Walking amongst the towering remains of Stonehenge was a profoundly spiritual (in the modern, alcohol-soaked, sense) experience. Surrounded by thousands of people and hundreds of portaloos, the site was eerily lit by floodlights. Walking closer, the blueish tint of the rocks gave way to elongated and bizarre shadows. Gradually the music grew louder. Inside the stone circle itself, (wannabe) druids formed rhythmic drum circles and the air was rent with their chants. We pushed

#leaves #staywild #outside #summer #sunshine #climbing #discover #Wild #nature #tree #adventure #treeclimbing #England

It muggy and my t-shirt clings to me as I pedal my bicycle around London. Shards of dust gather and sting in my eyes. I can only imagine how my lungs must feel. The buses that I squeeze past belch out grimy, sweltering heat. Everything is grey: the concrete streets, the sky that threatens rain, even most of the people trudge greyly through the clammy air. When, on another unusually warm September afternoon, I read about a bar that has just developed a novelty menu of cocktail

Since today is World Photography Day, I thought I would share a series of some of my most recent photographs with you lovely viewers. And, since I tend to consider London a worldly and world-class city, these photographs will be of London. More particularly, the wilder aspects of city life. It is also International Orangutan Day but, as I have not yet been lucky enough to capture this particular creature on camera yet, you will have to make do with wild things more along the

This has got to be the queen of all alternative festivals. It is certainly well hidden. The event has a Facebook page but seems to be promoted only to the eponymous friends. As such, the festival is fairly quiet, with only around a hundred people at any one time. It feels slightly like intruding on a private party although everyone is very helpful and hospitable. The festival is located in a field in Kent, roughly a ten minute drive along country lanes from Paddock Wood stati

Although I was unable to unleash my true inner hippy by visiting Stonehenge on the solstice, I thought I would still aim to catch the sunset. Luckily, I was able to do so in a stunning location- the temple of Poseidon at Sounion. #30wilddays #summer #ruins #greece #wildswimming #temple #solstice #Wild #beach

For the last few summers, I have visited a university friend, Ella, at her home near Carlisle. Whenever she asks what I would like to do during my stay, my immediate and enthusiastic response is that I want to go to the washpool. The washpool The washpool is wondrous place. It is situated part way down a river on a windswept fell in Cumbria. The river has been dammed by local stone to form a deep pool. At the top end, a gushing waterfall flows in maintaining it as one of the