The Painted Lady, the Red Admiral and the Grizzled Skipper may sound like characters from a sea-farin’ fairy tale, but they are actually the common names of three of the UK’s 50 varieties of butterfly. Each year, the first brightly coloured specimens of Lepidoptera are hailed as a sign of the beginning of the holidays.
Review: The North Face Resolve jacket
My beautiful new green Resolve jacket (£64.99), courtesy of the fabulous people at Webtogs, came with me to Glastonbury last week, where we both managed…
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Gorgeous Glastonbury: A photoblog
Amongst the mud, fast food and excitable indie bands at Glastonbury there is a lot of beautiful stuff, which I attempted to take pictures of&…
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Review: Gelert Lakeside Deluxe 300 Dl sleeping bag
I’m heading to Glastonbury next week, and am so excited I’m a bit worried I’m going to burn out before I even …
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British surfing
The mantra that “The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” is common lore amongst surfers, and whilst this might sound&…
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The best surfing beaches in Wales
I absolutely, utterly and completely love surfing. I should quickly make it clear that this does not mean I am GOOD at surfing: I spend&…
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Review: Keen women’s Venice H2 sandals
Last weekend I headed to Rest Bay for a surfing session in the cold cold Welsh sea. Besides catching a few waves I also tested&…
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Alice Robert’s Wild Swimming
Absolutely beautiful show on BBC Iplayer at the moment: Alice Roberts swims in empty lochs, freezing rivers and underground lagoons, interspaced with water-based poetry in&…
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Photogblog: spectacular Snowdonia
It’s been a few weeks since a crack team of 13 of outdoor enthusiasts decided to take on the mighty Snowdon. I swear my legs&…
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Review: Keen women’s Shasta walking boots
Keen Hiking Boots Review: Last weekend a gang of 13 of us packed into some small, unreliable cars and drove from Cardiff to Snowdon. Watch…
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Festival special: Top ten under £100
Missed out on Glastonbury tickets? Or feeling the pinch and want the outdoors experience for less? These beauties are the finest fests in the land,&…
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Interview with Steve Young, soldier turned polar explorer
Need some inspiration to get fit and get outdoors? Read my interview with the incredibly inspiring injured soldier who proved the doctors wrong – not…
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Review: The North Face Borealis rucksack
My last backpack finally gave up the ghost a few months ago, leaving me and my stuff feeling unprotected and alone. So I was very&…
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Snowdrop searching
If you are getting desperate waiting for the bluebells, a sure sign of the advent of spring, The National Trust has published this guide to&…
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Top 10 songs about being outdoors
One of my favourite things in the whole world: cycling along a canal to a field full of clover, lying down and watching the clouds&…
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