His knowledge is next level brilliant, he has taught me things about history and bushcraft I could not have ever done by myself and that is a understatement and a half....oh and he's such a humble and likable presence on TV that I have fell asleep binge watching his old TV documentaries.😊
Brilliant👍 been watching him for years on TV he's just one of those people who knows so much but isn't smug about it, he's about the only one who could ever come close to Sir David Attenborough, and that's saying something, we all know how amazing he is, could watch them all day. Stay safe🇮🇪🍀🍀🍀🍀
This was fun to watch. I was lucky enough to live in Gloucestershire for 3 years back in the 1970s. Our house wasn't in the Forest of Dean, but quite nearby, right on the edge of Workman's Wood. Our next door neighbor was John Workman. John was always hunting deer (under a special permit) to protect the extremely rare Red Helleborine flower, which only grows in his wood, and 2 other places in the UK. Across the valley from our house was a badger warren, and we spent many summer evenings enjoying dinner outside while watching the badgers emerge at dusk.
I had forgotten how much joy one can feel whilst watching another do something with passion, principles, proffesionalism and pride. Such a man of great knowledge is a treasure. I have applied many of the techniques out in what we call, "The Bush" riverside camping for eels trout and fresh water. 10-15 pound eels and 5 pound trout, oh and salmon too, they get big. Or up in native bush for wild pigs, deer, bush cattle, sometimes. Im not really a hunter, i tagged along in my youth, carried pigs out for a feed etc. But just eeling at night, campfire, teapot, coffee perc whatever. Watercress is big over here, we boil it in a big pot with spuds and pork bones, kumara, again, whatever, its called, a "boil-up", lol, very popular some places. Oh well, rambling when high, all the best to you all this christmas period. Peaceful with family. ❤️
Wild bour now seen in the Forest of Dean again mine working in ages last still see. But great that nature has taken over again with new forest saplings flowers and animals like deer love birds a robin seen this morning. Great morning tour enjoy breakfast looks good.Thank for this morning must go to his area ?Ann Deakin Warwick 6th November 2020
Being Canadian and very familiar with our forests, and being married to an English woman, exploring the forests of England has led me to describe them to friends as "civilized" forests. Compared to our truly wild variety. Enjoyable viewing.
Being from England but living in the American Pacific Northwest for most of my life I find shows like this rather interesting. One difference that I noticed was when he said two things: First when he said he had “permission” to have a little base camp. Second was when he said that he had “permission” to have a little fire. I am so blessed to live in an area with so much public land. Other than during fire season we can have a campfire whenever we like. We can camp almost anywhere we like with hundreds of thousands of square miles to choose from and outside of official campgrounds it s free. Also, hunting and fishing is much better here since there aren’t any “Kings deer” lol to worry about. Interesting how he seemed happy that boar are once again roaming the forest while here in the states they are considered a varmint and we are trying to eradicate them lol. Like they say “one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure”. All in all I’m glad I live where I do. I like to visit my family back in England but I definitely wouldn’t want to live there. When I think about America I think about “Freedom” and how important it is to me. I like a good cup of tea, but I love a big mug of coffee, lol. Cheers
Prepperjon I live in england now but want to move to Pacific Northwest ( probably Canadian because of citizenship) because of the amount of space and untouched wildlife there
@@prepperjonpnw6482 Unfortunately an accurate assessment of the situation here. We certainly had more freedom when things were under the Crown, but when 'the Crown' actually became socialism we truly lost our basic freedoms to enjoy camping and bushcraft in our native forests. I am fortunate to have private land, but in a large forest just camp, and if you get told to move on then just move on (it's unlikely).
@@greatoutdoors630 you're misinformed. that read like a redtop tabloid. it's not your fault though. look. when everything gets privatized?? that's the opposite of socialism. hopefully this understanding will help you to discern the difference.
All land is owned and it's illegal to camp without permission here in the UK. I ignore that and leave no trace but Ray isn't going to be able to say the same in a public broadcast is he?
It's a shame that our native heritage in England is just looked on as a thing of the past and not something to preserve like the native cultures of other lands. There would be no need for boxes and other measures if we were encouraged (and still allowed) to coppice trees. The wood could be used for crafts or wood burning stoves to save on extortionate heating bills.
@@DazDc hmm... not going to lie, I dont trust people who enjoy killing animals for fun and pretend they care about the service they provide. Less barbaric solution would be to reintroduce a species to deal with it.
They would certainly help but the eastern greys have so many natural predators in their natural habitat they would still be difficult to control and they also have to compete with many other squirrel species
Wouldn't the rooting about of the wild boars affect the bluebell population? I read somewhere once that one of the reasons Europe mainland doens't really have those carpets and carpets of bluebells is because we have so many wild boars.
Kieran Chaloner, Hi, I believe it to be the, Swazi/Ray Mears AEGIS Tahr XP Anorak, if you visit the store, www.raymears.com, there's lots o' nice stuff. Had tae work hard tae afford the anorak, now it's on the way. Take care, Tam
The wild pig may have been a former native species. But there are no carnivorous animals preying on them. How are they controlled? They have become far worse than just a nuisance in some places in the US, causing millions of dollars of damage to farmlands.
I once fed a squirrel McDonalds abit of double cheeseburger with a few fries and he sat quite happily with me and ate. Almost like he already knew i ment no harm.
There's a threat to beech trees in North America: the beech blight aphid. Potentially more problematic than squirrels, which can be killed and eaten. The UK government should encourage its citizens to supplement their diets.
It must be some species of trees that are more prolific in GB than in the Midwest in the US where I'm from. We have thousands of gray squirrels and I would have to say in my 60 years of feeding and befriending them I have never seen a tree destroyed by them. It seems with the trees native to Ohio where I'm from they are more interested in Acorns, Buckeyes, Maple buds, etc., but I've never seen a tree with it's bark stripped off. It's a shame they are destroying so many trees in the GB. Interesting to note that gray squirrels are the only animal that can safely eat Buckeyes as they are poisonous to all other animals, good thing Ohio is the Buckeye State! Is there any clue as to how they came to be in GB?
ankita chandel why say lol think of construction, not a single man walking the forest people do damage to the ecosystem every day but together we can hopefully reduce that by stop polluting the environment and stop doing construction on animals habitats
Wild camping in the forest is not allowed because of fly tipping, littering and fires. You only have to visit the most popular picnic sites there to see scorched black earth, discarded beer cans, crisp wrappers and instant barbecues to show you where some twat has nearly set fire to the forest and left it like a shit tip. So no thanks, we’ll keep our forest the way we like it, and whatever country you’re living in can do what it pleases with whatever you’ve got. Thanks for being so concerned about our business though. We’ll mind ours and your can mind yours. How’s that sound?
I could watch Ray Mears all day long. A truly great man.
His knowledge is next level brilliant, he has taught me things about history and bushcraft I could not have ever done by myself and that is a understatement and a half....oh and he's such a humble and likable presence on TV that I have fell asleep binge watching his old TV documentaries.😊
Brilliant👍 been watching him for years on TV he's just one of those people who knows so much but isn't smug about it, he's about the only one who could ever come close to Sir David Attenborough, and that's saying something, we all know how amazing he is, could watch them all day. Stay safe🇮🇪🍀🍀🍀🍀
This was fun to watch. I was lucky enough to live in Gloucestershire for 3 years back in the 1970s. Our house wasn't in the Forest of Dean, but quite nearby, right on the edge of Workman's Wood. Our next door neighbor was John Workman. John was always hunting deer (under a special permit) to protect the extremely rare Red Helleborine flower, which only grows in his wood, and 2 other places in the UK. Across the valley from our house was a badger warren, and we spent many summer evenings enjoying dinner outside while watching the badgers emerge at dusk.
It's never a boring bushcraft video when there's friction fire in it!!!
I had forgotten how much joy one can feel whilst watching another do something with passion, principles, proffesionalism and pride. Such a man of great knowledge is a treasure. I have applied many of the techniques out in what we call, "The Bush" riverside camping for eels trout and fresh water. 10-15 pound eels and 5 pound trout, oh and salmon too, they get big. Or up in native bush for wild pigs, deer, bush cattle, sometimes. Im not really a hunter, i tagged along in my youth, carried pigs out for a feed etc. But just eeling at night, campfire, teapot, coffee perc whatever. Watercress is big over here, we boil it in a big pot with spuds and pork bones, kumara, again, whatever, its called, a "boil-up", lol, very popular some places. Oh well, rambling when high, all the best to you all this christmas period. Peaceful with family. ❤️
Ray meats is fantastic to watch.
Society has lost that connection to the land.
Hope you had a good Christmas pal, let's make 2022 the year we all get outside amongst nature a bit more .
"I have applied many of the techniques out in what we call, "The Bush""
Oh, I bet you have.
Hypnotic and extremely interesting watching Ray - no pretensions just a wealth of knowledge and a passion for passing it on
No drinking his own piss and jumping over tiny cracks trying to convince you he just jumped a gorge while the cameraman is gently jogging next to him
@@sideshow4417 welcome to showbizzzzzzz
@@djscoah8037 *Quickly cuts to nodding shot*
Literally looked everywhere to find where to watch this... thanks for uploading it 😀
The forest was my playground as a boy. Did not have to worry about boar back then thankfully. Great filming, really enjoyed it. Cheer's Mears!!
To quote the Red Squirrel "we were never asked"
thank you for uploading this, nature and the mastering of by man was a pleasure to watch
What a great surprise seeing my old mate Neil Sollis in this film.
thank you for putting these ray mears videos on here 👍
Wild bour now seen in the Forest of Dean again mine working in ages last still see. But great that nature has taken over again with new forest saplings flowers and animals like deer love birds a robin seen this morning. Great morning tour enjoy breakfast looks good.Thank for this morning must go to his area ?Ann Deakin Warwick 6th November 2020
Being Canadian and very familiar with our forests, and being married to an English woman, exploring the forests of England has led me to describe them to friends as "civilized" forests. Compared to our truly wild variety. Enjoyable viewing.
Yes there is quite a difference between North American forest and European forest. Our forest do seem a bit wilder than European forest.
Being from England but living in the American Pacific Northwest for most of my life I find shows like this rather interesting. One difference that I noticed was when he said two things:
First when he said he had “permission” to have a little base camp.
Second was when he said that he had
“permission” to have a little fire.
I am so blessed to live in an area with so much public land.
Other than during fire season we can have a campfire whenever we like. We can camp almost anywhere we like with hundreds of thousands of square miles to choose from and outside of official campgrounds it s free. Also, hunting and fishing is much better here since there aren’t any “Kings deer” lol to worry about.
Interesting how he seemed happy that boar are once again roaming the forest while here in the states they are considered a varmint and we are trying to eradicate them lol. Like they say “one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure”.
All in all I’m glad I live where I do. I like to visit my family back in England but I definitely wouldn’t want to live there.
When I think about America I think about “Freedom” and how important it is to me. I like a good cup of tea, but I love a big mug of coffee, lol.
Cheers
Prepperjon I live in england now but want to move to Pacific Northwest ( probably Canadian because of citizenship) because of the amount of space and untouched wildlife there
@@prepperjonpnw6482 Unfortunately an accurate assessment of the situation here. We certainly had more freedom when things were under the Crown, but when 'the Crown' actually became socialism we truly lost our basic freedoms to enjoy camping and bushcraft in our native forests. I am fortunate to have private land, but in a large forest just camp, and if you get told to move on then just move on (it's unlikely).
@@greatoutdoors630 you're misinformed. that read like a redtop tabloid. it's not your fault though. look. when everything gets privatized?? that's the opposite of socialism. hopefully this understanding will help you to discern the difference.
Permission to camp, permission to light a fire, did you need permission to pick the ramsons too?
Welcome to England
Is that you, Larry David?!😄
You do if its not your land. But go to your local woods, and litter, shit, camp. Local Council won't care
All land is owned and it's illegal to camp without permission here in the UK. I ignore that and leave no trace but Ray isn't going to be able to say the same in a public broadcast is he?
Fabulous video ray i've learnt more from you in the past years than i ever did at school.
wouldn't it be utterly immense if we'd have had the chance to learn bushcraft at school, but yeh those days are gone, thank god for youtube and Ray!
@@teamcrumb Yes exactly mate. Being able to learn the things we want to learn and not being fed stuff we're not interested in would be a great idea.
i love the music! (the show too ofcourse!)
It's a shame that our native heritage in England is just looked on as a thing of the past and not something to preserve like the native cultures of other lands. There would be no need for boxes and other measures if we were encouraged (and still allowed) to coppice trees. The wood could be used for crafts or wood burning stoves to save on extortionate heating bills.
RAY IS A LEGEND!!
Excellent stuff from a ma truly from the soil , you can feel it 👍
Great video
Ray unknowingly eats the last Bittercress plant in the forest! :D
Always amazing and easy to loose yourself in, I wonder what wood's he uses for his firedrill and plate ?
I never realised we had wild boar in the UK 😂
Cull the grey squirrels!
2 dozen scouts with pellet rifles and a 2 week campout 1. Squirrels 0. lol.
They have re-introduced pine martens into this forest, since your comment, which do a good job of controlling the greys.
Thank you.
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@@luispetel9516 : WTF is that supposed to mean?!
That salad and bread did look really good
Grey squirrels are edible. Tap the birch like a maple, catch it, and let the squirrels drink from the catchment.
Grey Squirels. A rat with a furry tail and good PR.
Thanks Ray an Ex-pat Be Blessed.
And he leaves the fire unattended.
BIC 6pac. ! il urmaresc pe omul asta de decenii...
Let more people to hunt squirrels. There is plenty of air rifle enthusiast who would do it.
You mean air rifle-totting hunter wannabes who more often than not cause damage to wildlife?
@@BurnyTone no I'm talking about genuie members of the British association for shooting and conservation who take they pest control seriously.
Not just air rifles. .22 also
Calm down RAMBO! 🤣👊
@@DazDc hmm... not going to lie, I dont trust people who enjoy killing animals for fun and pretend they care about the service they provide. Less barbaric solution would be to reintroduce a species to deal with it.
How about introducing native Pine Martins to the Forest of Dean to take care of the Grey Squirrel problem?
I know?! I feel like doing it myself.
@@curbyourshi1056 what do pine martins do to greys??
@@phuklyyve8941 Eat the shi* out of them.
That's actually a project that's happening now. Good call on that Neil!
They would certainly help but the eastern greys have so many natural predators in their natural habitat they would still be difficult to control and they also have to compete with many other squirrel species
Bear Grylls, treats nature as if it were the enemy, Ray Mears treats it like a friend he respects. And there you have it.
We need pine martens to control the grey squirrels.
They’ve reintroduced them herein the forest of dean
Our little deer mice we call them because their the color of deer. Well haven’t seen any in years. Their gone like many things.
Uncle ray
Wouldn't the rooting about of the wild boars affect the bluebell population? I read somewhere once that one of the reasons Europe mainland doens't really have those carpets and carpets of bluebells is because we have so many wild boars.
Oy, u take back your pigeons & we'll take back our grey squirrels
foresty boi
What kind of jacket are you wearing? Looks warm and dry.
Kieran Chaloner, Hi, I believe it to be the, Swazi/Ray Mears AEGIS Tahr XP Anorak, if you visit the store, www.raymears.com, there's lots o' nice stuff. Had tae work hard tae afford the anorak, now it's on the way. Take care, Tam
Whats the problem with re-introducing native species such as Pine Martins, to reduce the Grey Squirrel infestation?
They re-introduced them to exactly this forest 2 years ago. Google forest of dean pine martens
For an added bonus in the forest,before watching,fast forward to the end,press cancel then replay and watch for uninterrupted viewing
Does Britain have open season on gray squirrels?
The wild pig may have been a former native species. But there are no carnivorous animals preying on them. How are they controlled? They have become far worse than just a nuisance in some places in the US, causing millions of dollars of damage to farmlands.
This is what I was wondering... I don't think england has a predator larger than a fox
So that’s why we hunt them, good conservation!
EAT MOR SKWIRL!!!
I once fed a squirrel McDonalds abit of double cheeseburger with a few fries and he sat quite happily with me and ate. Almost like he already knew i ment no harm.
Can someone help me out? What's the beautiful song on ending titles and where can I buy it?Thanks!!!
Hello, I believe it’s called Stimulate by Aaron Wheeler, it’s available on spotify and apple music if you use them :)
@@wilfgordon7704 yes, I've managed to find it after long long search but thanks a lot anyways, really appreciated!!All the best
@@pacos76 glad you managed to find it!
Mears is too good for the UK.
Update: there are now pine martens being reintroduced In the Forest Dean
And of course you're warmer from making the fire by hand.
How long before the wild boar become a nuisance and there are calls to cull them or introduce a predator ?
What shirts does he wear?
You should encourage people to hunt them. Squirrel pot pie is tasty.
You forgot about the black leopards!
It's a Rolex.
A documentary celebrating all the invasive species (from around the world) in their native habitat
Import some predictor.. Castrate the boars”and snip the does...” Martes americana
There's not any threat to beech trees in North America because the squirrels stay mostly in the oaks, which abound.
There's a threat to beech trees in North America: the beech blight aphid. Potentially more problematic than squirrels, which can be killed and eaten. The UK government should encourage its citizens to supplement their diets.
It must be some species of trees that are more prolific in GB than in the Midwest in the US where I'm from. We have thousands of gray squirrels and I would have to say in my 60 years of feeding and befriending them I have never seen a tree destroyed by them. It seems with the trees native to Ohio where I'm from they are more interested in Acorns, Buckeyes, Maple buds, etc., but I've never seen a tree with it's bark stripped off. It's a shame they are destroying so many trees in the GB. Interesting to note that gray squirrels are the only animal that can safely eat Buckeyes as they are poisonous to all other animals, good thing Ohio is the Buckeye State! Is there any clue as to how they came to be in GB?
How funny that a damned american squirrel is so destructive of the forrest. No irony there at all!
If you pin back your ‘Ray Mears’ you may just learn something!
Did you see all those blades of grass he murdered in that mechanical land butcher.
lmao at first thought this vid was called delicious forest and they named it that cause all the animals in it were delicious
5:29 "sexual frustration of the immature males that don't get to breed"
lmao
No Bears ? who killed all the bears
Why is that a job?
U.k need to bring back links, bear 🧸, wolf 🐺
Moaning about the reintroduction of native species, is like moaning about the sky being blue.
I found the video too blurred and difficult to watch.
put your glasses on.
It's more bearable if you make the picture smaller. I've found this a problem with other Mears videos too. Try Survivorman - excellent production!
the squirrel probably takes a month of sundays to do as much damage as u did in one visit lol
ankita chandel why say lol think of construction, not a single man walking the forest people do damage to the ecosystem every day but together we can hopefully reduce that by stop polluting the environment and stop doing construction on animals habitats
Nonsense.
You English do know you can replant trees?
Special permission to camp? You think you're free?
Wild camping in the forest is not allowed because of fly tipping, littering and fires. You only have to visit the most popular picnic sites there to see scorched black earth, discarded beer cans, crisp wrappers and instant barbecues to show you where some twat has nearly set fire to the forest and left it like a shit tip. So no thanks, we’ll keep our forest the way we like it, and whatever country you’re living in can do what it pleases with whatever you’ve got. Thanks for being so concerned about our business though. We’ll mind ours and your can mind yours. How’s that sound?