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May 16, 2017
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Shrewsbury
Hi, I'm Eggle from Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
Shropshire is such a beautiful place to grow up in and live. As a kid I'd go into the woodland or marshes with my elderly neighbor, he'd been a poacher for many years and made the outdoors magical to my young mind, it wasn't just catching rabbits and salmon i learnt respect for the land around me and the creatures that used the land.
He new some basic bushcraft and also owed a choricle but I never seen him use it.
He passed away many years ago but the love of the outdoors stayed with me.

I'm now a 47year old granddad to a active 5year old girl and want to pass the magic on.
The bad news is I have a disabling condition called Fibromyalgia and other auto immune conditions, I've also had to have many spinal surgeries which has left me in permanent pain and needing a walking stick, the fine motor skill of my hands is also poor.

Yet I still get out and about and enjoy carving tool handles and making fishing floats.
The one thing I do need is the permission to collect small amounts of fallen wood and a woodland to practice bushcraft with my granddaughter.
I've asked the woodland trust but they have refused, things were very easy when I was a kid and these restrictions were unheard of to my hear and my neighbors.
Sorry for the long post 😂
Eggle
 

Nice65

Brilliant!
Apr 16, 2009
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W.Sussex
Hi, and welcome.

Try private landowners, asking to camp on Woodland Trust land isn't going to get you anywhere. As for wood, I don't think anyone is going to be too bothered if you pocket a bit.
 

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