Writing tagged: ‘the Moor’

14 February 2019

A St Valentine’s Day walk on the Moor.
8 January 2019

Early morning astronomy followed by a walk on the Moor.
Where has all the heather gone?

The Moor is looking decidedly lacklustre this August.
‘Spiritual’ won’t do

In which I seek a better word to describe a profoundly uplifting sensation.
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.
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.
Bloodless grouse-shoot

After 20 years walking on the Moor, I finally bag a brace of decent grouse photos.
Getting jittery about swallows

It’s getting to that time of year again. Swallows are on their way.
Putting the wet in wetland

Our moorlands are—or should be—important wetland habitats.
Grouse in winter

How red grouse change their habits in cold weather.
Prize-winning author lost on Moor

When your instincts and your compass disagree, trust your instincts. I mean your compass.
The best camera

My point-and-shoot camera turned out to be the best camera in the world yesterday.