Nature’s Clues & Signs – Grey Mare’s Tail
Grey Mare’s Tail is a nature reserve near Moffat, Southern Scotland. The reserve is named after a very beautiful 60m waterfall. In August I hiked up…
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How to Capture the Sun
I’m just back from Kincaldineshire. A big thank you to the extraordinary Charlie and Caroline Gladstone for inviting me to run a couple of mini…
Beware the Beech’s Branches
This is a common sight in my local beechwoods. Beech trees have a habit of dropping large branches without much warning. They are not good…
Family Camping in Extremis
Each year we travel with 3 other families to the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight for some traditional British camping. This is definitely…
Condry Festival
The third Condry Festival, ‘Nature and Outdoor Writing at its Finest’, took place on Saturday at the Tabernacl in Machynlleth, Wales. I was honoured to…
The Rollright Stones
Over the weekend I was camping in the Cotswolds with a couple of old friends. Those who follow the blog closely may have spotted that…
Totland Bay Sign
Back from a short family camping trip to the Isle of Wight, where I stumbled across this wonderful sign on the side of an old…
Camping at the Hay Festival
Last night we got back from a family camping trip to a site near the Hay Festival in Herefordshire. It was my first visit to…
Camping Special
There is a ‘Camping Special’ in today’s Guardian and in it I get to lay an old ghost to rest. The first question I was…