What I’ve been reading this week, 28 November 2020
Grouse shooters in dismay, a tribute to the Fox of Glencoe, a sunny day on Skye, and the impact of high winds. Nature and environment Grouse shooting licence…
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What I’ve been reading this week, 21 November 2020
The legacy of the Clearances, sketching Scotland’s mountains, the digital dilemma, and why readers should wean themselves off Amazon. Nature and environment How the shooting industry is exploiting…
What I’ve been reading this week, 15 November 2020
Touching cloth on the Black Cuillin, avalanched on the Lancet Edge, choosing your next adventure, and the 80/20 rule. Nature and environment Campaigners warn of fragile future for…
What I’ve been reading this week, 7 November 2020
The value of human silence, cognitive navigation and GPS, wild camping in winter, and taking on Amazon. Nature and environment Our shared vision to restore nature on Exmoor…
What I’ve been reading this week, 24 October 2020
A bumper instalment this weekend, as I didn’t publish last week. A landscape of hope, the impact of Coronavirus on outdoor education, traverse of the Mamores, an open-source…
What I’ve been reading this week, 11 October 2020
Outdoor education in crisis, how to walk across Scotland, beating the winter blues, and travel in a time of Covid. Outdoors School’s out: the crisis facing outdoor education…
What I’ve been reading this week, 3 October 2020
Winter’s where it’s at, beyond the Nevis watershed, wildlife crime in 2019, and the West Highland Way at 40. Environment and nature Birdcrime 2019 report — this damning…
What I’ve been reading this week, 26 September 2020
Not all gamekeepers, a resurgent forest, walking the perimeter of Britain, and the world’s most stupid navigational error. Environment and nature Shocking discovery reveals lengths raptor killers will…
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…
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…
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…