I served in the British Army for 12 years. There I picked up the rudiments of living off the land, field craft skills and a few survival and tracking skills.

For most of my service I was a Physical Training Instructor and specialised in low-level expedition leading and adventure training. After leaving the forces, I carried on these survival and wilderness skills as a pastime but related them more to watching wildlife. I use bushcraft and field craft skills to get as close as I can to wildlife.

Wildlife and Tracking:

I’m a life-long wildlife enthusiast. I’ve had the privilege of learning tracking from Ian “Max” Maxwell of TV’s Discovery and Animal Planet fame and I am now an advanced tracker and tracking instructor for Max’s world reknowned organisation…

I have travelled to Southern Africa to learn tracking from the Ju’/Hoansi, Southern Africa’s  indigenous Hunter Gatherer people and expert trackers.

Bushcraft:

I’ve teamed up with an established Bushcraft School in Essex where we run courses in the National Trust’s Hatfield Forest. Read more…

Teaching and Training:

I have a  Master’s degree  in Learning and Development and a Cert Ed. I am a qualified NVQ assessor and teacher trainer assessor for Canterbury Christ Church University.

Writing:

I’m the regular Wildlife writer/ contributor for…

I wrote an article on Ticks which has been published in “Traditional Naturopathic Remedies and Tips” by Roderick Lane , N.D.

Day Job:

Currently, I am a senior investigator in a National Law Enforcement Agency.

Woodlife:

Woodlife is a hobby which has taken over my life!!! Visit Woodlife’s Social Network at network.woodlife.co.uk or Woodlife on Facebook

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“…Follow me on this journey into both the known and the unknown worlds of Wildlife, Tracking and Bushcraft..”.

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