The tree looked lonely, growing from the base of a crag high above the Lakeland town of Ambleside...

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...

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 2 Introduction There are few better ways of seeing the effects of climate change than standing atop a Lake District mountain. I had...

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...

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...

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...