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,...

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...

Week 6 Once again this is a long one, so please be prepared, as the topic is serious. I have broken the text halfway, so that you can...

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...

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 53 It is fitting that I write this final blog of the year as another storm assaults Lakeland[i]. This time it is Storm Gerrit. There...

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...