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Handling a small camp axe

Familiarise yourself with the axe's parts, including the mask, axe head, cheek, handle, cutting edge, bevel edge and pole.

Removing the inner bark from a willow stem

If the bark is intended for weaving or cordage, remove the outer bark first, scraping it off using the blunt edge of a tool blade, such as a sheath knife, or the spine of a closed folding handsaw, adj

Making a fruit leather

Forage for a variety of edible wild fruits and berries, such as blackberries, raspberries, elderberries or hawthorn berries, from safe areas free from pollution.

“I am a stick”

Pick up a stick yourself, and ask each learner to find one of their own.

Baking bread

Follow the manufacturer's instructions to activate your dried active yeast.

Best guess

When you find a track or other piece of sign, make your best guess about which animal left it.

Nut & seed detective

In autumn and winter, search beneath hazel, oak, beech and pine trees, and around stumps and logs, for nuts and seeds that have been opened.

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