I've been planning to write about walking this week since the last blog, but of course now that I come to actually write about it, can I...

After this morning's walk I want to confidently declare that the mornings are indeed getting lighter. Of course this is true, but also I...

It's shortly after 3.30 in the afternoon as I start to write this. I've just been downstairs to put the kettle on and noticed something...

I'd just got back to my desk after a lunchtime walk, grumpy that the weather warning for snow had only resulted in dismal slush and rain...

Meteorological winter might have started on 1st December, and astronomical winter might not be due to start until 21st December, but as...

I'm writing this on Thanksgiving, the American festival that originated as a celebratory autumn harvest feast. The world has been made...

On this week's Tea with a Druid, Philip Carr-Gomm made reference to the fact that having recently passed Samhain we are now only six...

As usual when we approach one of the Celtic festivals I consult my collection of books that focus on the seasons. In fact this October I...

Isn't this a wonderful time of year to get outdoors? The old "no such thing as bad weather" saying has never been truer than in autumn. ...

This week (from 26th September) has been Scotland's Climate Week, and I'm going to start by quoting a very wise man, Dr William Bird,...

The mornings are noticeably darker now when the alarm goes, and sure enough, looking at the sunrise times, it's getting later by two...

I'm writing this on the 1st September, shortly after our quarterly domestic "discussion" regarding the changing of the seasons. One of...

There's nothing like walking in the woods after the rain for activating your sense of smell. I've been sniffing more than usual when...

With the somewhat unpredictable weather of the last few weeks, I wasn't surprised to see an upsetting number of conkers littering the...

A holiday postcard from me this week. It’s been hot. At times it’s been difficult to summon up the energy to do much. (That’s ok, I am on...

A quick post this week to draw your attention to a recent publication from the University of Derby. There's been some coverage in the...

On Tuesday I spent the day in Bothwell Road Park in the company of a wonderful group of people. It was the launch of Get Outdoors...

Today is the summer solstice. The precise time is 10.13am which is the time that the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer -...

Do you ever feel like nature is a secret that you are discovering? This week I feel like I have discovered a lot of nature secrets. You...

This week it's time for another guest blog. Next time you are out for a walk in your local park, stop for a moment and look closely at...