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2 Feb 10, 12.10PM

Brian Jones: Celestial guides

Why not brave the elements and venture outside to seek out the celestial Plough? Brian Jones shows you how…

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Tags: astronomy, night-walking
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1 Feb 10, 11.59AM

Walking Class Hero: Roll Credits

Pinewood Studios can be found in Iver Heath, about 20 miles northwest of London just outside of the Chilterns. Although you can’t actually wander around the studio complex itself it’s still a pretty good location for a countryside walk with a difference.

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Tags: Chilterns, Harry Potter, Peter Jackson, Pinewood Studios, walking class hero
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15 Jan 10, 16.23PM

Walking Class Hero: True Grit

For a joint Met Walkers and Hampstead groups walk over 70 punters pitched up at Richmond station at 10.30 in the morning. A heaving mass of 4+ layered, gore-tex wearing, gloved and hatted walkers with breath steaming from their mouths.

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Tags: Capital Walkers, hair of the dog, New Year Resolutions, snow, walking class hero
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6 Jan 10, 18.03PM

Rambling in a winter wonderland

Tuning in to the news these days, you’d be forgiven for thinking the snow currently wafting down was made of sulpheric acid and highly hazardous to human health, such is the level of high drama. The Beeb had no fewer [...]

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Tags: Blogs, competitions, humour, Photography
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21 Dec 09, 14.35PM

Walking Class Hero: There and Back Again Lane

Continuing back towards the dock area across the harbour in the distance we glimpsed another bizarre sight – hundreds of jogging santas.

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10 Dec 09, 12.26PM

Phil Pickin: Multitasking

Every year, organisations monitoring everything from bird migrations to climate change rely on observations and survey reports from people like us to help them build up databases. You can’t have failed to notice the media coverage of the RSPB’s Big [...]

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Tags: conservation, Environment, Phil Picken, wild
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30 Nov 09, 12.15PM

(Mayor of) London Calling

“The Mayor’s vision is to transform the everyday experience of London’s outdoor spaces and create beautifully designed oases throughout the capital’s urban jungle.” Well who could disagree with that?

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Tags: Bryan Ferry, London's Great Outdoors, Mayor of London, Oxford Circus, Thamesmead
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