Not everyone has fair shared access to the outdoors. In England and Wales we all have access to less than 4% of the rivers, and the right to roam across a mere 8% of the land. 97% of rivers and 92% of the countryside are off limits to the public, these are critical spaces for…
Whether you enjoy the outdoors on foot, horseback, or bicycle then you are likely to have used public rights of way on your travels. So how do we know where these routes are and how do we find them to plan our adventures? From the last blog ‘Take a hike through history’ we discovered rights…
We all know blue spaces have an array of benefits for our mental and physical health, if you don’t know about these then head over and read my blog on how I discovered the benefits of blue spaces. Recently I headed up to the Lake District to see family and took some time to relax…
I’ve been a little quiet on the blog for the last month. That’s because there’s been some very exciting things going on behind the scenes. We started the process of selling our house in 2018 and finally managed to sell and find our dream home in 2020. The pandemic hindered the moving process but we…
Here it is I’m jumping on the band wagon and doing a round up of the year, boy what a year it’s been. We all know what a disaster covid has been and I’m extremely grateful that my family have stayed safe and well and I’ve been lucky that I have maintained a full time…
Castle Crag is one of my favourite walks in the Lake District and I always revisit it whenever I’m visiting my parents in the Lakes. The first time I reached the summit was on my dad’s back in a baby carrier and I’ve had the climbing bug ever since. I have walked to the summit…
As I grew up in the Lake District I spent many summer days taking a dip in tarns, rivers and lakes to cool off on hot summer days. I love how invigorating wild swimming is, a completely different experience to a warm swimming pool. I must admit I do like a wet suit when it’s…
As some of you may know I am a keen equestrian and I can’t imagine any better way to explore the Rights of Way network than on horse back. I grew up in the Lake District and rode many friends horses and ponies through the stunning scenery, I was very lucky to volunteer and work…
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