How to get your mitts on a signed copy of The Girl Outdoors
You lovely lot have been requesting signed copies of The Girl Outdoors, and as both the blog and the book have just been shortlisted as…
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British foraging favourites to find in autumn
The countryside is full of edible goodies all year round – you just have to know how to seek them out. My favourite autumn finds…
View PostRecipe: foraged rosehip tea
Rosehips are abundant in British hedgerows in autumn and early winter, and are easily recognisable – fat, bright red buds with spiky black ends. They…
View PostThe Girl Outdoors in Company magazine
Wahooo the December issue of Company is finally out and I am in it! If you fancy spending your hard-earned £2 on a magazine this…
View PostPhotoblog: hunting fossils on the Jurassic Coast
A few weeks ago my lovely friend Gregory and I drove down to Kimmerage to do some David Attenborough-style exploring, collect fossils and get some…
View PostConservation and tourism in the Brecon Beacons
The Brecon Beacons is branded as ‘one of Britain’s breathing spaces’. As the Park Authority releases its new plan to promote the sustainable management of…
View PostBrecon Beacons waterfall walk
The first in a series of posts on the beautiful Brecon Beacons, here’s Countryfile’s fantastic guide to the stunning waterfalls at Ystradfellte. My friends and…
View PostHow to: survive a snow day
And now to the beautiful and relentless icy enveloping the British Isles. The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings across most of the country,…
View PostHow to: make an eco bird feeder
Snow is brilliant, I think you will agree, when you are on a country walk that you know will end with a glass of mulled…
View PostFoxhunting – sport or cruelty?
New figures demonstrate that, despite the Hunting Act now having been in force since 2005, fox hunting convictions are rising yearly, with 57 people found…
View PostRecipe: foraged wild nettle soup
This weekend I decided to practise what I preached earlier on in this blog by going out foraging, also known as ‘seeing what wild goodies…
View PostBiking from Cardiff Castle to Castle Coch
My housemate Leo and I went on a little impromptu cycle ride last week along the Taff Trail, which runs from Cardiff Bay to Brecon…
View PostFive reasons to get on your bike
I love my bike. A whole lot. His name is Walter and he’s worth absolutely nothing, but I think I would need therapy if something…
View PostCheeserolling, or why I love the British
Here is the basic premise: You get a very steep hill in gorgeous Glocestershire. You get the local rugby team to stand at the bottom,…
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