GET OUTDOORS LANARKSHIRE

On the way home from the football the other day it started raining. Heavily. There was a lot of traffic and a lot of grumpy people. I...

There are, of course, many reasons to go for a walk. #Walktober is helping me discover a new one every day. I feel very lucky to have...

This month isn't just Walktober, it is also Brocktober, Scottish Badgers' celebration of all things badger. If you're reading this the...

Given that I live in the west of Scotland it's a good thing that I like walking in the rain. Whilst I do subscribe to the saying "there...

You don't have to go far to find information linking walking and creativity. Let's start with Nietzsche who said “All truly great...

And so, just like that, the autumn equinox is upon us. Next Wednesday, 22nd September at 7.21pm if you want to be precise. Although I...

A couple of weeks ago I came across the 100 leaves hashtag on social media which lead me to the website of the artist James Brunt, and I...

If you have been following the blog for a while then you'll know that books are one of the things that I am passionate about. This week...

As I headed home from my morning walk, there was a perfect prickly pod in the middle of the pavement. I almost just left it be, as every...

Catching up with a friend for the first time since the pandemic started, our conversation turned to what we've been doing since the last...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting up in person with my colleagues, some of them for the first time since 18th March 2020. The...

I don't want to peak too soon with my autumnal excitement, but there was one morning this week in particular which smelled very much of...

Yesterday I was out exploring in East Kilbride. Down by the Rotten Calder, everything was green, the trees were in the height of their...

This week I have been reviewing the things we have done since the start of 2020, and I was reminded of the 19 Ways to Stay Connected with...

I love it when a plan comes together. I've been thinking all week about writing a blog on what I have been learning on a natural...

Apologies for the quality of the picture - and the potential X rated nature of it (I'm afraid I'm not that well versed in the details of...

I celebrated summer solstice without any kind of hint of sunrise or sunset, as the weather had taken a turn in the south of England,...

I was both saddened and amused to read the headline "Solstice 2021 at Stonehenge cancelled" when I googled to look for information about...

On Monday night I had signed up for an event with the Urban Birder, David Lindo. I'm not a birder, in fact, if truth be told, I'm...

I'm writing this in the middle of Volunteers' Week 2021. In normal times this would be a week of high activity, getting out and about,...