“People are obsessed with shortcuts these days. Everything’s about ‘hacks’. And, in mountaineering, there aren’t any. You just need to put in the time and learn the trade.” ft.com/content/3cb376…

Chagford in the national park:

Dartmoor humming this week:

Aristotle was a big believer in walking.

Not just Aristotle — Steve Jobs, Virginia Woolf, Nikola Tesla too.

If you walk less than 60 minutes per day, open this:

The view from Calstock in the Tamar Valley National Landscape to Dartmoor's south moor:

The #butterflies have been enjoying the sunshine and wild flowers at #Parke .

Here we have an orange-tip on Herb Robert, a brimstone feeding on red campion and a speckled wood taking a break in the sun.

📷 Thanks to Toria H for the photos

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Double Waters on the south western border of Dartmoor National Park near Buckland Monachorum and Buckland Abbey:

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April on Dartmoor. Birch Tor, Hookney Tor, Grimspound and Hameldown Tor/trig viewed from the Warren House Inn area:

'In the national park itself [Dartmoor National Park], there is absolutely no chance we would get anything past the planners or Natural England and we would not want to.'

Dartmoor will be “protected” in Freeport zone themoorlander.co.uk/news/home/1483…

Sheepstor on Dartmoor:

Sandymouth Beach in North Cornwall:

Bearacleave Wood/Furzeleigh Plantation in the national park:

The counts are in! We're very pleased to announce that this year's Puffin number on Skomer Island is 41,605.

We're very pleased that the island remains a stronghold for this seabird species.

Photo © Huia Wesling Macgregor, Skomer Long-Term Volunteer

Oxford:

Manaton Rocks on Dartmoor this week. Manaton, Haytor Rocks, Hayne Down with Bowerman's Nose, Hamel Down, Hunters Tor, Lustleigh Cleave and the Wray Valley:

The UK needs a reform road map to avoid stagnation ft.com/content/9b3eab…

White Moor Stone Circle on Dartmoor's north moor: