Welcome to my personal and fiercely independent outdoorsman’s website, the real thing for solo wilderness survival, bushcraft, traditional coracles, coracle - making, natural history and wild food.

My name is Richard J Taylor and for nearly 30 years I have been seriously involved in outdoor and woodland craft activities that have taken me from poaching in the Lincolnshire countryside to solo survival in the Arctic. I have also taught wilderness survival and produced rural craft products commercially although nowadays I prefer to earn a far better and more reliable living elsewhere. This allows me to continue honing my wilderness survival and woodcraft skills on my own terms. The wilderness, waterways and woodlands have once again become places of personal sanctuary and spiritual renewal.

Away from wildlife, craft and bushcraft, my other interests include the martial arts, classic rock and real ales. I also write extensively for magazines and have featured in books and on radio and television.

Please feel free to browse the website, which due to being under construction, will take quite some time to display the full range of my knowledge and skills. Above all I hope that it will be inspirational in demonstrating just what can be achieved by an ordinary working person with passion and determination but limited resources.

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