Excellent idea. I've done most of that, although in the other direction. Langstrothdale is one if the finest of the Dales and is kind of better going uphill but it doesn't really make that … (View Post)

Late November and December are the worst for me. Not cold enough to be interesting, just damp and grey. The colours have gone by the end of November and all that is left is just the dregs of the year… (View Post)

It is an astonishing thought though. Going back 3 billion years, none of your ancestors were wiped out by asteroids, snowball earth, plague, global warming, or Dino looking for a snack. I think it de… (View Post)

Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick but I was told that Yorkshire Water (and Severn Trent) had to agree for development work to go ahead. Perhaps they are only allowed to object at the pla… (View Post)

John Hurt's Alien in miniature form... Some friends are into plant galls, which is admittedly a bit of an esoteric hobby. Many are made by wasps that somehow hijack the DNA of a plant to make it… (View Post)