In search of oak woods
Whenever I walk through this oakwood I always feel a sense of timelessness, it’s as if this wood has always been here and time has not touched it. Here, on […]
Whenever I walk through this oakwood I always feel a sense of timelessness, it’s as if this wood has always been here and time has not touched it. Here, on […]
The night is dark and full of fear… Not if you’ve got a bloody great head torch it isn’t. It’s pitch dark as I walk along the side of the […]
I m utterly and profoundly miserable as I descend the Lairig Ghru, heading for the Linn of Dee in the heart of the Cairngorms. Snow has been driven into my […]
The Pennine Way is a game of numbers – 268 miles, over 11,000m of ascent, and as many pints of real ale as you can handle. But the most significant […]
Fantastic review of The Last Hillwalker, by Andy Mayhew. Help me to get nominated for The Great Outdoors Book of the year by voting here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2017-TGO-Awards-nominations I’m up against big […]
Thirty years have passed since I walked up past the entrance to Balmoral Castle and into the forest beyond. As I head up the forestry track I pass the […]
I don’t normally write about my feet. I’m quite fond of them but I don’t expect my readers to share my interest in them. This blog is different. My feet […]
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Books are dead. In the future no one will read paperbacks, e-books will rule and the only place for paper books will be found will be in a museum. Click […]
It’s hot for May. On the small station platform at Edale, the air is filled with bird song and the scent of flowers from the surrounding meadows. Walkers, dressed in […]