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
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 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
Dec 3, 202312 min read
Nurturing insects
Week 49 I hope I have not done the wrong thing. I have been dithering for several weeks as to whether I should transplant some trees from...
Green Fingers
Nov 5, 202311 min read
Worms and mental health
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...
Green Fingers
Aug 12, 20238 min read
Moss, rhododendrons, and environmental reflections
Week 33 I have just viewed a remarkable video, and if you have not seen it, please do so. Before even reading this blog, I must recommend...
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