Exploring and learning while out on outdoor adventures.
By the time our group gathered at RSPB Old Moor, the official weather warnings had passed, but the heat had not really got the message. It was, in theory, cooler than the day before. In practice, that seemed to mean only a few degrees lower, still close to 30°C, still heavy, still the kind of …
Continue reading “Reeds Above Coal: Finding New Life at Old Moor”
Sometimes the best adventures have to be squeezed into the gaps. The day had already been full of those practical and parenting things that can so easily take over life if you are not careful. Children dropped off and picked up from activities. Homework supported. Bags sorted. Bits of kit checked. All the small logistics …
Continue reading “Bikes, Byways and a Shortest Night Camp: A Father and Son Ride Through Derbyshire”
There is something deeply satisfying about an adventure that begins with public transport, a loaded rucksack and a late afternoon start. No long drive. No circular route designed only to return to the car. Just a line across the map, a campsite in the middle, and a train station waiting somewhere beyond the next day’s …
Sometimes the best adventures start with a very simple plan. Packing a bag, getting the bikes out and ride somewhere for ice cream. In our case my chosen ice cream destination was about 15km away, with a hill in the way, a tangle of Derbyshire lanes to negotiate and just enough unsurfaced track to make …
Continue reading “Derbyshire Gravel Ride: Stone Edge Chimney, Byways and Ice Cream at Rowsley”