Nick tells us about what’s coming up in 2012 and the themes he’d like to explore this year.

Thanks to old friends for sticking around and welcome to those of you who have come along and found it rather quiet. I’ve just reached the end of the toughest period of my life. I’ve been caring for my elderly parents. While doing so, I have had a little time to walk the hills and [...]

Not quite yet Bill Oddie but nonetheless Pablo has started a new Tickwatch feature over at Woodlife. A timely reminder now the (slightly!) warmer weather is with us. Keep an eye on this for up to date tick news. Also see last year’s post on here about ticks & lyme disease

Just before the new year I was very flattered to be asked to write a guest post for Mikael Strandberg's blog. Never one to turn down a challenge I accepted the offer and started typing. I was even more flattered when Mikael described me as a "young man" (something I haven't been called for a [...]

I've just updated the web site with course dates for this year.  You may notice there are only three different courses now. 2010 finds me in rather a thoughtful mood so I've done some pruning and only kept the ones I'm really passionate about running. I've had a bit of a tinker with them where [...]

Well, it's that time again folks. Time to reflect on the past year and start making plans for the next one. I can hit the ground running this time as for some reason it seemed like my year ended at Christmas so I'm kind of prepared for it. I'll be kicking off the new year [...]

Last year Ian, a good friend of mine, finally had the official conversion from Scouser to Canadian and moved to Nova Scotia permanently with his wife Lisa and their two dogs. He’s a skilled bushcrafter, accomplished craftsman (this should earn me some brownie points!) and now due to necessity tractor driver, snow shoveller, lumberjack, pizza [...]

Apologies for the silence lately. After moving house at the beginning of August I’ve only just managed to beat BT into submission and get the broadband working again. Bloody modern conveniences. Towards the end of August I spent a few days in the Swiss Alps for some hiking in breathtaking mountain scenery. I always knew [...]

The first of our longer courses has just been added to the website. Wilderness Expedition Skills runs from Thursday night through to Sunday afternoon and is a mixture of bushcraft, navigation and campcraft. I guess it's all the stuff I wish I'd known before I started backpacking and travelling when I was younger.  You don't [...]