I remember a night in the Cairngorms, about twelve years ago, sitting in a damp bivvy bag while a heavy mist rolled in through the …
Why You Shouldn’t Mistake Silence for Safety: a Guide to Understanding Nocturnal Animal Behavior in Forests.
Because the Wind Doesn’t Care About Your Optimism: Mastering the Art of Setting Up Tents Before the Light Fails.
I remember a Tuesday in late October on the Cairngorms plateau, standing in a gale that felt less like wind and more like a physical …
The One Optimistic Decision That Can Ruin Your Trip: Safe Hiking Practices for Solo Travelers.
I was standing on a granite ridge in the Cairngorms three years ago, watching a guy try to navigate a sudden mist bank using nothing …
Crossing a Field of Cattle With a Dog
I remember a Tuesday in late October, mid-way up a ridge in the Lake District, when a group I was leading decided that a cluster …
The Complete Guide to Conservation Volunteering
I remember standing on a peat bog in the Lake District three years ago, waist-deep in freezing sludge, trying to secure a dead hedge while …
Washing Technical Kit Without Wrecking It
I’ve spent more hours than I can count watching people spend five hundred pounds on a top-tier hardshell, only to ruin it three months later …
Species Arriving Earlier and Moving North
I was standing on a scree slope in the Cairngorms last Tuesday, nursing a thermos and checking my raptor log, when I realized the silence …
Campsite or Wild: Choosing for the Trip You Want
I remember a Tuesday in late October, somewhere in the Cairngorms, when the wind was coming off the plateau with enough force to strip the …
The Complete Guide to Gardening for Wildlife
I spent a decade as a ranger watching people spend hundreds of pounds on “biodiversity kits” and designer bird feeders, only to wonder why the …
Camping Well Without Spending Hundreds
I spent most of my twenties watching well-meaning hikers walk into a mountain gear shop and walk out three thousand pounds lighter in the wallet, …