Whenever I climb the Lake District’s Great Gable (899 metres) [i] , I usually have whisky on my mind. This time it was climate change...

Modern Haweswater Whenever I visit Haweswater, I admit to feeling depressed. Despite its evident beauty and the fact it is so remote,...

Trees relax me What is it about trees? For some reason they relax me, especially in this month of May. It is a month when the weather is...

Week 10 Once again this is a long one, so please grab a cuppa if you can. You will need somewhere quiet and thoughtful to read it and do...

Week 2 Introduction There are few better ways of seeing the effects of climate change than standing atop a Lake District mountain. I had...

Week 45 Nobody likes me, everybody hates me I think I’ll go eat worms![i] Although these words have been spoken or sung in many different...

Week 44 What is it about autumn colours that are so pleasing? This year, for reasons I cannot explain, the colours on my land are...