This is a beautiful video from John Henry about searching for Romani Gypsy heritage in the British landscape. Well worth the three minute watch. youtube.com/watch?v=vsGGBP…

Excellent Crosland pull here. The left would be making a mistake to leave joy and leisure entirely to the liberal right

NEW: Next week we'll be launching all the popular pamphlets from our AHRC-funded In All Our Footsteps project... We'll be holding a celebration and a discussion panel at Conway Hall in London at 5pm on Tuesday 10 September. You can sign up here: allourfootsteps.uk/events/in-all-…

Guest newsletter by Amar Latif OBE President of Britain's walking charity RamblersGB Opening up the outdoors "The Ramblers is calling on the government to introduce a transformational Access to Nature Bill to unlock the outdoors for everyone." ➡️ wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/openin…

People of London! 📢 I'll be talking at The Gilded Acorn bookshop in central London next Thursday, 12th September. About the old paths of London and beyond. Would be lovely to see you there! Tickets ➡️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-walks…

Join Guy Hayward and Jack Cornish for this discussion on lost paths, history and nature, Sep 12th 6.30pm nr Holborn, London The Gilded Acorn eventbrite.co.uk/e/reclaiming-n…

Avebury Series No. 4 1973 Derek Jarman

It was lovely to catch up with people who have been involved in our work as well as meet those interested in In All Our Footsteps last night. With huge thanks to our panel of speakers Kate Ashbrook Jack Cornish and John Cuthbertson (Disabled Ramblers) for an engaging discussion 🥂 🗺️

Book event tomorrow in central London. Link to 🎟 and details below 👇

Here they are! Our incredible 2024 #WainwrightPrize WINNERS! 📗 Nature Writing – Late Light, Michael Malay 📘 Conservation Writing – Blue Machine, Helen Czerski 📙 Children's Writing – Foxlight, Katya Balen #WainwrightPrize24

A relaxed in-depth chat and wonderfully engaged crowd at The Gilded Acorn last night 🪙🌰💚

A small path curls up the side of a dusty, tarmacked lane. A Suffolk footpath, leading to woods, fields, and scattered copses. For #FingerpostFriday #FootpathFriday

How England's national parks failed nature – and how to fix them - The image of huge, glorious landscapes, where wildlife runs free under the protection of the state, is very far from reality Read, by me 1/2 theguardian.com/environment/20…

Delighted that Jack is joining a panel with Ben Masters and myself to discuss #NatureWriting at the Market Harborough book festival on 5th October! Quinns Bookshop Market Harborough

Some beautiful houses and a visit to Neasden Temple (which I last visited on a school trip!) - a wonderful #OpenHouseFestival

⛺️Wild camping is not Airbnb. 💵A right is not the same as a permission. ✨The night sky is not for sale. #TheStarsAreForEveryone

Finally! The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street looks like it's actually going to happen. Really positive news Traffic to be banned from London’s Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan plan theguardian.com/business/2024/…

I just saw a clip from the American version of Antiques Roadshow. Featuring this unit of a pig (Germany toy, from 1910s). Bold and rather wonderful, right The Museum of English Rural Life?