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

29 August 2010: This week we open a photo gallery for Eskdale in the Lake District.

22 August 2010: Walk ten takes us up Rannerdale Knotts, a great viewpoint on the edge of Crummock Water looking towards the Buttermere Valley.

8 August 2010: Thor's cave is a well known and impressive sight in the Manifold valley of Derbyshire.  It is an eerie sight and often mist covered with the rocky hill it resides in having been likened to a giant fang

11 July 2010: A walk in Miterdale in the western Lakes

5 December 2009: After a long gap we return with our seventh walk, in the Langdale Pikes.

17 September 2007: A walk on Kinder Scout

7 July 2007: We add a contour map of the Peak District

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

1 August 2010: The American Mink is a harmful invasive species which has decimated local populations of birds, fish and water voles in areas of the UK

3 July 2010: The Walrus is an large marine mammal easily identified by its large tusks and long whiskers

26 June 2010: The Mountain Hare is the UK’s only native hare having been present since the last ice age

9 May 2010: This week we look at the Edible Dormouse, which was probably introduced into Britain in 1902.

Survival and Outdoors Tips

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

30 July 2007: New article on Arctic Survival

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