WILDWOOD BUSHCRAFT

A week alone on an uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland, with no food and only minimal survival equipment. Leon puts his coastal survival skills to the test — finding water, foraging for shellfish and wild plants, building a shelter and adapting to the unexpected challenges of seven days in the wild.

"What are the 4 major things you need to survive outdoors?" I asked my survival students. I was thinking of the classic pillars of...