

___________________________________________________

Wilderness Gathering - 18th - 21st August

Guest speaker Pablo - "Buscraft and the Law"

Demonstrations: Spoon Carving and tracking techniques

___________________________________________________

We also attended the annual Scouts reunion and a couple of county shows. Please see Events Calendar for 2012 dates.

If you would like to book us for your show or event, please use the Enquiry form on the Contact page. Thanks.

___________________________________________________

Shows

Throughout the year Woodlife Trails attends a number of Outdoor shows.

Our talks, demonstrations, activities and hands-on exhibits mainly centre on nature, wildlife and tracking (feeding signs, plaster casts, skulls, bones and scat) and how to get closer to woodland and forest inhabitants using bushcraft, tracking and field-craft techniques. We also talk about Bushcraft and the Law.

Our interactive demonstrations include: friction fire-lighting, knife-safety, carving techniques, spoon carving, introduction to tracking (using a "spoor-pit") plaster casts, field-craft and natrual camouflage techniques. The demos are fun and aimed at people of all ages.

__________________________________________________

In 2012 we will be attending the following shows:

The Bushcraft Show - 2- 4 June

Guest Speaker Pablo "How close do you want to go? - Getting closer to wildlife"

Demonstrations: Wildlife, tracking, plaster casts & natural camouflage

__________________________________________________

Naturefest - 28th - 30th May

Demonstrations: Wildlife, tracking, plaster casts & natural camouflage

___________________________________________________

Wilderness Gathering - 18th - 21st August

Guest speaker Pablo - "Buscraft and the Law"

Demonstrations: Spoon Carving and tracking techniques

___________________________________________________

We also attended the annual Scouts reunion and a couple of county shows. Please see Events Calendar for 2012 dates.

If you would like to book us for your show or event, please use the Enquiry form on the Contact page. Thanks.

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Time to go tracking!!

I'm not a cold weather person. Give me the heat of the kalahari any day; but when it comes to learning about tracks and gait patterns, if you haven't got sand, snow is the next best thing!!

It came late last night here in the East of England and by morning we had about 7 inches of the stuff.

Mrs P accompanied me because I had a dodgy back and soon she was identifying the tracks like a pro.

This rabbit dropped his specs. Look at the lovely rear foot compression shape.

This pheasant was having a good look around. I’m sure you can work out the left foot from the right foot. If you’ve never tracked before – this is a great time to start. Get out there and give it a go!!

Ageing tracks in the snow isn't easy when you get melt and re-icing - but this one's quite easy. You can see the gait pattern as well. It's a typical canine rotary gallop made by a fox.

Front paws are generally bigger than rear paws in most mammals and we can quickly deduce the even-pace of the fox here. This one's side- trotting and we followed him for several hundred yards along a track and a hedgerow.

Even around the badger sett, there was no sign of any badger activity at all. This isn't unusual. At this time of year, there is very little activity and badgers sometimes don't even emerge from their setts for a couple of days.

If you are a starter tracker – make the most of the white stuff. I know I will be.

Thanks for the visit.

Time to go tracking!!

I'm not a cold weather person. Give me the heat of the kalahari any day; but when it comes to learning about tracks and gait patterns, if you haven't got sand, snow is the next best thing!!

It came late last night here in the East of England and by morning we had about 7 inches of the stuff.

Mrs P accompanied me because I had a dodgy back and soon she was identifying the tracks like a pro.

This rabbit dropped his specs. Look at the lovely rear foot compression shape.

This pheasant was having a good look around. I’m sure you can work out the left foot from the right foot. If you’ve never tracked before – this is a great time to start. Get out there and give it a go!!

Ageing tracks in the snow isn't easy when you get melt and re-icing - but this one's quite easy. You can see the gait pattern as well. It's a typical canine rotary gallop made by a fox.

Front paws are generally bigger than rear paws in most mammals and we can quickly deduce the even-pace of the fox here. This one's side- trotting and we followed him for several hundred yards along a track and a hedgerow.

Even around the badger sett, there was no sign of any badger activity at all. This isn't unusual. At this time of year, there is very little activity and badgers sometimes don't even emerge from their setts for a couple of days.

If you are a starter tracker – make the most of the white stuff. I know I will be.

Thanks for the visit.

The Tribe

It was a cold, cold weekend. The kind of ‘damp-cold’ that gets through your clothes and chills you to the bone.

The only thing to do was to build the fire up… and up… and up.

I think it was the clothing that everyone wore that made me film the meet in a this way. It just seemed right.

It was brilliant to see everyone again. Great laughs and great company as usual. Hope you enjoy the video.