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

2 March 2013: This short walk visits a quiet lower summit at the western end of Eskdale, Redbrow Bank, familiar to many who drive over the fell road to Ulpha, but from the lack of clear paths rarely visited on foot.

2 February 2013: Next is strenuous walk explores the ridge that links Great End and Scafell Pike

12 January 2013: Our first walk for 2013 is an ascent of Binsey, an outlying northern Lakeland fell with great views along Bassenthwaite and towards Keswick and Borrowdale.

26 August 2012: This walk explores the north-western shore of Windermere, visiting Far Sawrey, and passing a series of small tarns (most notably Moss Eccles Tarn), before heading into the woods that dominate this area, eventually returning along the lakeshore path.

13 May 2012: A more challenging walk, this takes us up Scafell Pike from Wasdale via Sty Head, Sprinkling Tarn and Esk Hause. We also add a picture gallery for the Scafell Range.

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.

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