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
Mar 2416 min read
Grizedale – mankind muscling in
Week 12 Once again this is a long one, so please find somewhere quiet to read and ponder. Climate change and the future of mankind is no...
Green Fingers
Mar 1022 min read
Ennerdale - a remarkable place
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...
Green Fingers
Dec 31, 202310 min read
Looking back as a renaturer
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...
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 12, 202315 min read
Thieves, cones, and hedgerows
Week 46 A short while ago, I wrote that this year had been bad for devil’s bit scabious. Normally my land is filled with the flower but...
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