Writing tagged: ‘the Moor’
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8 January 2019
Early morning astronomy followed by a walk on the Moor.
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Where has all the heather gone?
The Moor is looking decidedly lacklustre this August.
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‘Spiritual’ won’t do
In which I seek a better word to describe a profoundly uplifting sensation.
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The joy of the familiar—and the unfamiliar—on a local patch
Getting to know a place well means knowing what to look forward to, and appreciating when something unusual happens.
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Pleasures of August
August on the Dee Marshes and the Pennine Moors, including encounters with a bolshie pheasant, a practising peregrine, and a flirty wheatear.
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Bloodless grouse-shoot
After 20 years walking on the Moor, I finally bag a brace of decent grouse photos.
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Getting jittery about swallows
It’s getting to that time of year again. Swallows are on their way.
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Putting the wet in wetland
Our moorlands are—or should be—important wetland habitats.
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Grouse in winter
How red grouse change their habits in cold weather.
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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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The best camera
My point-and-shoot camera turned out to be the best camera in the world yesterday.
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Seeing purple
The Moor is at peak-purple at this time of year, with the heather in full bloom.