Posted by
Lee Chadwick on 18 Sep 2009 under
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FELL WALK/RUN
16 or 23 miles
Saturday 3rd October 2009
Start/Finish Crow Edge Community Centre.
Grid Ref SE 180 051
Walkers start 8am. Runners start 10am
Minimum Entry Donation £8.00 (on the day £10.00). Time Limit 11hrs
*FREE Hot Meal & DRINKS for all PARTICIPANTS*
Route description and checkpoint information supplied on receipt & acceptance
of signed entry form. Routes follow footpaths, bridleways and some open moorland.
Route finding skills using route description, map and compass in poor weather
conditions are essential. Appropriate clothing & footwear required. No dogs please.
O/S Outdoor Leisure Map No.1 Dark Peak Area 1:25 000
For more details go to http://www.woodheadmrt.org/home.htm
Posted by
Lee Chadwick on 15 Sep 2009 under
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Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees
published by Penguin
ISBN-10: 0141010010
Every so often you come across a writer whose prose has a mesmerising effect on you. Wildwood by Roger Deakin is a gem of a book which I happened to pick up by chance in Waterstones as I reached for it’s neighboor. Enticed by the title ‘Wildwood – A Journey Through Trees’ I randomly flicked through the pages and started reading.
The pages I read described the simple delights of observing roosting rooks whilst half in, half out of a tent, lying on the floor of a wood. Deakin’s captivating style of writing instantly made me reminisce of childhood adventures camping under blankets and made me long to be somehwere much greener than where I was presently stood.
Wildwood has been brightening up my mornings for the last couple of weeks. Slowly devouring a few pages at a time whilst the crammed bus negotiates it’s way through traffic to deposit me at my desk in the grim city centre.
Wildwood is crammed with useful snippits and facts that will be keenly devoured by anyone with a keen interest in nature and a particular interest in wood. This enchanting book is full of humour, wisdom and delightful observations and I recommend it to anyone that is looking to re-ignite their passion for the natural environment.
Wildwood will be finding it’s way into a few family and friends stockings this Christmas.
