Nicola who runs bushcraft training for Raphael Centre is going to live on the land for a year.
Nicola has been training for many years towards this long-term goal.
As summer solstice approaches, now is the time for Nicola to head off to live in a woodland in the Midlands. She will live off foraged food and wild meat, in a wattle and daub hut, with all clothes and equipment made from natural materials.
We will miss you, Nicola! Have a great time!
Follow Nicola’s adventures, and listen to Nicola’s Stone Age Year podcast.
Bushcraft at Raphael Centre
Nicola has been running bushcraft sessions at Raphael Centre for four years. She started during the first lockdown in March 2020 – the timing could not have been better. Thanks to Nicola, the residents could be outside practicing bushcraft skills including building a shelter, starting a campfire from scratch, and foraging for food.
Raphael Centre will continue offering bushcraft sessions thanks to Nicola training our staff in bushcraft skills.
That means our residents and visitors will continue to sit outside listening mindfully to the sounds of nature, cooking over an open fire including using edible ingredients we have foraged, and creating arts and crafts using natural materials such as willow and bark.
Thank you, Nicola, for teaching us so much about our natural world and being such an inspiration.
Images by Nicola from her blog at Woodland Ways