I did a lovely round of Lingmoor Fell and Little and Great Langdales last week. Lots of autumn colour. As you’ll see this small hill has...

Stepping stones across Hebden Water just downstream from Gibson Mill Gibson Mill is a National Trust property just outside Hebden Bridge,...

Autumn’s in full swing now, though I think the best is yet to come. Yesterday I went to explore the woods around Alderley Edge, not far...

Wharfe near Barden Tower I went out for my first specifically-autumnal shoot last week, to Bolton Abbey. The stretch of the River Wharfe...

Sleeping inside a bivvy bag on a hilltop is an odd feeling. It’s usually too cold to leave your head outside the bag so you spend the...

Much of Cumbria is flooded by a green tide of bracken in summer. It isn’t my favourite plant and its a good place for ticks to hide. It...

Porth Or Seaside trips are at the mercy of the tides, as well as the light. High tides aren’t so useful as I like to see the exposed sand...

Porth Or, Whistling Sands The strange long run of hot and sunny weather has been making it easy to plan overnight wild camping trips. I...

I think I’m getting better at wild camping as I slept well again (by bivvy-bag standards, at least). A very calm and warm night helped. I...

Crimpiau is a minor top in Snowdonia, an eastern outlier of the Carneddau. It’s only about 450m high but has one of the best views in...

Moon setting over Penllech Beach shortly before dawn Revisiting a location doesn’t always work well. Sometimes it means you’re better...

The Glyders from Yr Arddu The morning after the night before (see Part 1), half past four, and the alarm wakes me up after a surprisingly...

Snowdon from Yr Arddu, Llynnau Cerrig y myltt in the foreground Another overnight trip while this fantastic weather lasts. Although I...

As described in part 1, this overnight trip gave three distinct shooting sessions. First, the sunset, which was slightly disappointing....

Cnicht at sunrise, Moel Siabod in the distance After a night spent mostly wide awake in my plastic bag on top of a hill the alarm went...

Sunset from Cnicht A fine weather forecast encouraged me to try my first wild camping trip of the year. The plan was go to Snowdonia and...

Coed y Brenin Whenever a walk has a significant stretch in managed woodlands, like Forestry Commission woods, I always get lost. It isn’t...

Duddon Valley The Duddon Valley is in the south-west of the Lake District, running north to south just to the left of Coniston. It isn’t...

Route map on plotaroute.com Joy and I did a wonderful walk around Swaledale yesterday. Despite a less than good forecast it was perfect...

Mawddach Estuary Some weeks ago I took a trip to the Mawddach estuary, with the seaside holiday town of Barmouth at its exit to the sea....