An insight into how to pan for gold by a world champion gold panner, Vince Thurkettle.
Hunting for gold In writing this piece I thought it best to begin by addressing the question of why I feel it is so important that the ancient skill of gold panning is…
Revisiting the wild haunts of Bugeilyn.
My passion is fishing for wild trout in wild places and a small lake in mid Wales fits the bills perfectly. As it’s Welsh, I shall call it a llyn and the one…
A beginners guide to mushroom foraging by Daniel Butler, author of Fungi Forays.
The British just don’t understand wild mushrooms. If you mention the topic most people instantly think of deadly ‘toadstools’ and autumn – probably in that order. Any personal experience of harvesting will almost…
Interview with Alison Benjamin, writer and co-founder of Urban Bees.
I’ve always had a soft spot for the gentle honey bee, rather than their angry Apocrita cousin the wasp, and encouraged their visits by planting wild flowers with vivid colours around the garden. …
An insight into the history, craft and splendour of dry stone walling.
My earliest memory of dry stone walls comes from when I was about 8 years old, when on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales; I found a baby shrew sat on a stone protruding…
A wintry Valentines night alone 3,000 ft high on Pen y Fan.
I’ve just finished reading The Arctic Grail. Tales of slightly unhinged explorers in the 17th Century spending multiple winters in the high arctic in their quest for the North West Passage, it somehow…
