NATURE HUNT: Hang on in, it’s nearly Spring
Early morning sparrow squawk jostles through my bedroom window and the snowdrops’ meek bowed heads shiver in the breeze. Winter’s cold hard grip is slackening and Spring sunlight is chinking through the loosening grasp. At last another wild year begins. Continue reading NATURE HUNT: Hang on in, it’s nearly Spring
GEAR GUFF: Alpine kit list (Summer day walks)
You’ve booked your first guided walking holiday in the European Alps. Fantastic! But what kit do you need? Don’t worry, assuming you’re a UK hillwalker you should have most of the equipment already. Walking in the Alps in the summer though can take you into a harsher environments at a higher altitude than you might be used to. Even in the summer late lying (or fresh!) snow may also be encountered. Continue reading GEAR GUFF: Alpine kit list (Summer day walks)
NATURE HUNT: Winter Wowsers
The recent cold snap made me grab my camera and head out to our local fields. Everything looked pristine and sparkling in a sugar-white frosting. Red berries, the last yellow leaves and evergreen ivy added splashes of colour to the monochrome backdrop. Winter wore it’s most spectacular garb. Continue reading NATURE HUNT: Winter Wowsers
NATURE HUNT: Red and Yellow and…
“Red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue” so goes the Peggy Lee song about the rainbow (Pink? Really?). Let’s give the first four a go with Paulerspury and Pury End autumn colours! Continue reading NATURE HUNT: Red and Yellow and…
HIKING ON THE HUSH-HUSH: Val d’Hérens and Val d’Anniviers, Switzerland.
Ever wondered where the walking pros love to go? Hiking on the hush-hush will let you in the secret of some of my favourite places. First up are the Val d’Hérens and Val d’Anniviers in Switzerland. Continue reading HIKING ON THE HUSH-HUSH: Val d’Hérens and Val d’Anniviers, Switzerland.
RECIPE: Berry nice!
I can’t remember a better blackberry year, even as a child. The brambles have produced the largest, sweetest, fruitiest berries ever. No need to stick to your favourite tastiest hedgerow patch, fill your boots anywhere! Here’s a few recipes I’ve made and like. Continue reading RECIPE: Berry nice!
NATURE HUNT: Flitting by
If you’ve been startled by seeing someone darting to and fro in the Paulerspury and Pury End fields I apologise. Photographing butterflies seems to involve a lot of hareing around. Luckily there are lots of them fluttering by. Continue reading NATURE HUNT: Flitting by
NATURE HUNT: Aflutter and abuzz this Summer
The annual national Big Butterfly Count finishes this Sunday 7th August. Everyone is welcome to join in, you don’t have to be an expert! Here’s some I found in the fields around Paulerspury and Pury End last week. Continue reading NATURE HUNT: Aflutter and abuzz this Summer
Orchidelirium and Cake
“ I’m always either in the wrong place at the right time, or the right place at the wrong time.” I explained between mouthfuls of dense creamy cheesecake.
“It’s like the flower equivalent of the northern lights then?” Continue reading Orchidelirium and Cake
SWISS FLOWER WALKS: Oeschinensee, Kandertal.
An undulating stroll alongside alpine meadows and a pinewood fringed lakeshore leads to a glorious flower-strewn slope and a mountain café. Continue reading SWISS FLOWER WALKS: Oeschinensee, Kandertal.
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