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Bracken in the Lake District: Pest, Ally, or Both?
Explore the complex role of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in the Lake District - its ecological benefits, biodiversity threats, and the challenge of managing its spread.
Green Fingers
May 2622 min read


Never ignore a holly
The tree looked lonely, growing from the base of a crag high above the Lakeland town of Ambleside...
Green Fingers
Mar 3016 min read


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...
Green Fingers
Aug 18, 202418 min read
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