Richard Carter

Writing tagged: ‘expeditions’

Articles about walks/journeys I have made.

  • Hockney on Mars

    Hockney on Mars

    Two David Hockney exhibitions provide a lesson in paying close attention.

  • Sheffield

    Sheffield

    A trip to South Yorkshire.

  • Hull

    Hull

    A trip to the East Riding, and into the Deep.

  • Cocker, the walk

    Cocker, the walk

    A short walk with Mark Cocker to admire the natural grandeur of a Yorkshire wood.

  • Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage

    Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage

    A trip to see a treasure-trove of Darwinalia.

  • High tides and volant voles

    High tides and volant voles

    An unplanned visit to the flooded Dee Marshes is rewarded with a wildlife spectacle.

  • The Welsh side

    The Welsh side

    In all my years visiting the Dee Marshes, I had never looked across them from the Welsh side.

  • The great Darwin fossil hunt

    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.

  • Prize-winning author lost on Moor

    Prize-winning author lost on Moor

    When your instincts and your compass disagree, trust your instincts. I mean your compass.

  • A new favourite place

    A new favourite place

    A walk with an old friend on the Cumbrian coast.

  • Seeing purple

    Seeing purple

    The Moor is at peak-purple at this time of year, with the heather in full bloom.

  • The nearly dead tree

    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.