Paganism

18 April 2007: We look at the Horned God, a major character in many Pagan faiths.

12 February 2007: We complete our coverage of the main Pagan festivals with the Spring Equinox, Samhain, Beltane and the Autumnal Equinox.

20 January 2007: We continue through the Pagan year with the Summer Solstice and Lammas.

19 December: Our final post for the year covers two Pagan festivals, Yule and Imbolc.

6 December: To support our introduction to Paganism we begin our series on major Pagan festivals with a look a the Pagan Year.

Areas of Beauty

8 January 2011: This walk takes us to Latterbarrow, an excellent viewpoint for the northern part of the Windermere, starting from the pretty village of Hawkshead.

31 December 2011:This medium length walk from the Forestry Commission centre at Grizedale takes us out of the trees onto an area of unplanted moorland, before visiting Top o'Selside, a rare example of an unplanted fell in this area, and a great viewpoint.

20 November 2011: This delightful shorter walk takes us onto the low ridge of Muncaster Fell, at the entrance to Esk Dale.

17 September 2011: Our next walk in the Peak District takes us into the less familiar upper reaches of the Dover Valley, above Hartington.

21 August 2011: This gentle medium length walk around Near and Far Sawrey visits one of the tourist 'honey traps' in the Lakes - Beatrice Potter's Hill Top, before heading off into an alternative Lake District of quiet roads and empty paths, all within a few miles of Windermere's crowds.

24 April 2011: After a long gap than expected our second walk for 2011 takes us up Glaramara from Seatoller in the Borrowdale Valley.

Plant Lore

8 March 2008: five new plant articles, on Hawthorn, Common Sorrell, Wood Sorrell, Good King Henry and Walnut

18 April 2007: Knapweed is a distinctive hairy perennial which is common in the UK

1 February 2007: A return to our plants section with Dwarf Elder, Ivy, Puffball Fungus and Silver Birch

Animal Lore

24 September 2011: This week we open a picture gallery devoted to the Grizzly Bear

14 August 2011: The awe inspiring Grizzly Bear is one of the largest and most powerful land carnivores in the world.

10 July 2011: The Orkney Vole is a sub species of the common vole which is unique to the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland.

15 June 2011: The European Hare is also known as the Brown Hare or Eastern Jackrabbit in the USA and is a native species to Europe and Western Asia.

Survival and Outdoors Tips

29 January 2011: Effects of Heat and Cold on the Human Body: A look at the effects of Heat and Cold, from heat stroke to hypothermia.

3 April 2010: We continue our series of survival articles with a look at Desert Survival

6 June 2009: Snowshoes are an ancient way of walking on deep snow. They work on a simple principle of spreading the weight of the wearer by increased surface area meaning that the wearer doesn’t sink so deep into the snow

26 January 2008: A look at animal bites

12 November 2007: A look at UK Mountain Rescue

Outdoors Kit

1 August 2009: What to look for in a lightweight tent

25 February 2007: review of the Terra Nova Jupiter Bivi Bag

8 April 2006: review of the Leki Super Makalu Cortec Trekking pole