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Walking in Weardale – St John’s Chapel, Cowshill and Wearhead
Here is another post for my occasional series of Weardale walking routes. This route is approximately 7.5 miles, with some steep climbs and boggy paths, and a couple of tricky navigation spots. Well worth it for the ever-changing scenery and … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, walking
Tagged County Durham, Cowshill, Sedling, St John's Chapel, The Weardale Museum, walking, walking routes, Weardale, Weardale Way, Wearhead
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A natter and a chatter and a bit of Weardale history
Our border collie was having an off day, so we jumped at the chance to reluctantly had a dog-free day up the Dale. I may have mentioned before that Weardalians love Facebook, and the Weardale Museum had posted that morning that … Continue reading
Small and perfectly formed
The show season in Weardale is well and truly on. Tomorrow is the start of Wolsingham Show (oldest agricultural show in England) and next week is the turn of Stanhope. Last week I made my first ever visit to the Weardale … Continue reading
Gentle Giants
I grew up in Kent where the Shire horse is King, so there will always be a little part of me that thinks that it isn’t a proper heavy horse if it isn’t a Shire. However, round these parts the … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, photography
Tagged Clydesdale, Clydesdale show, Dapple Farm, Tow Law
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Seafaring
When I moved to the North East, oh, five years ago, I wrote a list. On that list was a bunch of places I wanted to visit and things I wanted to see. One item on the list was to … Continue reading
Posted in birdwatching, Out and about, photography
Tagged Durham Wildlife Trust, Farne Isles, puffin, tern
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Do near misses come in threes?
It’s been an eventful Saturday to say the least. First, we wake up to find that the toilet is not-quite-blocked. Then I accidentally let the dog loose on the road, and finally, we nearly get stuck in a flash flood. … Continue reading
Golden Boots
As you know, I’ve recently been on two fungal forays, and I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled ever since. I’ve scouted my local woods (one measly puffball), hiked over the dale to Hamsterley forest (chockablock, but quite a slog getting … Continue reading
Posted in foraging, Out and about
Tagged fungi, Golden Bootleg, ispot, nature, Patrick Harding, Phaeolepiota aurea
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You won’t know Durham until you go to the Gala
Durham is built on coal. Coal is in the blood: many families have a mining background and the realities of mining are still in living memory. Indeed, the last pit to close was Easington Colliery in 1993, and today there … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Out and about, photography
Tagged Big Meeting, Durham, Durham Miners Gala, heritage, mining, photography
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Make time for meadows
I wanted to write this post in early June. The local meadows were ablaze with flowers. It felt a total privilege to be able to walk through and witness them. I was going to talk about how amazed I was … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Out and about
Tagged County Durham, Crook, flowers, grass, meadow, nature
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Muddy Tracks 