Great Gable - climate change and dishonesty
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...
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Green Fingers
Jun 2518 min read
Haweswater - forest, raptors, and butterflies
Modern Haweswater Whenever I visit Haweswater, I admit to feeling depressed. Despite its evident beauty and the fact it is so remote,...
Green Fingers
Jun 1417 min read
Skelghyll Woods and Champion Trees
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...
Green Fingers
Feb 2518 min read
Derwent Water - beauty, climate, and danger
Week 8 Once again this is a long one, albeit shorter than others I have written, so I have not divided it into two portions. However, you...
Green Fingers
Jan 2825 min read
Tarn Hows - a blemished Paradise
Week 4 This is a long one, so please be prepared, as the topic is serious. I have broken the text halfway, so that you can recharge your...
Green Fingers
Jan 1413 min read
Helvellyn – the mountain that has seen it all
Week 2 Introduction There are few better ways of seeing the effects of climate change than standing atop a Lake District mountain. I had...
Green Fingers
Oct 29, 202312 min read
Bats, berries, and naked walls
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...
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