bushcraft skills and nature observation

[GazW]

In my experience bushcraft skills and nature observation go hand in hand ..........some bushcrafters are keen naturists and conversationist. Indeed a understanding of bushcraft teaches us to embrace nature and to nuture it.

So shouldnt anyone interested in nature be interested in bushcraft?

Should we teach our kids more subjects pertaining to bushcraft and nature at school?? (recently I have had a lot of contact from schools and groups wishing to do this so maybe that is already happening!)

Is the gulf thats growng wider and wider daily between the town and country a health thing?? Would the teaching of bushcraft help bridge that gap??

[hammock monkey]

absolutely.
just knowing what its taught me, I feel that i'd be doing my own kids if/when i have some a terrible disservice by not trying to show them the world out there.

The list of positives they'd pick up is huge:

persistance to acheive a worthwhile end goal,
being able to adapt when things dont go perfectly,
you reap what you sew in life

...they'd probably teach me a thing or two in the process!