Trick incase you get lost.

[Tartar Horde]

In the majority of the English countryside it is virtually impossible to get lost in the conventional sense as you are never going to be too far away from habitation of some kind, plus it is generally open in nature so you have clear sight lines to navigate by. The problem most people face is when they enter woodland, without any obvious landmarks it is very easy to lose your way, and before you know it you can't see the Wood for the trees, so to speak. BM has the best tried and tested solution, that of "blazing a trail" by marking certain tress etc, you could break branches for the same effect or leave "arrow marks" pointing the way back on the ground. If you realise you are lost, don't panic, fear is the mind killer and you will get into more trouble if you act without thinking and let it get hold of you. Sit down!! and have a drink or something to eat, make a cuppa, calm down. When you have chilled down you need to start searching for the path etc in a radiating pattern from your point of stopping. use the clock face principle and mark off 12 O,clock on the ground, walk in that direction for say fifty yards, marking your path as you go (we don't want to get lost again do we) if nothing familiar is found, walk back to your point of origin and then set off at 3 O,clock and do the same thing till you find something familiar. Searching in this methodical manner will enable you to cover 360 degrees and give you a better chance of regaining the path than just wandering willynilly.