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Countryside
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Less a guidebook and more a stimulant to the senses, Countryside should succeed in tempting you into the less travelled corners of Britain…
Tags: countryside
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Tom Franklin: Leaping into the open
Friday, May 29th, 2009
At Easter, I walked along the breathtaking Hadrian’s Wall. Again and again, as I climbed over stiles and went through gates along the route, I came across those small square discs with a brown circle that denote access land. Every [...]
Tags: countryside, Hadrian's Wall Path, northumberland, open access, Tom Franklin, walkers, walking
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Chris Stephens: Walls for all
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Like motherhood and apple pie, everyone is in favour of dry stone walls. We enjoy seeing them and use them to promote the countryside, as well as to sell walking boots and rucksacks, and to recruit members to heritage organisations. But few, it seems, are currently in a position to pay for their maintenance or restoration…
Tags: Blogs, Chris Stephens, conservation, countryside, dry stone wall, heritage, opinion, Ramblers
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