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A Walk With my Father:

Keswick and back in a circular walk via Buttermere and the Honister Pass is a walk haloed in my memory.

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Rosa Hibernica, the Irish Rose

The Irish rose is a variety rare in the wild, and very beautiful.

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The Gathering Tide: a review

The Gathering Tide is a first book by a promising author that will repay readers with an interesting read.

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Loch Ness

Scotland's deepest Loch is an impressive place to spend holiday time, but the loch is to be taken seriously.

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Mousehole to Lamorna: on the South West Coast Path

Walking from Mousehole to Lamorna Cove is a lovely, if sometimes challenging walk.

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Life of a Chalk Stream

Simon Cooper's book gives an insight into an overlooked corner of English life.

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Book Review: The Moor

This is a book that I read cover to cover, as it is informative and sustains interest.

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Finding Sycharth - The Home of Owain Glyndwr

It had all of the hallmarks of a real life quest; and I was shocked when I finally tracked the place down. Two things overwhelmed me - its beauty and its utter neglect.

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Anglesey: Wales' largest island

Anglesey is a large island off the coast of North Wales, separated from the mainland by the fast flowing Menai Straits. Once sacred to the Druids it has a lovely character.

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The Carneddau Ridge: Wales' great ridge walk

The walk along the Carneddau Ridge gives is a peaceful route walk that takes you through great scenery

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London Calling… in February

A few reasons to visit London this February... not that ones needs to have a specific reason to visit London of course! [photo credit: Dimitry B on flickr]

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Why I Won't Recommend Alton Towers Theme Park

Over-priced and lacking customer focus is only the start of it. My second visit was free, as an apology for the first. I won't be going again.

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Some Scenic Areas in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland, with its hills and loughs, is an attractive place well worth visiting

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The Remote Islands of Britain

The British Isles is a complex archipelago of hundreds of isles of varying sizes, and some are remote and either sparsely inhabited or unoccupied.

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The Berwyns: a lonely, but beautiful range

The Berwyn Range, south of Snowdonia, is often overlooked in favour of its northern neighbour, but there is good, though challenging walking.

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Walking the Long Mynd

This outcrop of ancient rock in Western England makes fine walking territory.

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Tour a Victorian Home at Wightwick Manor

Decorated throughout by William Morris and filled with pre-Raphaelite paintings, this manor house near Wolverhampton is worth a visit.

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From tor to shore

A new rewilding project is trying to join up some Cornish nature reserves into a rewilding project that extends from the summit of Helman Tor to saint Austel Bay.

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