The news that Lady laid three eggs in her nest at the Loch of the Lowes Reserve is a huge tonic for her fans and for the Scottish Wildlife Trust who all feared that illness would bring an end to this Iconic Osprey's life. Lady's love affair with the Loch of the Lowes Reserve has … Continue reading The Lady Of The Loch – A Love Affair With Scotland
Bat Watching in the Lake District
You may not think it, but bats are a great friend to hikers and campers. To find out exactly why, you will have to read on! Now, whilst bats may have a bad name on account of Count Dracula, the truth is, like most other mammals, bats are furry and very cute. If you need … Continue reading Bat Watching in the Lake District
Tick Bite Prevention Week
This week, April 11-17th, is Tick Bite Prevention Week. It sounds like it should have a lot more attention than it does, but maybe that's due to the upcoming royal wedding taking the shine off it, or maybe its just people don't like to think about being bitten by Ticks. Despite the lack of attention … Continue reading Tick Bite Prevention Week
UK Campsite Website Review
This is the fifth post in our series reviewing the best place to find a campingsite. This time we have visited http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk to find out if they can help us find a suitable place to pitch our tent. http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk This website has a distinctive yellow background with yellow and red buttons. Its a bit garish … Continue reading UK Campsite Website Review
Pitchup Campsite Finder Review
Welcome to the fourth post in our series of reviews of campsite finder websites. This review features the website http://www.pitchup.com. For details of our review criteria and links to the other reviews in this series please visit our how to find a campsite blog post. http://www.pitchup.com The design of http://www.pitchup.com is attractive and easy on … Continue reading Pitchup Campsite Finder Review
Dutch Clogs are the New Hiking Boots
Despite the technological advances in comfortable sports foot wear over the past decade or so, there has been a recent shift towards barefoot running. For those who don't want their feet to get too dirty, Vibram have even brought out the Five Fingers range of footwear. But its not just the world of running that … Continue reading Dutch Clogs are the New Hiking Boots
What's in your rucksack?
Have you ever bought a rucksack thinking "oh, I can fit this this and that into this rucksack" and then found that you could not fit as much in as you thought? Well, you wouldn't be alone, I myself do it at least once a year... I usually find I am disappointed that something I … Continue reading What's in your rucksack?
UK Campsite Finder Review
At the beginning of the month we posted an introductory post about our best place to find a campsite feature, which is a series of reviews about websites that help you to find a campsite. This, our third post in the series, is a review of camping site finder http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk The http://www.ukcampsitefinder.co.uk website has … Continue reading UK Campsite Finder Review
Out There! AS-1 Rucksack Review
With more and more races on the calender, Adventure Racing is fast becoming a popular sport in the UK. Consisting of multi-stage events such as hiking, swimming, kayaking, trail running, mountain biking and more, teams compete in races that may last over several days. Examples of races held in the UK last year are the … Continue reading Out There! AS-1 Rucksack Review
Save Our Forests – Interview with Mary Creagh MP
On the 17th February, the government announced that it was to perform a u-turn when it abandoned plans to sell 258,000 hectares of state-owned woodland in England. This would have been a total of 85% on top of the 15% they are already allowed to sell off, when in the public need. This announcement came … Continue reading Save Our Forests – Interview with Mary Creagh MP
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