Category: Notes
Field notes: the Mercantour Traverse, Maritime Alps
In the October 2020 issue of The Great Outdoors, you’ll find my feature, ‘Shared Silence’, about hiking the Mercantour Traverse. Here are a few notes on the trail,…
What I’ve been reading this week, 20 September 2020
Saving British farming, managing tourism, reforming the outdoor economy, and juggling time and words. Environment and nature How to save British farming (and the countryside) — this is…
Introducing Wanderlust Europe: Europe’s best trails
Today I’m pleased to announce the publication of a new book, Wanderlust Europe, which I co-edited with gestalten. Over the last year, I’ve been working on something special…
What I’ve been reading this week, 29 August 2020
Swimming in Britain’s deepest lake, a Cairngorms photo story, do climbers read, and better kit doesn’t improve your pictures. Environment and nature Hundreds of Trees Burned at Big…
Writing (two) books during the pandemic
It’s a hell of a time to be an outdoor writer, isn’t it? Since the COVID-19 pandemic kicked off early this year, I have written not one but…
What I’ve been reading this week, 15 August 2020
Reclaiming the silence, golden eagles, deep work tents, and what you really wanted to say. Environment and nature Reclaiming the Silence — a fantastic piece from Julie Coldwell…
What I’ve been reading this week, 8 August 2020
Mountain hares bear the brunt, the grief of lost hikes, minimum-impact wild camping, and along the Yukon River. Environment and nature A visit to Rottal Estate in Glenclova…
What I’ve been reading this week, 2 August 2020
Wildlife crime from Nidderdale to the Cairngorms, the wild camping debate, rethinking the right to roam, and wine is the best anti-inflammatory. Environment and nature Satellite-tagged white-tailed eagle…
What I’ve been reading this week, 25 July 2020
Why we must fight for wild camping, seeking discomfort, finding our legs again, and no safety nets in the real world. Environment and nature A Guide to Climbing…
Nature notes: recent nature and wildlife photography, 18 July 2020
Stellar invertebrates, birds, and local rewilding I didn’t post a ‘nature notes’ blog post last week, because my wildlife photography has become a lot less prolific over the…
What I’ve been reading this week, 18 July 2020
Reindeer versus mining corporations, free camping versus wild camping, and how to be a freelance introvert. Environment and nature Farmers hatch plan to return area the size of…