When the Light Returns: From Flooded Moors to Brighter Days.
As winter slowly loosens its grip, I find myself reflecting on incongruent sadness, the weight of low moods, and the small daily beauties that help us move forward.
A Curious Cyclist’s Somerset. Hunky Punks and Hidden Histories
The chance viewing of a programme about folklore inspired today’s two-wheeled wander. This particular one was hosted by Charlie Cooper ( He of ‘This Country’ fame), who took a warmly amusing and enthusiastic look into folklore tales from around the country. From the ‘Black Dog’ to crop circles and the legend of King Arthur, the …
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Tealham and Tadham Moor: Seeking The Wilderness Nearby
Since boyhood, I’ve been fascinated by wilderness, not as a place at first, but as an idea. One Christmas in 1988, I unwrapped a hardback guide called Wild Walks, a book that chronicled some of the most remote landscapes in the UK. Its photographs carried me far beyond the edge of the suburbs, and I …
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