In this video woodlands.co.uk are back at the Ancient Technology Centre filming how to prepare a pheasant in the wild. You will be shown how to remove the head, skin and feathers. you can roast and cook in anyway that you like. You can even save the feathers to make a feather duster. Follow us on Instagram at @woodlands.co.uk Visit our website www.woodlands.co.uk

In this video we follow Steve Sangster into his woodland to show us how to build the perfect home for a hedgehog. Building shelters like this is a great way to encourage wildlife into your woodland as well as a super fun activity for the family. You can use materials found in your woodlands like logs, leaves and old bricks are great too. With thanks to Steve Sangster and his family. A film by Steve Sangster

Here Steve takes us out into his woodland to show us how to collect and prepare sap from a birch tree. This is a great way for the whole family to get out into the woods and reap the rewards of nature. Birch sap is highly nutritious and a great source of vitamins such as vitamin C, Iron, potassium and more. With thanks to Steve Sangster for sharing this video, check out his other videos and one on his ancient woodland restoration in Kent at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWHO95HX5KJ-4Dc44UJqrLg

In this video woodlandsTV talk to Ben Orford the well known tool maker with over 17 years in the field. All they sell is handmade by both Ben and his wife Lois, Ben works with the metal to create the blades and Lois does the leather work, an unstoppable duo! Their huge range goes from small detail knives for spoon carving, to tang knives to larger bushcraft knives. https://benandloisorford.com/ A film for woodlandsTV by Josef Pitura-Riley

Kael Atterton shows us how to safely forage Yarrow, a flowering plant also known as Achillea millefolium. He gives us information about it’s uses, it's folklore, where and when they grow and how to prepare yarrow for a herbal infusion. A film for WoodlandsTV by Emily George and Rose Dunster. With thanks to Kael Atterton and Red Squirrel Ancestral Skills