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    Default Someone living in the forest anywhere?

    Today I got a question from a girl on another, shadier forum than here. She wanted to know whether I knew anyone in Britain that lived in the forest, so she could come and learn a thing or two?

    So anyone here living in the forest? I think we are talking traditionally/primitively here. Or do you know anyone else, doing so?

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    Ditch Monkey was in the woods for a year, though I'm not sure he'd classify that as traditional or primitive . There are some communities like Tinker's Bubble etc, based in the woods, trying to live a simple, low-impact life.

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    Did she elaborate on what she was thinking of learning?

    I assume that she is already in Britain and isn't one of your fellow Norwegians who has, inexplicably, got tired of all that pristine wilderness?

    Most of the projects that I can think of involved people living in settlements, saxon era for instance. This means basic agriculture, trying to do the hunter-gatherer thing in the UK is pretty hard if you want to keep at it, or if there are a group of you.
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    Torus,

    For around a decade or so Ben Law lived in the woodland he managed - eventually gaining planning permission to build a traditional off grid Cruk house. This was the subject of an episode of "Grand Designs" and a book or two. Ben does give talks on his old and new lives and on traditional forest dwelling

    HTH

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    I remember seeing Ben's house on Grand Desgins, was fantastic, and he weemed a very interesting guy too. Didn't realise that he had books too.
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    Morch,

    Try "The Woodland House" and "The Woodland Way". Personally I'd say have a look at "The Woodland House" but get it from you library, The Woodland Way is quite interesting on small ecological forestry management (though I don't buy everything Ben suggests)

    HTH

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    There are a lot of people living on fresh air and what they can make, barter, restore, in the UKforests, but, and it's a big but, they want to know who's coming to be part of their, and their family's lives *before* they are wished upon them.

    There are several ways to get involved with these folks other than by personal recommendation; one is by being involved in green issues...this is one place to start;
    http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Unit...ism/Resources/
    another is by contacting the community woodlands associations,
    http://www.yourwoods.org.uk/
    and another is through the botanist type links that will lead through traditional plant uses.
    http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/res...son/smh-gs.htm
    All of the people involved will know other people and so on, sooner or later someone may make the right introduction for your friend.
    I have no knowledge of formal *school* type tutoring though; someone else is sure to have information about that.
    Let us know how you get on,
    Cheers,
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