Writing tagged: ‘expeditions’
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Cocker, the walk
A short walk with Mark Cocker to admire the natural grandeur of a Yorkshire wood.
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Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage
A trip to see a treasure-trove of Darwinalia.
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High tides and volant voles
An unplanned visit to the flooded Dee Marshes is rewarded with a wildlife spectacle.
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The Welsh side
In all my years visiting the Dee Marshes, I had never looked across them from the Welsh side.
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The great Darwin fossil hunt
For my 50th birthday, a friend beyond compare organised a very special birthday present for the only self-confessed ‘Darwin groupie’ in her life.
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Prize-winning author lost on Moor
When your instincts and your compass disagree, trust your instincts. I mean your compass.
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A new favourite place
A walk with an old friend on the Cumbrian coast.
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Seeing purple
The Moor is at peak-purple at this time of year, with the heather in full bloom.
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The nearly dead tree
Each spring, I visit a particular corner of the Moor to check if an old friend has managed to survive another winter.
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In the wilderness of Wirral
An unwelcome modern intrusion into one of my favourite wildernesses takes me on an unplanned medieval journey in reverse.
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Wild Cat Island
Three and a half decades after I first became enchanted by the place, I finally set foot on the island that inspired Arthur Ransome’s ‘Swallows and Amazons’.
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The return of the delicate flapwort
On a second expedition I made in search of a rare plant. This time, I accompanied someone who knew what he was doing.