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Walking with Purpose: Guerrilla Planting Elder in the Wild
Elder: Cut, Plant, Honour Elder doesn’t die easy. Cut it right, and it will root and rise again, strong as ever. A tree of both death and...
woodlarker
Mar 301 min read
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Winter's Claim
Today, in the stillness between bare branches, I found the brown hare, still, quiet, taken by the season. A shape once swift, now resting...
woodlarker
Feb 161 min read
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The Black Dog and the White Death: Sussex's Haunting Folklore.
The lonely stretch of land known as Black Dog Hill, between Ditchling and Westmeston, carries an unsettling legend. It is said that a...
woodlarker
Feb 91 min read
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Warming Herbal Cold Remedy: A Kitchen Witch’s Brew
A bit of kitchen witchery going on here today! This herbal cold remedy is packed with warming spices to help boost circulation, provide a...
woodlarker
Feb 41 min read
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Jack Frost: The Enigmatic Winter Sprite
In the rich tapestry of English folklore, Jack Frost emerges as a fascinating character. This mischievous sprite is credited with...
woodlarker
Jan 21 min read
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Gift Ideas and Christmas Ordering Dates
Woodlarking Tribe t-shirt UK ordering deadline extended to 8pm Mon 16th December! We all know a Woodlarker who would love to be gifted a...
woodlarker
Nov 26, 20243 min read
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Sourdough Part 2: Baking Bread
Seeded Country Sourdough Loaf Looking for the sourdough bread recipes? Jump here: ==> Simple Sourdough Loaf  ==> Seeded Country...
woodlarker
Nov 14, 202413 min read
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Sourdough Part 1: How to Make A Starter
In a world of processed food, baking your own bread at home from just three natural ingredients could be considered a revolutionary act!...
woodlarker
Nov 14, 202414 min read
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Boundary Dogs And Land Wights
A true story of a modern day sighting of an otherworldly creature or boundary dog, similar to a grim, hellhound or black shuck.
spiritofold
Sep 20, 202410 min read
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Magpie Superstition
Dive into the superstitions behind magpies - from the omen of seeing a single one, to the rhymes telling the meanings of seeing several.
spiritofold
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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"Fairy Loaves and Snakes' Eggs"
Discover the folklore behind fossilised sea urchins, also known by their old names of Fairy loaves and snakes' eggs.
spiritofold
Sep 7, 20241 min read
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Spirit of Old Shop Info
Shop updates every Monday and Thursday, 7pm UK time (GMT) On the main shop page New items will be the first listed on this page when...
woodlarker
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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Preserving the Old Ways Part 2: Chutney
If you'd like to discover the first part of this little series of posts, you can read Preserving the Old Ways Part 1: Foraging and...
woodlarker
Aug 30, 20249 min read
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Crop Circles
We managed to catch this crop circle just before the farmer went by in his combine. I guess the verdict's still out on how these get...
spiritofold
Aug 24, 20241 min read
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Frank the Busker
Winchester lost one of its best-known figures this week - Frank Williams, one of the original Dongas Tribe, and better known as Frank the...
woodlarker
Aug 22, 20245 min read
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Skillet Blackberry Cobbler
Don’t make this in anything but a big black skillet~it won’t turn out the same! Ingredients 1 box of 2 refrigerated pie crusts (I prefer...
spiritofold
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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Introducing the Woodlarking Artwork
We recently unveiled some rather wonderful artwork which was designed especially for Woodlarking so I feel it would be good to introduce...
woodlarker
Jul 19, 20242 min read
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A Visit to Worzel Gummidge's Ten-Acre Field.
We visited the original location for Worzel Gummidge's Ten Acre Field on this perfect Summer's day today. It's not far from us and has...
spiritofold
Jul 4, 20242 min read
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Summer Solstice
The summer solstice is when the sun is i'ts furthest away from the equator, making it the longest day of the year. It has been marked as...
spiritofold
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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A Sighting of Will O' the Wisp
Discover our recent encounter with a glowing will-o'-the-wisp in the forest and explore the folklore behind this eerie phenomenon.
woodlarker
Apr 28, 20249 min read
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