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***WARNING*** The first bit of this conversation includes war stories that may be triggering.
Nick Goldsmith is a Veteran of the Royal Marines, with multiple operational tours of duty.
After suffering from PTSD, Nick created Hidden Valley Bushcraft as a way for himself to heal, and to share the healing properties of nature and comradery with others.
From being a Royal Marine Commando for 11 years, Nick has accrued a wealth of experience and knowledge of bushcraft and survival. During his time in the military he was deployed all over the world, including the Middle East, the Arctic, the jungle and desert. Nick has drawn upon his survival skills in his work and has also taught survival skills to the new recruits at the Royal Marines Training Centre. Prior to his military service he was a children’s activity leader.
His love of the outdoors and woodland environment was first sparked as a child, when he would spend his time building shelters, camping, fishing, trapping and foraging with friends.
After purchasing a woodland in 2012, he began by teaching family and friends the skills he'd learnt during childhood and throughout his military career. This passion along with his military background and the ability to connect with all age groups, makes him a diverse bushcraft instructor.
Nick specializes in wild cooking and is fanatical about the food of our native British Isles.
Nick is a Level 4 NCFE certified Bushcraft Instructor, holding a level 4 NCFE cert in Ethnobotany and has qualifications in Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, Professional Cookery, GNAS Archery Leadership and First Aid. He also holds a clean enhanced DBS.
