Whinlatter Forest Wander

And I’ve another route in the latest issue of BBC Countryfile magazine – a 3.5 mile wander around Whinlatter’s new WOW Trail. For more details of the route description, check …

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Cannock Chase Circular

Check out my latest route in BBC Countryfile magazine. IT’s 6.5 miles exploring Cannock Chase. Detailed route description can be found on my BBC Countryfile page here: https://www.countryfile.com/go-outdoors/walks/cannock-chase-staffordshire

The Joys of Photography

Click! With one finger depression, or tap on an LCD screen, it’s captured. A brief moment in time. A moment so fleeting it is consigned to the past, never to …

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Haystacks – BBC Countryfile

My circular route around Buttermere, with its diversion up to the summit of Haystacks and back, makes the September issue of BBC Countryfile magazine. (For the full route description, check …

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Ironbridge Gorge-ous

There’s a lovely walk exploring Ironbridge in the June 2023 issue of Countryfile Magazine. It may ‘only’ be 4.7 miles, but you could easily take all day, if you stop …

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Long-range Stretton Snapper

BBC Countryfile broadcast

Well, that was a surprise. I was watching the long-range weather forecast at the end of BBC Countryfile this evening, and recognised a photos as one I’d taken earlier this …

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The Lawley

Check out my walking route is the latest issue of Countryfile magazine. This 4 mile route traverses The Lawley, one of the Stretton Hills, offering some absolutely staggering views – …

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Mistletoe Magic

Check out my piece in the December 2022 issue of BBC Countryfile magazine, looking at Christmas markets and, in particular, the Tenbury Wells Mistletoe Festival. Our rural Christmas fairs, markets …

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Llangorse Lake

Look out for my piece in the October issue of BBC Countryfile magazine, where I explore Llangorse Lake, a great venue for bird spotting at this time of year. Alternatively, …

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Seven Fabulous Farm Shops!

It’s a double whammy this month with two pieces in the September 2022 issue of BBC Countryfile magazine. As well as this piece about the Rothiemurchus Estate, I’ve also a …

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