Firecraft

Lighting a fire in the UK woods is easy. Starting one safely is harder. Here's how to clear the right area and avoid the common mistakes that turn campfires into wildfires.

Lighting a fire in the UK isn't just about finding dry wood. It's about knowing where you're allowed to do it. Here's how to check for local fire bans and general permission rules so you don't get fined.

Think your fire is out? The cold ash test proves it. Here's the UK Leave No Trace method to ensure no smouldering embers reignite and cause wildfire.

Brown, brittle ground? Winds over 20mph? Permission denied? Here's the UK-specific checklist that stops you from accidentally starting a wildfire.

England's access right excludes a fire. Scotland keeps fires out of woods and off peat. NRW says do not light one.

Your fire has gone cold. Don't just throw more wood on it. Here's the bushcraft method to relight a dying coal using a "fuse" twig, plus the kit that actually works in the rain.

Your fire keeps dying because you're adding wet wood. Here's the rain shield trick that protects your coal bed so you can dry out damp fuel instead of drowning it.

Your fire dies in seconds because you're adding fuel too soon. Here's the simple physics rule that keeps it burning and how to fix your lighting technique.

A fire that dies is wet fuel, a bundle that wastes the spark, or wood piled on before the flame has air.

Lighting a fire on snow or wet leaves often fails because the base collapses. Here’s how to build a compressed platform that keeps your fire dry and stable long enough to establish.