Find a natural feature that inspires a sense of awe in you, such as a large old tree, a wide view, a flowing stream or the night sky.
Cut a length of elder to your required pencil length.
Forage or purchase dried plant materials such as herbs, including lavender, sage, rosemary, thyme or mint, flowers such as chamomile, calendula or rose petals, and resins such as pine resin, correctly
As you spend time outside, listen for the baseline sounds of an area, the calm everyday chatter of birds, and notice when this changes into an alarm.
Imagine you are a male or female bird of prey.
Buff your chosen tinder material between your hands, in the same way you would scrub socks by hand, to expose its finer fibres and help it catch a spark more easily.
As you tend your fire, remember that the type and size of wood affects how hot and quickly it burns, and that wood left in the round burns slower and hotter than split wood.
Position your length of roundwood on a wood block so the cut will open up under gravity as you saw.
Hold the workpiece in your non dominant hand and the knife in your dominant hand in a fist grip.
Identify the nuts or berries you want to gather, using a field guide to confirm the species with confidence before picking or eating anything.