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Gutting a squirrel
www.woodlands.co.uk How to gut a squirrel. Gutting a squirrel by Sean Collins. Firstly Sean pinches the skin on the belly of the squirrel to make an incision. He then cuts back towards the reproductive organs and removes the testicles . Sean also discusses how to examine the internal organs for signs of disease or ill health in the animal. After checking the liver and kidneys he removes the digestive tract, followed by the heart and lungs, and removal of the head. Finally he discusses hyqiene prior to cooking.
Skinning a squirrel
www.woodlands.co.uk Skinning a squirrel with tips on knives to use, hygiene, and preventing damage to the internal organs. Survival expert Sean Collins prepares a squirrel for cooking.
Eating squirrels
www.woodlands.co.uk Our 100th film! Before skinning and cooking it, Sean Collins describes the destructive nature of the grey squirrel and it’s effect on the native red squirrel. He also describes their effect on tree bark. In the next film he goes about skinning the squirrel
How to cook wood lice -bushcraft skills
www.woodlands.co.uk Want to eat wood lice? How to cook wood lice. The humble wood louse is a useful source of protein in bushcraft survival skills. Sean Collins shows how to cook woodlice, and shares them with the WoodlandsTV team. In case you’re wondering they taste a bit like prawns
Survival Skills – The Rule Of 3s in Outdoor Survival video
www.woodlands.co.uk Know your rule of 3s. The Rule of Three’s can help your chances of survival. Practice bushcraft skills to combat exposure, dehydration, and starvation. Sean Collins runs through the Rule of 3′s and explains the importance of each and the steps you can take. He also demonstrates a handy water container for use in woodlands.
Woodland Memorials
Continuing the tour of his wood, Julian discusses woodland memorials, and how an area of a wood or a tree can recall someone special.
Woodland Entrances
In the first of a new series in his wood, Julian Evans discusses the practical considerations of a woodland entrance. woodlands.co.uk
Thatching A Round Straw Roof, Iron Age Hut Thatch Style
A demonstration of straw thatching on a round roof. Thatched roofs of this type have been used for thousands of years.
7 Knots Every Scout Should Know
Seven useful knots: the bowline, clovehitch, sheetbend, tautline, timber hitch, square knot and two half hitch are covered.