I have seen so many things this month, as the world has remarkably quickly come out of winter and moved into joyous spring.

After a week of wild weather, confining us to lower slopes, a final window of opportunity saw us grabbing a few magical hours on Creag Dhubh

The bothy at Craig sits a few miles beyond the end of the winding road to Diabaig, nestled in a sheltered glen, behind a wild beach.

A review of my year of wild camps, time spent living in the landscape, not passing through it.

I live in what many people would think of as a crowded corner of Surrey. Nearby, the major road arteries of the M3, M25 and A3 take...

The natural harbours of the south coast are unlike anywhere else on the incredibly varied and wonderful shores of the British Isles. Like...

The Rhinogydd, known colloquially as the Rhinogs, lie between southern Snowdonia and the sea, making up the high ground between the...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about finding alternatives to motorway services whilst travelling the country. Now I've started a new job, which...

Late spring and early summer paddling in Southern France is all about gently flowing rivers, and warm, friendly white water at a moderate...

For some time, I'd been thinking how much nicer it would be, when on a long drive, to pull off the motorway and explore, rather than stop...

For nearly ten years now, I've been exploring the backwaters of my local rivers, especially the Wey. I've had some wonderful moments, on...

Basingstoke: a much-maligned town thought of as urban and boring by many. Canal: a stretch of water thought by many to be full of...

Last autumn, I started volunteering for Surrey Wildlife Trust. For years, I've been wandering the commons and woods which SWT manage in...

Every Easter, a bunch of friends and I, including a handful of kids, head out on an adventure in the Scottish Highlands by canoe. These...

I don't know whether the translation is really true, found lurking on the world-wide-web, but it is certainly apt, this really is the...

So, the Beast from the East's little brother was on the way. Stories of doom and gloom abounded, and no doubt supermarket stock...

Every year, old friends Steve and Nigel and myself head north for a week in the winter in search of snowy hills. We've been doing this...

As the moon rose, full and bright, over the wild moorlands, the lonely ruined gables of abandoned crofts were outlined against the...

Uags bothy lies on the remote Applecross peninsular, in the northwest Highlands. We're here for a few nights break from the winter hills,...

I have this theory. Every single time I go out for a quiet walk, or for a solo paddle in the canoe, something will catch my eye that is a...