This is the most fragrant time of the year in many ways, all of winter’s grays and browns speckled with the occasional treat such as Winter Sweet, who’s delicous honeysuckle like aroma reminds us that nature is still there, producing wonderful colours and smells, even when it feels like the summer is a million miles away. Spring bursts forth with all it’s gentle glory, a slowly building concophany of colours and aromas – camelias, daffodils, grape hyacinth, crocii, magnolia and our personal favourite (cos you can eat it!), lilac. Lilac is one of the shortest seasons in flower, magnolias tend t ..read more

Nature is re-awakening, the days are getting longer and the earth is warming. Arguably the best season, spring is green growth beginning to cover the bareness of winter and colours are bursting with the appearance of spring blooms such as violets and cherry blossom. Spring greens All the favourite edibles are starting to appear, it won’t be long before wild garlic is adding intense flavours to spring dishes and the first of the mushrooms are added to the gourmet ingredients at the wild table. Coastal wild foods Our coastal foraging courses explore seaweeds, shellfish and plants. Our ancestors ..read more

A bottle of elderberry syrup on a wooden table, with fresh elderberries in the background We’re nearly halfway through summer but it’s a good idea to think about winter – and after the year we’ve had looking at natural foods to help with fighting winter’s illnesses. The berries are really starting to fatten up, summer fruits are ripening and on warm summer days, their aroma may draw your attention. Elderberries offer a cheap way to fight off colds and flu, many studies have been done to study their natural virus fighting, bacteria quashing properties and their is a lots of evidence to back it ..read more

Add some modern glitz to your phone, the reflective surface is sure to come in handy in a survival situation, even if you don’t have any signal to call for help! Ok so your screen will probably be more effective, but hey – the new Coastal Survival Badge Stickers are very eye catching and pretty! How do you get yourself one of our limited, waterproof, stickers? Come visit us at a show, or better still, come along to one of our brilliant courses – perfect for a short, or long, supercharged holiday on the beach. See our course dates page for an outline of all our 2021 courses. The post Show off ..read more

Sat here now almost a week later in quiet reflection, a chill wind blows through my hair, hot sun beats down upon my brow. Here the team looked grizzled in the distance by a south-westerly wind and the unforgiving sand beneath our boots. Taking the long hard walk along the seashore to the rocky headland to set traps and gill nets as the tide recedes. One must be quick and efficient when this task is undertaken. Everyday the fisherman must make the journey, a day off can mean a lost trap or a broken net, we must fish with the tides and not the time yet always being prepared to adapt to changin ..read more

Complete Coastal Hunter Gatherer Course in Dorset – a massive 50% off due to last minute cancellations The post 50% off Bushcraft on the beach appeared first on Coastal Survival ..read more

Sometimes when we are in awe of the great outdoors, be that in the forest, mountain or coast, it’s easy to forget those small micro experiences that make up the entirety of our outdoor adventures. The touch of bark beneath our fingers, the smell of smoke in the air, the touch of the wind on our skin, the individual cuts made with the knife, saw or axe that for that split second consume our focus. Happiness hides in life’s small details. If you’re not looking, it becomes invisible. — Joyce Brothers It’s in these often unnoticed details that the awe of the magnificent outdoors, this prec ..read more

Met up with Carl, a friend and more experienced member of the Coastal Survival team, to walk our local coast – with wild edibles being on the learning table that day. I would like to say it was a beautiful sunny morning, instead it was cold, grey and the wind cut to the bone, as it often does on the British coast in early spring. Still, as I’m often told, if you want to learn any skill then you need to get out into the environment that’s best for learning that skill, and that’s exactly what we did. Packs on our shoulders, we began by walking through a narrow path which cut through a sea of b ..read more

We have had a last minute can’t make it, so if you want to grab a lastminute.com bargain in the form of 50% off. Head on over to the Beach and Seashore Fishing, scoop up a bargain and a half of fishing on the beach with sunny intervals a moderate breeze. An educational way to spend a Saturday! Click here to find out more…. The post Fishing this weekend? appeared first on Coastal Survival ..read more

Join us at the Wilderness Gathering 2021 at 1600 hours on Saturday the 21st August – always a booming success with delectable fare cooked wild and fresh in a masterclass for the superb price of £45 per person. Follow the link to find out more about the Woodland Feast, link to get your ticket is on the page. You can also see all the other great workshops and courses as they are confirmed for the event. We hope you can join in the foody fun! The post Woodland Forest Feast Experience appeared first on Coastal Survival ..read more